Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Pascal Klein
On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 14:38 -0400, Viper550 wrote: Now that Dapper is behind us, I've got big plans and ideas for Edgy's artwork, Originality is just one of them: We all know that the first theme cycle of Ubuntu is over. Dapper and the Human Level is done with, so we need a new color

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Billy
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 02:34 -0500, Billy wrote: On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 11:03 +1000, Pascal Klein wrote: On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 14:38 -0400, Viper550 wrote: Now that Dapper is behind us, I've got big plans and ideas for Edgy's artwork, Originality is just one of them: We all

Re: [ubuntu-art] Bluman

2006-05-26 Thread Who
style clearlooks-notebook { bg[ACTIVE] = #dd } Thanks for the help... Bizzarelym if I wasn't going mad last night bg[ACTIVE] = #00 gives the _unfocussed_ tabs colour... Could the fact that I am 'inheriting' clearlooks-default cuase the problems? Put this in the widget

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Who
On 5/26/06, Billy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 02:34 -0500, Billy wrote: On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 11:03 +1000, Pascal Klein wrote: On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 14:38 -0400, Viper550 wrote: Now that Dapper is behind us, I've got big plans and ideas for Edgy's artwork, Originality

Re: [ubuntu-art] Human or Tangerine for Dapper by default?

2006-05-26 Thread Who
On 5/26/06, Jean Pierre Rupp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems Dapper still comes with the ugly Human icons by default instead of the much more streamlined Tangerine set. Which is the one that will be in Dapper by default at the end?. Mark was pretty clear on this here:

Re: [ubuntu-art] Human or Tangerine for Dapper by default?

2006-05-26 Thread Michiel Sikma
Op 26-mei-2006, om 11:05 heeft Who het volgende geschreven: I think it is a shame (well, actually, I only really dislike the folders), but I also think that getting someone to develop an entire icon theme from scratch, with the sole intention of it being the Dapper theme and then abandoning it

Re: [ubuntu-art] Human or Tangerine for Dapper by default?

2006-05-26 Thread Andreas Nilsson
Who wrote: On 5/26/06, Jean Pierre Rupp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems Dapper still comes with the ugly Human icons by default instead of the much more streamlined Tangerine set. Which is the one that will be in Dapper by default at the end?. Mark was pretty clear on this here:

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Viper550
Note, when it comes to changing themes for Edgy, we have no choice: Let's listen to what Mark Shuttleworth said: The overarching theme of the first set of Ubuntu releases is Humanity. This drives our choice of artwork as much as our selection of packages and decisions around the installer.

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Michiel Sikma
Op 26-mei-2006, om 13:29 heeft Viper550 het volgende geschreven: Note, when it comes to changing themes for Edgy, we have no choice: Let's listen to what Mark Shuttleworth said: The overarching theme of the first set of Ubuntu releases is Humanity. This drives our choice of artwork as

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Étienne Bersac
Hello, beige/sandy would be nice for Ubuntu. Something more peaceful that bright orange. Étienne. -- Verso l'Alto ! -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Setting a Meeting Date

2006-05-26 Thread Who
On 5/26/06, Michiel Sikma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: after we figure out what we want. That's why I would like this meeting to take place very soon, preferably this weekend. I think OK: Mark specifically asked for it to be post-Dapper, so I have two propositions: Ubuntu-Art Edgy Planning

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Pascal Klein
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 02:34 -0500, Billy wrote: Yes, and the idea that there should be just primary colors is why ubuntu art falls short of the mark. Do you have a second choice in Windows? Do you have second choice in mac? I've said it many times. Why not linux? Why not Ubuntu? People have

Re: [ubuntu-art] Setting a Meeting Date

2006-05-26 Thread Michiel Sikma
Mark specifically asked for it to be post-Dapper, so I have two propositions: Ubuntu-Art Edgy Planning Meeting* *SATURDAY 4th June 22:00 UTC** which is also Saturday, 3 June 2006, 17:00:00 CDT Saturday, 3 June 2006, 15:00:00 PDT Sunday, 4 June 2006, 08:00:00EST (see

Re: [ubuntu-art] Setting a Meeting Date

2006-05-26 Thread Mark Shuttleworth
Who wrote: I think this weekend would be ideal IF Mark feels he can make it (Mark...?) - but because we had directino for doing it AFTER Dapper I ahve suggested these dates. If someone feels strongly that this weekend would be better then just add to the wiki... June 3/4 is good

Re: [ubuntu-art] New Directions WAS [...lots of ranting!]

2006-05-26 Thread Troy James Sobotka
On Fri, 2006-26-05 at 11:11 +0200, Andreas Nilsson wrote: Why reinvent the wheel a bazillion times just because something is Not Invented Here[tm]? Perhaps it should be a nice idea to start polishing other parts of the interface during Edgy. There are lots of stuff that needs a lot of love

Re: [ubuntu-art] WAS [...lots of ranting!]

2006-05-26 Thread Troy James Sobotka
First can we start clipping QUOTES down to the minimum? Fishing stinks. On Fri, 2006-26-05 at 02:40 -0500, Billy wrote: Choice is good business. Strangely, many include color in their choice of whether to install or buy. If they knew they had a few choices, or even one they wanted. They

[ubuntu-art] Motifs

2006-05-26 Thread Troy James Sobotka
Since we have indirectly gotten to the point before we probably should have, let's just assume that we will be discussing Motifs and such once we get a little more structure for recording, commenting, and decision making in place. It has begun, but it will take a little more time before we can

Re: [ubuntu-art] Setting a Meeting Date

2006-05-26 Thread Troy James Sobotka
Ubuntu-Art Edgy Planning Meeting* *SATURDAY 4th June 22:00 UTC** which is also Saturday, 3 June 2006, 17:00:00 CDT Saturday, 3 June 2006, 15:00:00 PDT Sunday, 4 June 2006, 08:00:00EST (see http://tinyurl.com/hlet5) What are we going to accomplish there that we

Dapper theme .deb [was [ubuntu-art] Motifs]

2006-05-26 Thread Chuck Huber
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 11:15 -0700, Troy James Sobotka wrote: For the moment, let's stay focused on the road to Dapper, polish up the existing Human theme to the max for that, and then break new ground post-Dapper. On this topic, is there a package that contains the 5 themes and 3 wallpapers

Re: [ubuntu-art] Setting a Meeting Date

2006-05-26 Thread Michiel Sikma
Troy James Sobotka wrote: Ubuntu-Art Edgy Planning Meeting* *SATURDAY 4th June 22:00 UTC** which is also Saturday, 3 June 2006, 17:00:00 CDT Saturday, 3 June 2006, 15:00:00 PDT Sunday, 4 June 2006, 08:00:00EST (see http://tinyurl.com/hlet5) What are we going to

Re: [ubuntu-art] Setting a Meeting Date

2006-05-26 Thread Troy James Sobotka
On Fri, 2006-26-05 at 21:13 +0200, Michiel Sikma wrote: I'm sure we all have time during weekends. I sooo wish. And I am quite certain I am not alone. Careers and life. Which is exactly my point. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-art] On Edubuntu's Final Artwork...

2006-05-26 Thread Viper550
I only have one sentence for it: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...in JULY!!! That green wallpaper paired up with the red theme makes Edubuntu look more like Xmasubuntu... Viper550 -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ice Preview

2006-05-26 Thread Viper550
Sandis Neilands wrote: Hello! One question - why ice? Why not snow or steam? On 5/26/06, Viper550 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who wrote: On 5/25/06, Viper550 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I saw you were complaining about my decision about the next Ubuntu theme design, but I decided to make a

Re: [ubuntu-art] Human or Tangerine for Dapper by default?

2006-05-26 Thread Andreas Nilsson
Who wrote: The good thing about the Tangerine development was that we can now start sending stuff upstream to GNOME and the developers behind the different applications that have been fixed up. This can't be done with Human, so Can you explain that please? :) As GNOME follows the same

[ubuntu-art] CONTRIBUTIONS: Wiki

2006-05-26 Thread Troy James Sobotka
Étienne Bersac has done some great work collecting the information on the overall looks for 6.06 release of Ubuntu. If anyone can find the time to follow his lead and finish up the others, it would be greatly appreciated. We will need these sample pages to discuss future work, so it is quite

Re: [ubuntu-art] Human or Tangerine for Dapper by default?

2006-05-26 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Fri, May 26, 2006 at 09:57:33AM -0400, Jean Pierre Rupp wrote: I must say I downloaded today the new artwork upgrade, and the Human icons have polished the few rough edges there were. Now it looks much better. They've done a great work indeed. i'd say it's 90% there for sure - it does

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Billy
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 14:21 +0100, Sean Hammond wrote: Hey, where can I download those metathemes (if they exist)? They look interesting. I think having multiple meta-themes like that is a good idea. On 5/26/06, Billy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-art] WAS [...lots of ranting!]

2006-05-26 Thread Billy
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 11:03 -0700, Troy James Sobotka wrote: First can we start clipping QUOTES down to the minimum? Fishing stinks. On Fri, 2006-26-05 at 02:40 -0500, Billy wrote: Choice is good business. Strangely, many include color in their choice of whether to install or buy. If

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Billy
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 23:25 +1000, Pascal Klein wrote: On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 02:34 -0500, Billy wrote: Yes, and the idea that there should be just primary colors is why ubuntu art falls short of the mark. Do you have a second choice in Windows? Do you have second choice in mac? I've said

Re: [ubuntu-art] Bluman

2006-05-26 Thread Billy
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 09:51 +0100, Who wrote: style clearlooks-notebook { bg[ACTIVE] = #dd } Thanks for the help... Bizzarelym if I wasn't going mad last night bg[ACTIVE] = #00 gives the _unfocussed_ tabs colour... Could the fact that I am 'inheriting'

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Jean Pierre Rupp
El vie, 26-05-2006 a las 11:11 +0200, Andreas Nilsson escribi: Why reinvent the wheel a bazillion times just because something is Not Invented Here[tm]? Perhaps it should be a nice idea to start polishing other parts of the interface during Edgy. There are lots of stuff that

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Chuck Huber
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 20:46 -0500, Billy wrote: You miss the point. Human is ubuntulooks. So is Dapper-Drake and Silicon, if they made it into the packaging. They do not have the other elements of the Human desktop enviornment. Usually proprietary software products are branded from start to

Re: [ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

2006-05-26 Thread Billy
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 20:53 -0700, Chuck Huber wrote: On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 20:46 -0500, Billy wrote: You miss the point. Human is ubuntulooks. So is Dapper-Drake and Silicon, if they made it into the packaging. They do not have the other elements of the Human desktop enviornment.