I want to have at least 3 alternative colour variations in the end when all this is done and over with; Nobody said some of them couldn't have different buttons. Either way, it's easily doable, but first I want the main theme to get up-and-running before I make other flavors.
Also: Linux works on tablet PC's? Well, I think I know what I'll be picking up when I have the chance. :) On Dec 19, 2007 1:54 PM, George Brooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess it's just a matter of personal preference. Also I mainly use a > tablet pc so its easier to click on enclosed buttons than when using a > mouse. Maybe someone could create an alternative controls (is that correct > ?) theme for people who prefer rounded buttons. > > > solar.george > > Ken Vermette wrote: > > One thing I need to say about Vista is they did good with the window > buttons. I'll give em credit where credit is due. > > A few weeks before I started this theme I read as many reviews and > interface guidelines as I could, and one was a review on GUI aspects of > Vista and OSX. While they come a dime a dozen, this one was (surprisingly) > neutral. > > Anyway, when it was on topic about window buttons, one thing it mentioned > constantly was "slamming", where users will slam the mouse onto one edge of > the screen. So, as long as an element touches an edge or a corner (which is > why I'm tempted to make the X cover the complete corner of the window) the > user doesn't need to bother with carefully positioning the mouse over the > button. > > While it doesn't sound like a big deal, it's just another thing to look > at. If I rounded the corner then the button would need to be 1 or 2 pixels > lower to accommodate the top-edge, breaking the users ability to slam. > > --Ken Vermette > > On Dec 19, 2007 6:28 AM, George Brooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > How about making the window close minimise ect. icons rounded off at the > > top rather like the main menu. > > > > solar.george > > > > Ken Vermette wrote: > > > > It's kind of like a mold... Like it or not, it kind grows on you. I > > hated my windows when I made them, and I have a gallery of hideous window > > ideas that I hope will never see the light of day. > > > > Orange is really just a highlight colour in this theme, so it'll > > proballbly look odd on the theme until some widgets are added. When they get > > added though, hopefully the additional orange in the theme will make it feel > > more balanced. I lightened up the brown and slightly altered the orange - so > > it should hopefully be a bit better. I can't really use any other colours > > (even if I think they'll look better) because I want to stick to the > > official Ubuntu colour pallet. > > > > I'm actively planning a small set of variations in popular colours; I > > don't think there will be a way to change the colours via the colour menu - > > unless there's a hue-shifting algorithm involved (similar to the one > > implemented in Vista or Windowblinds). > > > > Anyway, there's another update up on the wiki: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/BasicIdeals?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=fulldesk%28svg%29_v3_2.jpg > > > > > > the XCF and SVG sources have been updated aswell; the XCF actually has > > everything in it now, I uploaded a half-finished XCF file on the first > > version, but the new one will be much better for people who want to use or > > edit content because it's complete. For anyone wanting to make a mockup > > using the files, the Mock-ups are first edited/rendered in InkScape, then > > are imported into the bottom layer of the XCF. You could delete the BG in > > inkscape and export a transparent PNG to create a render suitable for > > porting into other themes. > > > > Thanks as always, > > --Ken V > > > > On Dec 18, 2007 12:42 PM, Corey Woodworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > At first I didn't like this theme, but it is really growing on me. Of > > > coarse there are things that still need work. The orange in the theme > > > feels > > > out of place. It just doesn't fit it because of how heavy the browns are. > > > I > > > think using white as the selected item color in the menus would look a lot > > > better. I also think that the notification area needs to use different > > > colors. It needs to stand out more. Now it hardly stands out at all since > > > it > > > is the same color as the background behind it, and of most windows. > > > Speaking > > > of the windows, I really like the way the titlebar and menu bar are > > > visuially connected int the active window. In the unactive window where it > > > looks like just a gradient from brown to tan looks very ugly to me. > > > > > > I think this theme is about the prettiest a brown theme could be, but > > > we would still get a lot of flac from the brown haters if this were > > > default. > > > I hope that it works well with the color options in the appearence > > > settings > > > so that keeping the theme but using a different color is just a couple of > > > clicks worth of work. > > > > > > Corey > > > > > > On Dec 17, 2007 9:30 PM, Ken Vermette <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > Got the link, and thanks to Racoqster for the quick post on the > > > > blog. I know about every language BUT python, so I can try to learn > > > > python > > > > this weekend and assist in coding later if absolutely necessary; Would > > > > it be > > > > possible to work without the configurator? > > > > > > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/BasicIdeals > > > > > > > > The Wiki has been updated to include a mockup with all current > > > > elements - and links to the SVG source and XCF source are directly > > > > below the > > > > image. I'll be downloading some themes that resemble mine (in their > > > > technical composition) and start to figure out how we could get this > > > > beast > > > > into a live environment! The XCF source is almost useless, but it can > > > > make > > > > life easy if anyone wants to make a mockup with icons & text. > > > > > > > > The large mockup doesn't include the most recent requests (several > > > > of which will be integrated), but it gives the closest impression to > > > > what a > > > > full desktop would look like right now - barring the lack of widgets. > > > > > > > > Thanks all; > > > > -- Ken V > > > > > > > > On Dec 17, 2007 7:51 PM, Iacopo Masi <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 12/17/07, Ken Vermette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > There's go GTK yet, currently most of the work is going into > > > > > mockups. I need > > > > > > to get ahold of the Murrine Developer Andrea Cimitan, and see > > > > > about getting > > > > > > information on the Transparent GTK tweaks before I start making > > > > > the mockups > > > > > > live graphics. > > > > > > > > > > Cimi will release the code when a Murrine Configurator should be > > > > > available so we must work towards the murrine configurator in > > > > > pygtk. > > > > > > > > > > take a look at > > > > > > > > > > http://www.cimitan.com/blog/2007/12/16/searching-coders-for-the-murrine-configurator/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Iacopo Masi > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -Ken Vermette > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-art mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > > > > > > -- > -Ken Vermette > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > -- -Ken Vermette
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