New gdm configuration for testing

[Jelle de Jong]

Jelle de Jong wrote:
>> On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Jelle de Jong
>> <jelledejong at powercraft.nl> wrote:
>>> jmak wrote:
>>>  > Hello,
>>>  >
>>>  > Following Jari's idea we have a different concept of the gdm. I split
>>>  > the original artwork into two graphics, a logo and a login box. Please
>>>  > test this version to see that this solves the login input scaling
>>>  > problem.
>>>  >
>>>  > Download the graphics and the modified Xubuntu.xml files from here.
>>>  >
>>>  > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Artwork/Hardy
>>>  >
>>>  >
>>>  > Now, you need three graphics, a background, which is the same as the
>>>  > wallpaper, the logo.png and the box.png. Backup your previous
>>>  > Xubuntu.xml file and drop all the above files into the
>>>  > /usr/share/gdm/themes/xubuntu directory to see the result.
>>>  >
>>>  > jmak
>>>  >
>>>
>>>  I have been walking around with this questions for a long time now.
>>>
>>>  But why don't we use upstream artwork and use the slim login manager?
>>>
>>>  I believe this is not against the new xubuntu mission/vision is it?
>>>
>>>  fluxbuntu is using it, why don't we work together with there artwork?
>>>
>>>  Every xubuntu release there is a lot of time and discussion about the
>>>  artwork..
>>>
>>>  http://slim.berlios.de/
>>>  http://wiki.fluxbuntu.org/index.php?title=Explore
>>>  http://live.gnome.org/GnomeArt/Tutorials
>>>  http://art.gnome.org/backgrounds/
>>>
>>>  Kind regards,
>>>
>>>  Jelle
>>>
>  > If I am not mistaken, we want each xubuntu release to be a unique
>  > visual experience rather than just a generic piece of look and feel.
>  >
>  > jmak
> 
> We can use different upstream artwork every release. As long as the 
> packaging process is done good and makes backward compatibility possible.
> 
> We could spent more efforts on creating better artwork in the form of 
> consistent tango style icons for all applications, combined with valid 
> .desktop files and svg and png based artwork. Also some HIG improvements 
> in the naming of applications will be a good proses.
> 
> Or is this not a thing we want to focus on?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Jelle
> 
> PS jmak please do not top post or do you have something against bottom 
> posting please share your arguments. I really appreciate bottom posting 
> it allows me to follow the communication of everybody in a organised matter.
> 

I would really like to hear the developers opinion about this? Are my 
suggestions against the xubuntu mission/development strategie?