On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:25:39 -0800 Barton <bar...@bcdesignswell.com> said:

> 
> On 01/29/2013 10:33 PM, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote:
> > i'd like to put this out there.
> >
> > now e17 is out - i'm looking at POLISHING the default theme. over time that
> > is. what i am asking for here is INPUT as to what you think could be
> > polished.. and HOW - don't just complain. provide alternatives. and don't
> > just say "it's unreadable" as if we wanted purely readable it'd be only
> > black and white with no shades at all and everything massive so you can fit
> > 2 icons on a screen and 2 lines of text. :) there is a compromise between
> > readable/usable, practical AND looking nice and being consistent. i want to
> > polish off e17's theme before i launch full on into fixing up elm.
> >
> > so here is my current theme todo. if you have suggestions on these, please
> > chime in. if you can draw up your ideas - even roughly, even better!
> >
> > e17 theme:
> > * ilist headers a bit "meh"
> > * text mouse pointer "meh"
> > * button image needs more resolution for gradient
> > * ilist/titlebar grdient image needs mroe vertical height for resolution
> > * radio/check items need more sizes for selection dot/cross for scaling
> > * init splash "meh"
> > * frames a bit "meh"
> > * bluez4 gadget ... "meh"
> > * randr needs nicer clone gfx
> > * lock screen needs panel holding entry box (and probably icon too?)
> > * comp needs styles for slide in with clip
> > * comp needs slide in without clip
> > * comp needs a map based "flip in" style
> >
> > icons.... yes most icons were copied from old b&w or minimally worked on. i
> > don't really need comments on the icons - i know. ignore those for now.
> > focus on the rest. icons are a related, yet separate matter. comments
> > please! input! :)
> >
> >
> Off the top of my head:
> Minimized icons in Tasks are obscured almost beyond recognition (I 
> really have to squint to make them out)

and suggestion on alternative? (i made them shrink to indicate iconification).

tbh my point of polishing is to ensure that if i begin on an elm theme that i
dont "base it off something that is bad". ... tasks is not on the list of
things that matter there :) buty... do suggest a solution... because right
now.. i don't have a good one in my head, so i won't do anything until i have
one. :)

> Come to think of it, that's about the only (slight) gripe that have with it.
> Having said that, I realized that icons on Tasks is about all that's 
> left of the default theme on my screen.
> Still, it seems worth mentioning.
> Thanks - great job every body!!!
> Barton
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