Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-10 Thread Vishnoo
On Thu, 2010-06-10 at 15:08 +0200, dani planas armangue wrote: > > then, regarding the theme light will follow the same > on maverik? open any significant change? You might be interested in following link: http://design.canonical.com/2010/05/last-week-in-london-and-brussels/ Quoting Kenneth Wime

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-10 Thread David Hamm
http://design.canonical.com/ ? ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-10 Thread Dmitrijs Ledkovs
On 10 June 2010 14:08, dani planas armangue wrote: >> This whole thread is a waste of everyone's time based on a couple of >> misleading posts! >> >> Earlier that lp branch was named light-themes-testing which has >> _mislead_ the blogger to the assumption that this would be used in >> Maverick. >

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-10 Thread dani planas armangue
> This whole thread is a waste of everyone's time based on a couple of > misleading posts! > > Earlier that lp branch was named light-themes-testing which has > _mislead_ the blogger to the assumption that this would be used in > Maverick. > On seeing the blog posts, I had to request dashua to re

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future) - a mislead user's musing

2010-06-10 Thread Conscious User
> Argh! Most importantly, the source of Dani's confusion : > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/06/maverick-to-ship-with-new-transparent.html > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/06/well-thats-nice-volume-slider-minor.html > > This whole thread is a waste of everyone's time based on a couple of > misle

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-10 Thread Mark Shuttleworth
On 10/06/10 00:35, dani planas armangue wrote: > this is what ayatana list is destined to do? discuss design issues > generated. Yes. Politely. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future) - a mislead user's musing

2010-06-10 Thread Vishnoo
On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 23:50 +0200, dani planas armangue wrote: > ok, I created a small image that ilillustrates some of my arguments. it > is true that these are bugs that must be corrected, but I think there is > much discusion on the general theme design, > first need think, then do. > > http:/

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Dmitrijs Ledkovs
On 9 June 2010 23:51, dani planas armangue wrote: > > >>Something is strange here. Those screenshots are clearly not using >>the default theme. I thought the default theme was what is being >>discussed here? > >>Also, the difference between gedit and inkscape... isn't this an >>application setting

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Conscious User
> I know perfectly well that is temporary, is precisely why now is the > time to decide and talk. > > as I said before you have to think first and then do, seeing how little > has been done in progress, I think missing discuss issues generated by > design. > > this is what ayatana list is destin

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread dani planas armangue
>You should have made more clear from the beginning. >You are taking a wrong approach. For something that >is so obviously a *work in progress*, you should >*ask* before *assuming* anything. >Who said the current colors will be kept? >Who said the different button sizes are not simply >caused by

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Conscious User
> this is not the default theme that comes in lucid, which is working to > Maverick Merkat > > https://launchpad.net/~dashua/+archive/light-themes You should have made more clear from the beginning. You are taking a wrong approach. For something that is so obviously a *work in progress*, you s

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread dani planas armangue
>Something is strange here. Those screenshots are clearly not using >the default theme. I thought the default theme was what is being >discussed here? >Also, the difference between gedit and inkscape... isn't this an >application setting? this is not the default theme that comes in lucid, which

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Conscious User
Le mercredi 09 juin 2010 à 23:50 +0200, dani planas armangue a écrit : > ok, I created a small image that ilillustrates some of my arguments. it > is true that these are bugs that must be corrected, but I think there is > much discusion on the general theme design, > first need think, then do. >

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Tyler Brainerd
Yeah, I agree; but I do think these are less items of the theme and more of system wide decoration rules On Jun 9, 2010, at 2:50 PM, dani planas armangue wrote: > ok, I created a small image that ilillustrates some of my arguments. > it > is true that these are bugs that must be corrected, but I

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Dieki N
Where are you getting this theme? Last I checked, Maverick hasn't had any updates to the theming and is still using the Lucid light-themes. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://la

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread David Hamm
sigh, if only the world could hear your wisdom. "think, then do." ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread dani planas armangue
ok, I created a small image that ilillustrates some of my arguments. it is true that these are bugs that must be corrected, but I think there is much discusion on the general theme design, first need think, then do. http://img227.imageshack.us/f/bugse.jpg/ ;) PD: form precedes function. -- _

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread dani planas armangue
>Dani, >You should try to be a little bit more objective. Your entire post >goes little beyond "I don't like it", and this is not really enough >to start a productive discussion. >You mentioned guidelines and elements of Elementary and Equinox. >Which are those, specifically? Why are they better,

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Tyler Brainerd
I'm going to go out on a limb and disagree. For every fresh install I've done myself and also for new users, the new theme blows them away. not that it can't be improved, specifically with consistency (I've brought up before the multiple different ways of indicating, such as triangles in the messen

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Conscious User
Le mercredi 09 juin 2010 à 17:44 +0200, dani planas armangue a écrit : > I've recently been looking at changes in the art of ubuntu (light themes > and new icons) and I think you are doing things wrong. > > topics you are only basing the color palette rather than usability: > > -colors to satura

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Dmitrijs Ledkovs
On 9 June 2010 16:44, dani planas armangue wrote: > I've recently been looking at changes in the art of ubuntu (light themes > and new icons) and I think you are doing things wrong. > > topics you are only basing the color palette rather than usability: > > -colors to saturate(orange specialy but

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu themes(future)

2010-06-09 Thread Mark Shuttleworth
Hi Dani Your feedback is valuable, Otto, Ken and Andrea are the right people to talk to. Mark On 09/06/10 16:44, dani planas armangue wrote: > I've recently been looking at changes in the art of ubuntu (light themes > and new icons) and I think you are doing things wrong. > > topics you are only