2008/5/30 Emrah Ünal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi there > > A while ago, I made another hybrid (pixmap-clearlooks) theme, with > darker colors, called "Sauna-Dark": > > http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Sauna-Dark?content=80633 > > Appearently it's been liked by many people. Check the colors I used on > screenshot attached (modified/based on a suggestion from a user > comment), some may find it inspiring. > > In fact, I don't find dark themes as useful as "traditional" themes, but > many people do, if you check the download counters of such themes on > gnome-look.org or art.gnome.org ... > > Disregarding that I don't like the heavy brown of the screenshot it is one of the most interesting items I have seen on this list in a long while. It contains some very cool elements that I feel the urge highlight :-)
* You hit the matte-and-not-glossy style spot on. Gotta love it. * The very subtle texture on the background works very well. It gives to the overall matte-feeling of the theme as well as making the buttons stand out a tad more. * The tiny shadow behind the buttons (and other widgets) really gives a tangible feel to the theme. On hover this shadow turns into a glow - nice. Afaik no ordinary theme engine can do this (ie pixmap only)..? I think that Cimi mentioned that Aurora could this but it was a hack... Hmmm * In addition to the vertical gradient present in many themes there is a central horizontal gradient too. I think this also contributes to the matte feeling. * The danger of the very tangible buttons is that other ui elements may seem dull in comparison. See for example the tabs which appear a bit flat. Cheers, Mikkel
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