Future Ubuntu Studio design guideline and Jaunty/+1 idea

[Luis de Bethencourt]

On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 1:04 AM, Mac <suemac at empire.net> wrote:
> I'm new to Ubuntu Studio, only a 3 months or so. (Though I've been
> designing hardware and developing software for, well, longer than I like
> to remember.) :-(
>
> I've installed Ubuntu Hardy then added the studio apps.
>
> I've installed from the the DVD image.
>
> Then I installed the 64bit dvd image.
>
> All fresh installs on the same machine, a Dell XPS laptop.
>
> The only complaint I have with the default wallpaper and color scheme is
> a lot of apps have contrast issues. By issues I mean where I can't see
> the text because of the background.
>
> Could be my old eyes...so, I've just changed to schemes where I can see.
>
> My $.02 FWIW.

You can change the wallpaper and desktop theme easily by right
clicking on the wallpaper. Look through the tabs of the window that
appears.

Default theme is just that, default :)

Luis

>
> Mac
>
> On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 19:33 -0500, Christopher Stamper wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Cory K. <coryisatm at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>         So. After careful thought, I've decided that Ubuntu Studio
>>         releases will
>>         keep it's design for 2 releases. While I might add a
>>         wallpaper, it will
>>         stick with the current feel. Bug-fixes will happen as well.
>>         I've done
>>         this with Hardy->Intrepid already, I'm just makin' it official
>>         from now
>>         on. While this will be a bummer to some, I must frankly say,
>>         they aren't
>>         the ones doin' the work. ;)
>>
>>         Ok, now for the Jaunty/+1 idea.
>>
>>         I'm *thinkin'* of droppin' the #009bf9 blue and adopting the
>>         mainline
>>         Ubuntu colors. I'd still use our dark theme, just use orange
>>         instead of
>>         blue. Human icon set. The idea is to just look a *little* more
>>         Ubuntu.
>>         :) Just an idea.
>>
>>         Thoughts?
>>
>> I realize that this is an old thread; so just fwiw:
>>
>> I was browsing gnome-look today, and found an ubuntu-studio theme
>> knockoff that, to me, seems to be exactly what your describing.
>>
>> http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Human+Studio?content=59032
>>
>> Great ratings, and it looks great.
>>
>>
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>>
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