<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'>You can make prelights for inactive windows so there's no extra click involved.   I think having the plain "_ O X" without any button borders except for prelights looks nice and clean.  I did that in this theme: <A href="http://www.gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre1/71800-1.jpg">http://www.gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre1/71800-1.jpg</A>   I may play with the idea of not having any visible metacity buttons until a mouse over and see how it feels in a real theme. <HR id=stopSpelling> > From: momo@lumenstudio.net > To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:20:19 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Mockup > > > i like the idea of having no visible Minimise/Maximise/Close buttons > > when a window is inactive.. this reduces the graphical complexity of the > > desktop - something that should be encouraged where possible. > > I don't think it's a very good idea, since it adds an extra click in case I > want to minimize, maximiza or close an inactive window. Instead of beeing > hidden, the buttons should be grayed/faded to reduce the graphical > complexity ot the desktop, but they must sill be visible. > > Molumen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julian Oliver" <julian@selectparks.net> > To: "Discussion on Ubuntu artwork" <ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:49 PM > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Mockup > > > > ..on or around Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 01:10:13AM +0100, Thomas L.G said: > >> Oh well since we're all mocking up now, let me throw in a suggestion as > >> well: > >> http://www.portefolje.net/div/mockup.jpg > >> > >> Based on Ken's suggestion on this list. Some modifications (darker top > >> area + some reflection, hover, consistent menus, dark notifications with > >> some reflection). Another wallpaper (stock-image from sxc.hu), and > >> another top-panel. Please ignore the ugly notification-icons at top > >> right and other glitches - it is all just photoshop mocking! Also, I > >> didn't make any minimize/maximize-icons yet, I really don't think we > >> should use the Vista-like ones... > >> > > > > hehe, i thought the absense of buttons was deliberate. > > > > i like the idea of having no visible Minimise/Maximise/Close buttons > > when a window is inactive.. this reduces the graphical complexity of the > > desktop - something that should be encouraged where possible. > > > > this of course would require that they become active on a mouse-over > > event without bringing that whole window into focus. perhaps impossible > > in the current windowing context. > > > > cheers, > > > > julian > > > > -- > > http://julianoliver.com > > http://selectparks.net > > emails containing HTML will not be read. > > > >> > >> AA Boy skrev: > >> > Oops, for some reason teh link got deleted. Oh well, here it is again! > >> > :D > >> > http://www.smartboy.salocinlinux.org/db/ubuntu-mockup.png > >> > > >> > On 12/18/07, *Corey Woodworth* <coreywoodworth@gmail.com > >> > <mailto:coreywoodworth@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > > >> > It looks invisible to me. > >> > > >> > On Dec 18, 2007 4:32 PM, AA Boy < smartboyathome@gmail.com > >> > <mailto:smartboyathome@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > > >> > I have been thinking about what I would like Ubuntu to look > >> > like, and made a mockup. Pretty much every shape in this > >> > except the panel background and wallpaper is made using SVGs. > >> > I may supply sources latter if anyone is interested in them. I > >> > didn't do windows yet (since I use Enlightenment, and don't > >> > want to change GNOME's theme right now), but I think this may > >> > be enough to start with. Anyway, please comment. I tried to > >> > make this a pleasing black/brown/orange theme. > >> > -- > >> > ubuntu-art mailing list > >> > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > <mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com> > >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > >> > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > ubuntu-art mailing list > >> > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com> > >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > >> > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ubuntu-art mailing list > >> ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-art mailing list > > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art <hr />Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! <a href='http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_dec' target='_new'>Check it out!</a></body> </html>