2006/5/5, bvc <<a href="mailto:bvcmdk@yahoo.com">bvcmdk@yahoo.com</a>>:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="direction: ltr;"><span class="q"><br><br><b><i>Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <<a href="mailto:mikkel.kamstrup@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mikkel.kamstrup@gmail.com
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Sorry for not responding to this sooner, but better late than never :-)<br><br>> Hi,<br>> I've worked through a few ideas and wanted to see what everyone thinks. <br>> The two metacity's are just a result of tinkering with a tiled image and I'm not
<br>> too thrilled about any of the 10 or so I've done but I kinda like the Dapper-Drake<br>> metacity.<br> ><br>> My favorite gtk is Dapper-Drake (just names, nothing in stone)<br> <a href="http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Duck.tar.gz" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.png</a><br> <a href="http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.tar.gz" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.tar.gz
</a><br> <br>The progressbar color goes really
well with them theme. It is a good effect to contrast the dominant colors with effects like this. Perhaps this can be done even more..?<br><br>About the metacity theme... It is a cool effect in the window title bar, but I don't think it goes too well with the gtk-theme. It's a bit to marble-like/shiny. The Dapper-Drake (gtk) theme feels more dry, if you get my drift...
<br><br></span></div><div style="direction: ltr;"><span class="q">> The original metacity<br> <a href="http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake2.tar.gz" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake2.tar.gz</a><br>> another<br> <a href="http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake3.tar.gz" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake3.tar.gz</a><br> > <br>> I am also going to do a more beige/yellow/orange, light/bright a lot like the Human<br>> gdm ...think '<b><font color="#a020f0">
Dapper-Duck</font></b>ling' but I haven't got around to it yet.<br> > <br>> These all go well with the
Human/Tango mix and Yasis as well. I've been using <br>> Dapper-Drake (gtk) for about a week and don't want to use anything else. Colors are <br>> very soothing. Any thoughts? <br> <br>Generally (as usual) your work is high quality. However to my personal liking you overdo the whole nature deal a bit. Granted - the themes all have a real "draky" feeling to them, but too close to nature for me :-)
<br><br>I condone your choice of Dapper-Drake. It is the best of the three IMO also.<br><br>Idea,<br>As I've found the metacity effects you've played with (in Dapper-Drake) a bit too shiny for the of the gtk-themes, and I generally have found the gtk-themes a bit too earthy, I suggest doing a slightly more futuristic version of Dapper-Drake (because I found that one best) which might better go with a window bar like the one you designed.
<br></span></div><div style="direction: ltr;">Thanks for the comments!<br><br>The progreebar color is already in the range slider trough and focus ring. Only
other place would be checks and options but then that would leave a lonesome, green metacity.</div></blockquote><div><br>Well, working a bit with the theme, I find that there's no problem here anyway really.<br></div><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="direction: ltr;">Yes, as I said ,I'm not thrilled with the boring metacity either, but we don't need another flashy, shinny metacity, and what else can you do with ubuntulook widgets? So I decideded to try and bring out, and define, the menubar with a gradient at the bottom of the titlebar. I think it does give a clear definition of where the titlebar begins.
<br><br>Futuristic with earthy? erm... Nice that you see the earth-ness/dapper drake-ness. That was the idea, and what so many people requested. Natural.</div></blockquote><div><br>Yes, I'm sure that we have a market for earthy/natural theme - I have heard several request about that at least.
<br><br>Now that I look closer on the Drake theme a second time, I actually think that the win title bar in this screenie: <a href="http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.png">http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.png
</a> - which I called too shiny before, is actually the right thing. With the tiled pixmap thing giving it the marble-like feel I mean.<br><br>Btw; do you have any specific icon set in mind for the Dapper-Drake theme? Of the installed sets I have here I actually found stock Gnome the best...
<br><br>Cheers,<br>Mikkel<br></div></div>