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Could you post the link to the wiki showing this?
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From: "j Mak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "s michel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Look and feel
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 16:34:33 -0500 (EST)
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> Also the mouse in the middle of the ubuntu logo makes
> it too busy; as well, when you scale it down the mouse
> becomes unrecognizable. A good logo should be clear at
> any reasonable magnification.
> Derick Eisenhardt created a logo without the mouse
> where he, kind of, implied the X, you are talking
> about, in the shape of the design but the X is not
> immediately obvious to the eye, otherwise looks good.
> It is on the wiki page.
>
> J. Mak
>
> --- s michel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > I hear you Jak..
> > Considering the possobility of this linux flavor
> > being in wide use on a variety of desktops, and the
> > need to keep a consistent design look inline with
> > Ubuntu's now in circulation I think redesigning Xfce
> > colors makes sense. The littel mouse thingy looks
> > cute but clearly deviates form Ubuntu serious and
> > mature look and feel concept. The most distinctive
> > aspect of Xubuntu is the 'X'. Use that on the splash
> > screen and logo with cool gray and that should give
> > a distinctive look without being so figurative.
> > Sorry if I'm long winded on this subject but logos
> > is what people see first and a little mouse just
> > doesn't look appropriate for the distros being
> > considered. I say save the mouse for an optional
> > splash screen.
> >
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 22:57:57 -0500 (EST)
> > From: j Mak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: Look and feel
> > To: [email protected]
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> > >
> > > I also like the blue and the current logo. IMHO
> > > using blue doesn't make it
> > > easy to confuse with kde.
> > > I like the original wallpaper better than the
> > steel
> > > ones, and it is closer
> > > to what xfce comes by default too.
> > >
> >
> > In visual matters, we might choose to keep xfce look
> > and feel and in this case xubuntu might end up being
> > one of the xfce distros, among the many out there.
> > Or
> > tone down the xfce touch and design a new look that
> > makes xubuntu resemble more, stylistically, to the
> > other ubuntu flavors.
> > I vote for the second option, after all, it was
> > stated
> > in the wiki that one of the purposes of xubuntu is
> > to
> > be an equal member of the ubuntu family.
> >
> > J. Mak
> >
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