Re: [ubuntu-art] Ibex Wallpaper

2008-10-04 Thread Ashton
ike". Maybe the shortness of the head? It seems that the length from the point where the eyes would be to the end of the nose needs a little more length to make it more like the mountain goat that it should be. Or is it just me? Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] (no subject)

2008-09-09 Thread Ashton
Heh. If there was a *secret team* how would anyone know? Unless it was a poorly kept secret. I would say it is safe to assume there is no dedicated team, but now you have me wondering... Conspiracies! Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Brown rocks. Get over it and being default.

2008-08-12 Thread Ashton
ng brown and then lo and behold, people suddenly like it! Who knew? Maybe it has something to do with design, choices, and proper use? Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors

2008-08-07 Thread Ashton
problem with it. How thin can that get? Maybe start from there, as thin as possible before disappearing, and then tweak it coming from that direction. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors

2008-08-07 Thread Ashton
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is *very* close to some of the suggestions I talked to Ken about. > With some tweaks, this could be default IMO. > I like it. No gloss. A lack of thick borders. Clean. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Ashton
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 4:40 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Aug 4, 2008, at 3:06 PM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:32 PM, shadowh511 < <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> &

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Ashton
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:32 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why do we care about top posting again? > For consistency. For example, why do we care about having lanes where traffic flows in one direction? What do we care if someone wants to go the other way? Ashton

Re: [ubuntu-art] Wall-light

2008-08-04 Thread Ashton
e bottom. ;) >>> >> >> There isn't a setting, but you can simply hit Ctrl+End once you opened the >> reply window. >> > > > Related question, are we supposed to keep to delete the mailing list > footer? > Just delete everything not related to your

Re: [ubuntu-art] Mark has Thrown Down the Gauntlet!

2008-07-24 Thread Ashton
to the people within your group, for example. Instead of conveying it to an entire list of fine people who have worked hard in the past. Even when appended with an disclaimer. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Mark has Thrown Down the Gauntlet!

2008-07-24 Thread Ashton
rking with a team of people who agree with your general take on The State of Things. In addition, the experience just isn't there (with the history of the art team at Ubuntu) and I, also a new-comer, sense a lot of eye-rolling. Well, hey. I'll just speak for myself: My eyes roll a lot. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Mark has Thrown Down the Gauntlet!

2008-07-23 Thread Ashton
to do is go to the themes tab in the appearances menu and click Install (lower right corner). Then you choose one of the floating tarballs you've downloaded, and you should be set. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Font talk by droid author

2008-07-20 Thread Ashton
love the tech talk vids, thanks for finding this one. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-17 Thread Ashton
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A site using the same fonts for both elements: > > http://maddox.xmission.com/ > Alright, so it isn't using the same font. Bad example. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-17 Thread Ashton
site using the same fonts for both elements: http://maddox.xmission.com/ Also, it can't dilute /while/ broadening right? It would have to be one or the other. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-17 Thread Ashton
use of what should be thought of as part of the circle of friends logo. Not something meant to ubuntu-i-fize other ordinary text. Even the tag line. Obviously, what is done is done, and it is too late now. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-16 Thread Ashton
e I can see the use there, thought not the necessity. Does FedEx, for example have their logo dual-purposed as a font? Not trying to negate the effort to fix or otherwise improve the ubuntu-title font. The thread just got me thinking and thought I'd share. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mai

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-14 Thread Ashton
e that was recommended but which I haven't > tried is LMSansDemiCondensed Regular available in the lmodern package > in Ubuntu (part of TeX). Yet another non-free (sorry) font to add to this list : Vag Rounded<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAG_Rounded>(Adobe) Ashton --

Re: [ubuntu-art] Kith Intrepid

2008-07-12 Thread Ashton
I thought was "peach" as well...in addition to the min/max/button choice. So if the colors aren't great, and the style is so-so, what is it about Kith that people like? (question not aimed at those who like the peach/salmon thing, obviously). Is it just about the window borde

Re: [ubuntu-art] How to provide more alternate wallpapers without influencing CD size requirements

2008-07-07 Thread Ashton
the internet as a resource to begin with. I don't think Ubuntu's payoff would be worth the effort. People like what they like. They know where to get it or how to look for it. Whether it is pics of the kids, their favorite celebrity, or some swirly gradient grunge design. Ashton -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-05 Thread Ashton
Beautiful. Guess that's that. Onward and whatnot... On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its very good- I actually replaced all of my fonts in windows, mac, and > desktopbsd with them. > > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 12:45 AM

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-05 Thread Ashton
Oh good. On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:42 PM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried both out, and Droid was much much better. > Salane > > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 12:31 AM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Ooops! Flubbed the send button...

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-05 Thread Ashton
Ooops! Flubbed the send button... Then it went: No! Lib Sans is wrong! We should use a Humanist styled font! Then back to: Droid! Droid is the one! That was a full circle. And again, I don't understand the why's. On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-05 Thread Ashton
Gotta say...Droid is awfully similar to Liberation...I don't mind. But I don't have any clue where this is going. If you think one is "not a good system font" then how do you get to the other being ZOMG awesome? What is the reason for wanting to use it, other than it having Google Android ties and

Re: [ubuntu-art] Font suggestions

2008-07-02 Thread Ashton
Erm, I suppose an easy test would be to open up OpenOffice, and compare two identical paragraphs using the two fonts to see if they break in the same place...in regard to the metrics...durf. Like I said, no font expert. Ashton On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [ubuntu-art] Font suggestions

2008-07-02 Thread Ashton
t : p) so I wouldn't know. But I do recognize the importance/convenience. Ashton On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 02 July 2008 19:04:37 Salane Ashcraft wrote: > > So I just looked at it again- we could possibly

Re: [ubuntu-art] Font suggestions

2008-07-02 Thread Ashton
Ah. Didn't look deep enough to see which came first. (droid or android) I assumed they were paying for it though. Ashton On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 02 July 2008 17:46:14 Ashton wrote: > > Droid is also being used

Re: [ubuntu-art] Font suggestions

2008-07-02 Thread Ashton
Droid is also being used in Google's Android project. http://damieng.com/blog/2007/11/14/droid-font-family-courtesy-of-google-ascender Ashton On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since you have an official canonical email, would y

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-07-01 Thread Ashton
e install - would get a more useful response out of the community, instead of death threats, insults, and Mob fear reaction. NOW, for my question. :) If the dark theme is an experiment, what is the fallback? Is it "unity"? Something else entirely? Ashton On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 9:17 A

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-06-30 Thread Ashton
>- with a pale iris and horizontal slit-shaped pupils. I will do so. I noticed this trait in all the pics I looked at, and failed to carry it over. On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Conn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-06-30 Thread Ashton
ting for feedback, but seeing someone else use it is good feedback! :) It allows for choosing which colors you want from the appearance menu, or a gradient. That way you can make it darker or lighter to match your preference. I think I need to tweak the transparent parts though. Ashton On Mon, Jun 30, 2

Re: [ubuntu-art] Liberation Fonts

2008-06-30 Thread Ashton
yeah, who knows why we do the tings we do? Máirín Duffy, art dev at Fedora, has a study of fonts and licensing that someone might find interesting:http://duffy.fedorapeople.org/fonts/ I don't know what Fedora Sulphur is using as default sys font, though. Is it Liberation? Ashton On Mon, Ju

Re: [ubuntu-art] Liberation Fonts

2008-06-30 Thread Ashton
OSS Segoe (cough...Frutiger) or Myriad Pro choice out there, then sure, why the heck not? I think one will have to get to work on that though. Ashton On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just looked at them... not so good for a system font.

Re: [ubuntu-art] Liberation Fonts

2008-06-30 Thread Ashton
Have you tried Liberation Sans? I think it's a great choice. As I mentioned earlier, Firefox in particular, when changed from within preferences, looks much more crisp and clean. I don't have much experience with the other Liberation fonts, though. Ashton On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 a

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-06-30 Thread Ashton
ally been settled and the Liberation fonts have been accepted into the Debian archive <http://packages.debian.org/sid/ttf-liberation>. Other distros are expected to follow suit soon." Ashton On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Salane As

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-06-30 Thread Ashton
rs. screenshot - http://picasaweb.google.com/cogneato/UbuntuRelated/photo#5217703878919813170 Ashton On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 30 June 2008 15:56:48 Ashton wrote: > > >The fonts are open source (and include symbols for

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-06-30 Thread Ashton
ion Sans, etc. for a while now whenever I set up my desktop. I really enjoy the look, especially within Firefox, where the Liberation fonts (to me) vastly improve the experience. Can Ubuntu use these as defaults now? Ashton On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 7:11 AM, Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [ubuntu-art] Having fun with installer slideshow!

2008-06-05 Thread Ashton Lafferty
Does anyone know which SVG version is being used/supported among apps like Eye of Gnome/Mozilla/Inkscape etc? Or which features are supported? I assume that is where the difference is. I have recently lingered too long within Illustrator with a piece and learned that the "color dodge" and "color bu

Re: [ubuntu-art] Illustrator Palette

2008-06-04 Thread Ashton Lafferty
Worked for me. Give it another try? On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For some reason I could not download it... > Salane Ashcraft > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/lis