<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.15.90"> </HEAD> <BODY> Yes, well... I just saw the screenshots I sent and the 2 windows haven't the focus so title is blurred (greyed out), it's intended to be white :-O but you get the idea (a new one attached). Yes I agree more eyecandy could be good. The default Ubuntu theme is pretty closed and they have reasons for that beyond aesthetics, but having nice alternative themes is a great step forward IMO. A clean, small fonts theme is something with a target audience out there, at least I think so... Quim On Sat, 2007-08-25 at 02:04 +0200, Steph wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> Your theme is cool, I personally don't like the fonts, but it's clear and simple. Could easily replace one of the default theme of Ubuntu. But still, Im sure we can find something more "eye candy". I'll tell you soon my prefered Gnome-look themes, and you'll tell me what you think about it. Later, Steph </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> 2007/8/25, <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art-request@lists.ubuntu.com</A> <<A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art-request@lists.ubuntu.com</A>>: </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> Send ubuntu-art mailing list submissions to        <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit        <A HREF="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art</A> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to        <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art-request@lists.ubuntu.com</A> You can reach the person managing the list at        <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</A> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-art digest..." </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> Today's Topics:   1. Re:  white blur around text wanted/needed (Troy James Sobotka)   2. Re:  white blur around text wanted/needed (Matthew Nuzum)   3.  New Theme (Steph)   4. Re:  New Theme (Salvador Sarpi)   5. Re:  New Theme (Quim Calpe) ---------- Message transféré ---------- From: Troy James Sobotka <<A HREF="mailto:troy.sobotka@gmail.com">troy.sobotka@gmail.com</A>> To: Ubuntu Art Mailing List <<A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A>> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:23:57 -0700 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] white blur around text wanted/needed -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kenneth Wimer wrote: > Hi all, > > As seen in these screens: > <A HREF="http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html">http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html</A> > > It is possible to have a nice blur around the text to help it stand out when > overlayed and transparent. > > Anyone interested in hacking such and effect into our windeco stuff? > That isn't metacity.  That's Emerald. It isn't easily possible with Metacity unless you tried a stepped gradient of offsetting the text. Sincerely, TJS -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - <A HREF="http://enigmail.mozdev.org">http://enigmail.mozdev.org</A> iD8DBQFGz0xtar0EasPEHjQRAqJcAKDOaQoRHfzgl2H9gdhZurJvEnRzCQCfepcN /dM11ySI4nbhyy+Tk2oyPIQ= =UHQE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------- Message transféré ---------- From: "Matthew Nuzum" < <A HREF="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org">newz@bearfruit.org</A>> To: "Ubuntu Art Mailing List" <<A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A>> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:44:24 -0500 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] white blur around text wanted/needed On 8/24/07, Troy James Sobotka <<A HREF="mailto:troy.sobotka@gmail.com">troy.sobotka@gmail.com</A>> wrote: > Kenneth Wimer wrote: > > As seen in these screens: > > <A HREF="http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html">http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html</A> > > > > It is possible to have a nice blur around the text to help it stand out when > > overlayed and transparent. > That isn't metacity.  That's Emerald. Is metacity or emerald used when desktop effects are enabled for Gutsy? I don't see either in `ps ax` (but I do see compiz.real). Also, a cool thing about that screenshot (and vista's translucent chrome) is that there is a heavy blur applied to the translucency. It makes the text on the title bar much more readable. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode ---------- Message transféré ---------- From: Steph <<A HREF="mailto:orkerone@gmail.com">orkerone@gmail.com</A>> To: <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:47:08 +0200 Subject: [ubuntu-art] New Theme Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm French. It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly. Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones. Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look). See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid, but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :). Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb : <A HREF="http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png">http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png</A> :) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes available on <A HREF="http://Gnome-look.org">Gnome-look.org</A>, would be time wasted. So what we thought was to make a selection of the best themes on <A HREF="http://Gnome-look.org">Gnome-look.org</A> (Aero and OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh, modern themes. Who wanna join ? :) ---------- Message transféré ---------- From: "Salvador Sarpi" <<A HREF="mailto:ssarpi@adev.cl">ssarpi@adev.cl</A>> To: <<A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A>> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:04:25 -0400 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] New Theme </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> i think the same </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE>   </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> and i know that a lot other ubuntu and non-ubuntu users think that too, maybe we dont need to change the ubuntu-theme, but we can do better themes than the ones that ubuntu includes. </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE>   </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> appart of including fresh new themes, there are a few that could be remade. for example the high contrast theme, or maybe include a minimalistic one. </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE>   </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> i'm in. </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE>   </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> sorry for my bad english. </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE>   </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> Salvador Sarpi </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> Temuco, Chile S.A. </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE>   </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> ----- Original Message ----- </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> From: <A HREF="mailto:orkerone@gmail.com">Steph</A> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> To: <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:47 PM </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> Subject: [ubuntu-art] New Theme </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm French. It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly. Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones. Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look). See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid, but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :). Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb : <A HREF="http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png">http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png </A>:) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes available on <A HREF="http://Gnome-look.org">Gnome-look.org</A>, would be time wasted. So what we thought was to make a selection of the best themes on <A HREF="http://Gnome-look.org">Gnome-look.org</A> (Aero and OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh, modern themes. Who wanna join ? :) <HR> -- ubuntu-art mailing list <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A> <A HREF="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art</A> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> ---------- Message transféré ---------- From: Quim Calpe <<A HREF="mailto:quim@kalpe.com">quim@kalpe.com</A>> To: ubuntu-art <<A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A>> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:27:25 +0200 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] New Theme </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> I also agree, what about a simple and clean design? I mean small fonts, plain colors, something cute and effective. Attached an example, of course it needs work, it's possibly too simplistic... Quim On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 19:04 -0400, Salvador Sarpi wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> i think the same   and i know that a lot other ubuntu and non-ubuntu users think that too, maybe we dont need to change the ubuntu-theme, but we can do better themes than the ones that ubuntu includes.   appart of including fresh new themes, there are a few that could be remade. for example the high contrast theme, or maybe include a minimalistic one.   i'm in.   sorry for my bad english.   Salvador Sarpi Temuco, Chile S.A.   <BLOCKQUOTE> ----- Original Message ----- From: <A HREF="mailto:orkerone@gmail.com">Steph</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:47 PM Subject: [ubuntu-art] New Theme Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm French. It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly. Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones. Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look). See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid, but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :). Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb : <A HREF="http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png">http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png </A>:) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes available on <A HREF="http://Gnome-look.org">Gnome-look.org</A>, would be time wasted. So what we thought was to make a selection of the best themes on <A HREF="http://Gnome-look.org">Gnome-look.org</A> (Aero and OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh, modern themes. Who wanna join ? :) <HR> -- ubuntu-art mailing list <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A> <A HREF="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art</A> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <BLOCKQUOTE> -- ubuntu-art mailing list <A HREF="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</A> <A HREF="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art</A> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>