I really like gold themes. Mixing gold and cream tones could be amazing. Cheers.
2007/12/20, Andrew Laignel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Adobe provide an amazing resource for creating and picking colour > palettes at http://kuler.adobe.com/ Just typing 'brown' into the search > box gets some quite nice pre-made selections for colourschemes. It's > Flash 9 only though :( > > I do agree with the thoughts on the brown usage being a bit full on. I > think a very light potentially cream or white wallpaper with a nice > light hint colour used throughout the theme would help temper the > intensity somewhat and provide some welcome contrast. > > Kenneth Wimer wrote: > > Hi Ken, > > > > I really dig the ideas shown in your mockup. Using a bit of color in the > > windows seems like a great idea to me - I was actually working on some > ideas > > along these lines). The thing that strikes me most is that the brown > seems to > > be used too much. In the past we have stuck to brown with light brown > and > > then perhaps orange highlights on some things) which really doesn't work > well > > and seems to give people the impression that brown=poop. > > > > I think that using a complimentary color would help a lot. Have you > thought > > about using a gradient from brown to grey in the windows? It might > lighten > > things up a bit, and in addition to using a compliment in the wallpaper > (and > > perhaps some highlights or such) would make things much livelier I > think. > > > > I would be really interested in seeing some variations of your theme > idea, > > perhaps with a dark grey and light grey to show something more along the > > lines of what people are used to seeing. > > > > I'll be posting some color palette ideas *really* soon (like tomorrow or > so), > > along with some basic things that we are looking for. > > > > -- > > Ken (kwwii) > > > > On Thursday 20 December 2007 00:05:31 Ken Vermette wrote: > > > >> 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?ac > >>>> tion=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/BasicIdeal > >>>>>> s > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 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-m > >>>>>>> urrine-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 > >>> > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > -- Álvaro.
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