-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:02:49 +0200 Thanos Lefteris <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Michael Lustfield > <[email protected]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > I'm sure you've all become aware that Canonical will be rolling out a > > completely different theme [1]. Some of these changes will be a move > > from brown to orange and aimed at a much cleaner layout and navigation. > > > > After talking to the ubuntu-website team about this I've basically come > > to the conclusion that the existing ubuntu-drupal theme will need to > > change but in a different direction. > > > > I want our general theme concept to reflect their change. A big focus > > will be on their navigation which I would like to take into the theme. > > > > One thing I want to focus on for this new theme is the way the content > > is laid out. Obviously (after being reminded) Ubuntu is for selling > > Ubuntu and our LoCo sites are for supporting a community. I want to > > focus this on being useful for a LoCo, not just making an ubuntu > > website clone. > > > > I would like to hear the opinions of every single person out there for > > ideas that they would like to see in this new theme. > > > > > > I've been asked about a timeline for this new theme. All I can really > > say is that Canonical needs to first release the new Ubuntu theme; I > > need to get input from everyone about the changes that should happen; > > then we can get started of building it. > > > > Again, I want opinions from every person out there about what this new > > theme should be. Please and Thanks. :) > > > > > > [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand2#Web%20Themes > > > > - -- > > Michael Lustfield > > Kalliki Software > > > > Network and Systems Administrator > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAkuRJvUACgkQ3y7Nst6YLGWlRQCff2lxLPgyUwwSQKg/0c+8Phmh > > 7+QAniW5j8eXSdeZi9mo3pm1mdivjVsw > > =FeVJ > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > > loco-contacts mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts > > > > Just a wish, please don't tailor the theme to a specific layout. > Instead allow teams to pick what layout fits them. So I would like the > theme layout options to be flexible. Fox example a theme with optional > side blocks together with the panel module can give endless This is something that I attempt to provide. I like to offer three columns. Center column standard content and two on the sides that are collapsible. I will definitely include this functionality. In addition I will provide RTL support and the ability to move everything around as a CMS should allow. > possibilities for creating a layout. If the zen theme was used a a > base with that would also be nice. See for example the zen subtheme at I was indeed thinking this new theme should be created entirely from scratch. I can sure use Zen and create this new theme as a subtheme. > http://ubuntu-gr.org . Also it would be important for loco teams to > have marketing materials, such as stock images, new logos (with > sources), the new font etc sometime ahead of the release, so that they > have time to ready their sites for the lucid release. Have you ever looked at http://spreadubuntu.neomenlo.org/? This is the best I can provide. I don't have any inside knowledge aside from what I can prod out of those that do have the inside knowledge. > - -- Michael Lustfield Kalliki Software Network and Systems Administrator -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkuRLd4ACgkQ3y7Nst6YLGXRrgCfREqS6U1TPWq1Yao9mC/bq9st EP8AnjIzry7Kjs+QJaA94YbJqROanDme =9RHw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- loco-contacts mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
