<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'>That's actually the way clearlooks comes out of the box.  I just adjusted the color inside the engine to highlight the apps/places/system with the normal bg color instead of orange.    I wonder if the engine could draw the tab/menu combo as one widget and compiz would recognize it and draw the shadow the way we want? <BLOCKQUOTE> Looking at the potential dropdown problem of one item flowing into the next, plus the shadow at the same intersection, why not go the opposite direction? Where the music selection has the solid orange highlight, why not copy it onto the places button? That way the highlight has continuity with the button, and it eliminates both the shadow and the border issue. So really, just make places the solid orange too. Amazing work!  -- Ken V   <DIV class=EC_gmail_quote>On Jan 7, 2008 6:25 PM, xl cheese <<A href="mailto:xl_cheese@hotmail.com">xl_cheese@hotmail.com</A>> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=EC_gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"> I think compiz will put a damper on the nice menus and menubaritem combination. Compiz puts a shadow all the way around the menu. <A href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Union?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=menu.png" target=_blank>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Union?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=menu.png</A> It may also be tricky to have the engine draw the 1px border around the menu except for the intersection of the menu and menubaritem.  I'm sure the right programmer could make it happen tho. ________________________________ > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 01:44:02 -0500 > From: <A href="mailto:vermette@gmail.com">vermette@gmail.com</A> > To: <A href="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com </A> > Subject: [ubuntu-art] Union mock-up updates ending. > > Updates to the union mock ups and sources are officially ending. While working on the most recent update, my laptop froze completely, and now it appears to be completely dead. Because I'm beginning military training on the 13th, there's no point in fixing the 6-year old beast of a laptop. > > The data might be fine (I think it's the graphics card), and I'm going to plug my hard-drive into a desktop computer to see if I still have my work; depending on how this goes, I might get one more update loaded into the wiki, after that I'll make the most of my time with the family before I leave. If my data is corrupt or irretrievable, then I'll be forced to forget any more updates. > > The 0.4 update was the second last planned before calling the theme design "final". It unified outlines throughout the theme, added an additional button to the bottom of the windows, and overall had some colour balancing. If anyone wants to get a step closer to the planned design, follow the steps below: > >  - Brown lines throughout the chrome receive 35% opacity, including drag circles. >  - Window frame button outlines receive converted tab outlines, becoming more square and sharp. >  - Close button no longer fades to the right, instead going into the edge of the window and only fading at the top. > > From here on out, I'm a useless bag of opinions until I leave (sucks to be this mailing list now, eh?). I'll try to keep up, and my email will always be open. If I do manage the update, a tar.gz will be available with all of my materials, including wallpapers, all versions of the theme, experiments, notes, personal instructions and my Formulae Tru design shown in my deviantart account, below. > > <A href="http://raraken.deviantart.com/" target=_blank>http://raraken.deviantart.com/</A> > > Thank you, extreme apologies for any and all trouble this may cause. > -Ken Vermette _________________________________________________________________ Watch "Cause Effect," a show about real people making a real difference. <A href="http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause" target=_blank>http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause</A> -- 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" target=_blank>https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art</A> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> -- -Ken Vermette </BLOCKQUOTE> <hr />Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008' target='_new'>Start sharing!</a></body> </html>