I just saw this thread and I am happy to help. Is there any group for that?
-- Alexius Dennis DIAKOGIANNIS Archer/Software Architect/Java Geek About me: https://about.me/diakogiannis/ Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diakogiannis/ Blog: https://www.jee.gr PGP Pub Key: https://pgp.key-server.io/0x669822139B6027AC ________________________________ From: Eric Bresie <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 6:09 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted On Sat, Jan 1, 2022 at 6:05 AM Eirik Bakke <[email protected]> wrote: > My general point is that redrawing the icons is a massive task--there are > thousands of unique icons in NetBeans, and many hundreds that are seen > frequently. We really need to keep the process as simple as possible, to > have a chance to get it done. The main goal here--for my own work at > least--is to make NetBeans look good on Retina displays (all MacBooks) and > other HiDPI displays (on both Windows and Linux). > There was brief discussion on possibility of automating the transformation to SVG ( https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.apache.org%2Fthread%2Fg578klsz72pmdpyw9ll49dm6393k1vf8&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ca7b0dd25c0814d25778808d9ce12aa94%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637767401827460750%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=F3oSlg6syOxCfrjcpKb7CXGSD3cZSBgTLVbO%2BQJU5lo%3D&reserved=0 ) but believe it was found to not really be a good option, but figured I mention in case I’ve misinterpreted it. > It's probably less work to consider this now than retrofit them all later? > No, I think retrofitting is actually easier--it could be done in one big > batch operation. It would have to be part of a general effort to change the > color scheme, which requires seeing all the ready-drawn icons side-by-side. > There's also the YAGNI principle--don't pre-architect for functionality we > won't yet implement. > > I also happen to think that the existing icon color scheme is actually a > good one, and that animations should be avoided. Accent colors are a good > idea, but can be limited to other parts of the LAF, such as selection > highlights. > > -- Eirik > -- Eric Bresie [email protected]
