Carsten, Can we get a copy of the color configuration you are using?
-- Manuel On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Carsten Dominik <carsten.domi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mar 7, 2010, at 1:50 PM, Tom wrote: > >> Stefan Vollmar <vollmar <at> nf.mpg.de> writes: >> >>> >>> Hallo, >>> >>> we proudly present: >>> >>> "Emacs Org-mode: Organizing a Scientist's Life and Work" >>> >> >> I noticed the org color config in the talk was much >> catchier (e.g. the keywords with bgcolor) than in the default org >> config. It would be a good idea to make org more appealing by >> coming up with a sexier color scheme. The appearance of org on >> the main page of orgmode.org is very spartan and can be a turn >> off for newbies who are used to applications with a more >> elaborate visual design. >> >> I think a better choice of default colors could improve the first >> impression a bit. Maybe people could send to the list screenshots >> of their config and one of the better ones could be used as a new >> default. > > The problem I see here is that if a new user downloads Emacs, > it will have white background and only default colors. > > I could of course make the screenshot on orgmode.org with my > color scheme[1], but then new users would not like the first > impression they get when they download emacs and install Org. > > I am interested in a discussion about how to handle this issue. > > - Carsten > > [1] The color scheme is based on the scheme by Peter Jones, who > in particular came up with the idea to make the TODO keywords look > like buttons. I use that idea, but with different colors. The > exact colors were not my creation, because I am really not talended > in this area. But I agree they look great - they were selected > by the same designer who created the special logo used on all > our spreadshirt shop items... > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > -- Manuel _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
