On Feb 1, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Pedro Giffuni wrote:
> Thank you Dave!
>
> It's still perfectly visible without being too scandalous. I like it.
>
> Now for a new bikeshed ... I would use "Volunteers wanted", instead of
> "Volunteers needed" ;).
Semantics are important!
>
> Just kidding ... :).
It's not a bikeshed it is a good point! Done!
Regards,
Dave
>
> Pedro.
>
>
>
>> ________________________________
>> Da: Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net>
>> A: dev@openoffice.apache.org
>> Inviato: Venerdì 1 Febbraio 2013 17:49
>> Oggetto: Re: [bikeshed] I like blue titles.
>>
>> On Feb 1, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Tanja Meece wrote:
>>
>>> Red immediately sends up a warning flag in my mind and that of other user's
>>> I'm sure.
>>
>> That was the original intent.
>>
>>> There has to be some way to change the color.
>>
>> There is and it is done! It is now the same blue as the rest of the header
>> text.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> TMCM
>>>
>>> On Feb 1, 2013 9:43 AM, "Pedro Giffuni" <p...@apache.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> Da: Dave Fisher
>>>> ...
>>>>>>> Can we change the red title in the website ("Call for Volunteers",
>>>>>>> as of lately) to dark blue?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The reasons:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - The tone of red chosen looks like it was made to fit at the last
>>>>>>> moment. It has no aesthetic coherence with the rest of the website.
>>>>>
>>>>> It was chosen quickly and I was thinking it would be for unusual events.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Firstly, I hope I am doing this properly, if not I apologize in
>>> advance.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I agree. I believe that a red sends the wrong signals. It sends up
>>> more of a warning flag, rather than an invitation for volunteers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The first time I saw it I thought I'd done something wrong.
>>>>>>>>
>>>> I recall it started when we were about to release 3.4 and the blog went
>>>> down so we just had to release on the website.
>>>>
>>>>> Now it appears to be a common element which is OK.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is being changed everytime there's something to communicate:
>>>> Like if we break (yet) another download milestone.
>>>>
>>>> The red chair is becoming part of the furniture.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - It makes us look desperate (or so seem to think some bloggers).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The concern should be "what works?" Not "what some bloggers think".
>>>>>> Breaking out from the visual clutter of the page is important. We want
>>>>>> to stand out, not blend in and be overlooked. IMHO.
>>>>>
>>>>> I like blue if it will always be there
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I suspect we will have it forever :(.
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh course there are other ways of standing out, like with a banner
>>>>>> graphic. That could give us a more professional image while still
>>>>>> standing out.
>>>>>
>>>>> What ever can be done...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Again, just chose a color for the bikeshed that seems average
>>>> among the proposals ;).
>>>>
>>>> Pedro.
>>
>>
>>
