On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 02:32 +0200, Daniel Borgmann wrote: > Hello, > > this is turning out quite well, but please don't use the contrast > option.
Done. > ... since you use a dark > selection color for text, you should probably also make the text on > menus white for better contrast (or make the background on selected > menu items even lighter. I darkened the menu highlighting a wee bit, and made the prelighted text white (matching text+list selections and progressbars). > I'd personally prefer a lighter text > selection color all around). I use the dark selection to make it stand out from the selection color in unfocused windows. However I've changed it a bit now... > Regarding your metacity theme, I kinda like the red highlight on the > close button with this colorscheme. The overlay expands one pixel too > far to the left though and if it covers the borders on the left and > right, it should also cover the borders at the top and bottom. You > should always check these kind of things with xmag. :) > > For consistency sake I would also suggest to drop the separator line > on inactive windows, unless that's a feature you feel strongly about. > Oh and shaded windows are still round, you probably want to change > that. One more thing: You use the old version of the icons without a > dark outline. It isn't very noticeable since the background is dark as > well, but I would still suggest to use the new pixmap icons. I've > attached you a version based on the latest (and hopefully final) work > in progress with squared corners and your red-button hack, hopefully > you'll find it useful. I've used your attached metacity theme as is. The outlined icons looks a tad better. > BTW, I also posted a monochrome version of Human here some time ago: > https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-artwork/+bug/34796 I like the slightly brown color on your progressbars, I am trying to do something similar. I'm pretty into the dry silicon like feel atm so I'm using a more desaturated brown (some would call it gray I guess :D). > Daniel Thanks a ton for the extensive feedback - and the metacity-theme-fix-not-to-forget! I hope you will notice that your opinion has influenced the next release. Cheers, Mikkel > > On 3/27/06, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I updated the HeatedGraphite theme. > > > > First on foremost - I've changed the name to "Silicon". Then there are a > > ton of minor tweaks, but let's not get lost in details - try it out! > > > > Theme: http://www.skim.dk/Silicon/Silicon-0.2.tar.gz > > Icons: http://www.skim.dk/HeatedGraphite/Tango-Aluminum.tar.gz > > Wallpaper: http://www.skim.dk/Silicon/ubuntu-silicon.png [1] > > Screenie: http://www.skim.dk/Silicon/Silicon.png > > > > [1]: Save the wallpaper in /usr/share/wallpapers for the theme to pick > > it up automagically [2]. > > > > [2]: Maybe the Human theme should use this trick too? > > > > The wiki pages are of course updated accordingly. You'll (also) find > > everything you need on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtworkTeam/Silicon. > > > > PLEASE TEST IT! > > > > Cheers, > > Mikkel > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-art mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
