On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Andrea Cimitan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/8/25 Hajo E. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Hello designers, developers and mailing list readers, >> Looks like the mail did not get through the last time a few days ago, so >> here it is again (I'm sorry if you got this mail more than one time): >> After consulting Google, http://wiki.ubuntu.com, #ubuntu-artwork and >> launchpad i couldn't find information on what exactly the three different >> deadlines in the Release schedule of Intrepid Ibex [1] mean. >> I'm just curious if there is a chance at all that a theme like Dust [2] can >> still make it into Ubuntu 8.10 or if it is too late and we will end up >> having almost the same design we have seen in 8.04 and no innovations. >> Regarding the Dust theme: >> Dust (as seen in the wiki) has some advantages over the other popular themes >> which compete against each other being the new default theme: >> * It looks mature >> * the font and font size used in the pictures in [2] creates a very >> different appearance (i would vote for a 1pt smaller font size in intrepid >> compared to the size that is used in the last ubuntu versions) >> * a bit of transparency like it is used in the GNOME panel makes it look a >> grain more elegant >> * ... rest of the arguments can be read in the comments of the wiki page >> Another question i am interested in is why there are no paid designers who >> could be able to create a good theme. >> Thanks for reading. >> Regards, >> Hajo E. >> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseSchedule >> [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/DustTheme >> -- > > No Dust won't be part of ubuntu, these are themes from the community > to the community, and are not planned for any kind of inclusion. > > Cheers > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > Correction: No community theme will be apart of Ubuntu unless changes in management occur.
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