Hi all, I suggest that someone create a new theme along these lines. We can certainly include it in Gutsy, even if only a downloadable package from Universe. Whether we include it in the default install depends upon the end quality of theme and the acceptance of the community, etc.
-- Ken On Saturday 25 August 2007 02:04:08 Steph wrote: > Your theme is cool, I personally don't like the fonts, but it's clear and > simple. Could easily replace one of the default theme of Ubuntu. But still, > Im sure we can find something more "eye candy". I'll tell you soon my > prefered Gnome-look themes, and you'll tell me what you think about it. > > Later, > > Steph > > 2007/8/25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Send ubuntu-art mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-art digest..." > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: white blur around text wanted/needed (Troy James Sobotka) > > 2. Re: white blur around text wanted/needed (Matthew Nuzum) > > 3. New Theme (Steph) > > 4. Re: New Theme (Salvador Sarpi) > > 5. Re: New Theme (Quim Calpe) > > > > > > ---------- Message transféré ---------- > > From: Troy James Sobotka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Ubuntu Art Mailing List <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:23:57 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] white blur around text wanted/needed > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Kenneth Wimer wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > As seen in these screens: > > > http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html > > > > > > It is possible to have a nice blur around the text to help it stand out > > > > when > > > > > overlayed and transparent. > > > > > > Anyone interested in hacking such and effect into our windeco stuff? > > > > That isn't metacity. That's Emerald. > > > > It isn't easily possible with Metacity unless you tried a stepped > > gradient of offsetting the text. > > > > Sincerely, > > TJS > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > > > iD8DBQFGz0xtar0EasPEHjQRAqJcAKDOaQoRHfzgl2H9gdhZurJvEnRzCQCfepcN > > /dM11ySI4nbhyy+Tk2oyPIQ= > > =UHQE > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Message transféré ---------- > > From: "Matthew Nuzum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Ubuntu Art Mailing List" <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:44:24 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] white blur around text wanted/needed > > > > On 8/24/07, Troy James Sobotka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kenneth Wimer wrote: > > > > As seen in these screens: > > > > http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html > > > > > > It is possible to have a nice blur around the text to help it stand > > > > out when > > > > > > overlayed and transparent. > > > > > > That isn't metacity. That's Emerald. > > > > Is metacity or emerald used when desktop effects are enabled for > > Gutsy? I don't see either in `ps ax` (but I do see compiz.real). > > > > Also, a cool thing about that screenshot (and vista's translucent > > chrome) is that there is a heavy blur applied to the translucency. It > > makes the text on the title bar much more readable. > > -- > > Matthew Nuzum > > newz2000 on freenode > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Message transféré ---------- > > From: Steph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:47:08 +0200 > > Subject: [ubuntu-art] New Theme > > Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm French. > > > > It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly. > > Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of > > them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the > > only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about > > OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most > > downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones. > > > > Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other > > ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks > > correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as > > Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could > > replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look). > > > > See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid, > > but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is > > design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him > > a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then > > everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :). > > > > Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little > > with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb : > > http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png > > > > :) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new > > > > theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes > > available on Gnome-look.org, would be time wasted. So what we thought was > > to make a selection of the best themes on Gnome-look.org (Aero and > > OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh, > > modern themes. > > > > Who wanna join ? :) > > > > > > ---------- Message transféré ---------- > > From: "Salvador Sarpi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:04:25 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] New Theme > > i think the same > > > > and i know that a lot other ubuntu and non-ubuntu users think that too, > > maybe we dont need to change the ubuntu-theme, but we can do better > > themes than the ones that ubuntu includes. > > > > appart of including fresh new themes, there are a few that could be > > remade. for example the high contrast theme, or maybe include a > > minimalistic one. > > > > i'm in. > > > > sorry for my bad english. > > > > Salvador Sarpi > > Temuco, Chile S.A. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Steph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2007 6:47 PM > > *Subject:* [ubuntu-art] New Theme > > > > Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm French. > > > > It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly. > > Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of > > them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the > > only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about > > OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most > > downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones. > > > > Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other > > ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks > > correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as > > Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could > > replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look). > > > > See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid, > > but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is > > design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him > > a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then > > everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :). > > > > Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little > > with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb : > > http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png > > > > :) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new > > > > theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes > > available on Gnome-look.org, would be time wasted. So what we thought was > > to make a selection of the best themes on Gnome-look.org (Aero and > > OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh, > > modern themes. > > > > Who wanna join ? :) > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > -- > > ubuntu-art mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > > > > > > > ---------- Message transféré ---------- > > From: Quim Calpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: ubuntu-art <[email protected]> > > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:27:25 +0200 > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] New Theme > > > > I also agree, what about a simple and clean design? I mean small fonts, > > plain colors, something cute and effective. > > > > Attached an example, of course it needs work, it's possibly too > > simplistic... > > > > Quim > > > > On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 19:04 -0400, Salvador Sarpi wrote: > > > > i think the same > > > > > > > > and i know that a lot other ubuntu and non-ubuntu users think that too, > > maybe we dont need to change the ubuntu-theme, but we can do better > > themes than the ones that ubuntu includes. > > > > > > > > appart of including fresh new themes, there are a few that could be > > remade. for example the high contrast theme, or maybe include a > > minimalistic one. > > > > > > > > i'm in. > > > > > > > > sorry for my bad english. > > > > > > > > Salvador Sarpi > > > > Temuco, Chile S.A. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > *From:* Steph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > > *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2007 6:47 PM > > > > *Subject:* [ubuntu-art] New Theme > > > > > > > > Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm > > French. > > > > It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly. > > Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of > > them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the > > only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about > > OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most > > downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones. > > > > Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other > > ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks > > correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as > > Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could > > replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look). > > > > See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid, > > but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is > > design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him > > a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then > > everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :). > > > > Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little > > with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb : > > http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png > > > > :) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new > > > > theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes > > available on Gnome-look.org, would be time wasted. So what we thought was > > to make a selection of the best themes on Gnome-look.org (Aero and > > OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh, > > modern themes. > > > > Who wanna join ? :) > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > -- > > 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 -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
