Allez Allez Traduit le :) On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 7:28 PM, Jacques Le Roux < jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote:
> Hi All, > > Julien, who created the new Rainbow Stone theme (OFBIZ-6843), privately > asked me (translation from French): > > <<Last time you said you like the theme Tomahawk. So I was wondering out > of curiosity what makes you like this theme?>> > > Actually the question for me is more why I prefer Tomahawk(and its > predecessors) over Flat Grey. I put apart the Bizzness time theme because, > in my opinion, it has still some issues (OFBIZ-2398). I know certain > persons prefer it. > > I somehow already answered this question at > http://markmail.org/message/hpfgweo4v34glptq > > The main point is it's often easier to read text of narrow lengths. For > instance that's why (with other reasons) newspapers have multi-columns. And > also why TV prompters show few words by line. For prompters I guess the > idea is also not to have journalists/presenters eyes moving (it's coupled > with rolling down text). > > At least it's my opinion: it's easier to read a column of options than a > line of options. Especially if the number of options is significant. Also > because the words forming the options are not a sentence and we (at least > in LTR languages) are used to read sentences from Left to Right. And > reading words w/o relations between them in line confuses your brain. So I > don't know you, but it causes me headaches to find menu options in line > like in Flat Grey. When I find it easier in menu options in column like in > Tomahawk, where I spot them almost instantly. > > This said I think Julien already answered somehow to this point of view. > Because his new theme integrates a mix of features we had so far: > > * tabs for 1st web apps (like in the 1st "theme" OFBiz had initially) and > sub-menus > * Drop-down menus for some of the (others) web apps > > Thanks for the effort Julien: impressive! > > You also asked > <<Do you have tracks that would allow me to take the best of what exists > to put it in my theme?>> > > Yes, there are some points we could improve in this new theme: > > * Actually having too much options in a vertical menu is almost as > confusing as having menu options in a line. I like how main web apps were > initially separated from others in the Bizzness time theme[1]. This way > still exists in Tomahawk and I miss it in Rainbow Stone. Maybe we could > have all the main web apps in tabs? I think the screens widths now > allow it (OK not in pads or smartphone, but this is more about backend > which I > guess is most used on wide screens). Maybe, as you did, keep only few > tabs and have 2 dropdown menus? > * Where are shown the "Last system notes" ? > > This said we still miss to have (an option?) the tabs sorted > alphabetically (in each language) ;) > > Also you should remove your avatar from the theme images provided ;) Is > there a way for users to set their own? Also how can contributors from > missing countries propose their own flag? Ha, when you change to some > languages nothing appears (like ES or NL). > There are certainly other trivial things I missed... > > As a last note, I finally think choosing a them is more a subjective thing > and, like Flat Grey, Rainbow Stone has the great advantage of supporting > RTL, a good mix really! > > Sorry for the long post :) > > Jacques > [1] Actually in R09.04 the specialpurpose web apps where in the footer. > >
