Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-18 Thread Andrea Pescetti
On 12/10/2012 RGB ES wrote: 2012/10/12 Jürgen Schmidt For example all the grey colors are not so nice and I tried a new color for the application background. I would like to propose that we change the default color to a new fresh one. If our users don't like and prefer the old grey one they can

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-18 Thread Joost Andrae
Hi, I played a bit with the colors at Tools-Options-OpenOffice.org-Appearance-Application background and Blue 9 seems easier on the eyes: http://people.apache.org/~pescetti/tmp/aoo-background-blue9.png but it is still not optimal and all other colors should probably be tweaked to apply a

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-18 Thread Kay Schenk
On 10/12/2012 05:29 AM, Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 09:23:28AM -0300, Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote: That said, AOO look really horrible in dark themes, but that's another issue :) http://people.apache.org/~arielch/images/startcenterhc.png ugly, at least on Linux

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-18 Thread Kevin Grignon
KG01 - see comments inline. On Oct 19, 2012, at 7:17 AM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/12/2012 05:29 AM, Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 09:23:28AM -0300, Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote: That said, AOO look really horrible in dark themes, but that's

[UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-12 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
Hi, I am seeking for some small changes to give our product a little fresh look. Changes that are more low cost and don't require huge implementation efforts. For example all the grey colors are not so nice and I tried a new color for the application background. I would like to propose that we

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-12 Thread Joost Andrae
Hi, Examples: http://people.apache.org/~jsc/test/aoo_new_defautl_background.png http://people.apache.org/~jsc/test/aoo_new_defautl_background2.png I know that probably many have an opinion about the color. But more important for now is the question if we want such a change in general. In the

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-12 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
On 10/12/12 11:24 AM, Joost Andrae wrote: Hi, Examples: http://people.apache.org/~jsc/test/aoo_new_defautl_background.png http://people.apache.org/~jsc/test/aoo_new_defautl_background2.png I know that probably many have an opinion about the color. But more important for now is the

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-12 Thread Albino B Neto
Hi. On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 5:34 AM, Jürgen Schmidt jogischm...@gmail.com wrote: Examples: http://people.apache.org/~jsc/test/aoo_new_defautl_background.png http://people.apache.org/~jsc/test/aoo_new_defautl_background2.png Good. I got used to both the gray, I feel different with other

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-12 Thread RGB ES
2012/10/12 Jürgen Schmidt jogischm...@gmail.com Hi, I am seeking for some small changes to give our product a little fresh look. Changes that are more low cost and don't require huge implementation efforts. For example all the grey colors are not so nice and I tried a new color for the

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-12 Thread Ariel Constenla-Haile
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 09:23:28AM -0300, Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote: That said, AOO look really horrible in dark themes, but that's another issue :) http://people.apache.org/~arielch/images/startcenterhc.png ugly, at least on Linux Regards -- Ariel Constenla-Haile La Plata, Argentina

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-12 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
On 10/12/12 2:23 PM, Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:45:25AM +0200, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: On 10/12/12 11:24 AM, Joost Andrae wrote: Hi, Examples: http://people.apache.org/~jsc/test/aoo_new_defautl_background.png

Re: [UX]: potential new default color for application background

2012-10-12 Thread Marcus (OOo)
Am 10/12/2012 10:34 AM, schrieb Jürgen Schmidt: Hi, I am seeking for some small changes to give our product a little fresh look. Changes that are more low cost and don't require huge implementation efforts. For example all the grey colors are not so nice and I tried a new color for the