<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 5:44 PM, jmak <<a href="mailto:jozmak@gmail.com">jozmak@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hello all, Here are a few ideas that I am proposing for xubuntu's next release. The order of items are indicating the priority of tasks. 1) Create a brand new gtk theme. For the time being, I am suggesting the use of Unity. The theme has been created by Cimi, a gnome developer; it is fast and bug free. The theme has a nice gray tone to it. Easy on the eye and contemporary in appearance. It harmonizes with any color schemes. As a bonus, it is already included in the universe repository as a part of the gnome extras package. Cimi will release a brand new murrina engine and a range of new themes in August. We can take a look at these themes when they will be available and we can decide  about their use. </blockquote><div> Create or use a new GTK theme? Creating sounds like a hell of a job... :)   </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 2) Replace the Tango icons to a more modern and visually appealing theme. I have created a new wiki page for visual ideas. If you have any suggestion for icons or any other idea please indicate it on the wiki; this way all ideas will be in one place for easier review. The address is: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid</a> </blockquote><div> The problem is, of course, that we do need a complete set. Perhaps Fedora's new Echo icon theme is something to look at? <a href="https://fedorahosted.org/echo-icon-theme/">https://fedorahosted.org/echo-icon-theme/</a>   </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 3) Make sure that the fine details of the desktop is taken care of. This is something, I have been advocating for many years but always ignored. The details may include theming the panel, improving the icons' appearances on the panel or getting rid of the visual noises (for instance, the label backgrounds). </blockquote><div> It'd be highly preferred if the icon label backgrounds could be edited graphically. I don't know what Xfce 4.6 will have to offer in that area...? As for theming the panel: just have a go at it, I'd say. I believe it can just be done in the GTK theme, so...  </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 4) New Usplash and throbber. The current one (the throbber) is nothing less than atrocious (borrowed from Ubuntu), it made the Usplash look like an ugly patchwork; this needs to be tackled. Lets keep in mind that the Usplash is not there only to inform or entertain, but also to function as a branding image; this is what the user sees at each boot up-- it supposed to burn the brand image in the mind of the user. </blockquote><div> I absolutely agree and would welcome almost any change on especially the throbber.  </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 5) New gdm theme. We had problems finding the correct size of the login box for hardy. Maybe someone can help me figuring out why the size of the box appears inconsistent at different installations. 6) Wallpaper. I am thinking about some darker wallpaper this time (dark blue or even black?) to create a more dynamic look and feel and prevent the desktop from turning into an all too monochromatic experience.  </blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> That's it for now. If you have any idea let us know so that we can discuss it in more details. jmak --</blockquote></div> -- Vincent