<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'>  <HR id=stopSpelling> > From: kwwii@ubuntu.com > To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:02:15 +0100 > CC: xl_cheese@hotmail.com > > On Tuesday 06 November 2007 16:54:18 xl cheese wrote: > > But diagonals do look good in real themes. These are pixmap themes. > > http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Schwermetall?content=55578 > > http://www.gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre2/62434-2.jpg > > http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/OrangeLiNstaBlackPlastic?content > >=62434 > > I still think that a simple diagonal line is not the best idea. perhaps there > is a way to use diagonals at either side and connect them with something > curvy, not sure though. > > > > > The diagonals don't necessarily have to go from corner to corner to look > > good. Notice the similarities between the buttons in the > > Orangelinstablackplastic theme and the human folder icons... ;) > > > > In any case we are also planning on creating a new icon theme as > well...without the gloss this time. > > -- > Kenneth Cool.  Maybe you can post up some preliminary icon work that we can use to influence the theme.  Does this also mean that diagonal gradients and gloss are not areas we should spend time on?     -wes <hr />Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook – together at last. <a href='http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033' target='_new'>Get it now!</a></body> </html>