Forgot to mention the reduced contrast of the alternating colours and
the faint dividers between columns.
On 16/02/12 14:42, Matt Richardson wrote:
Thunderbird's interface is surprisingly customisable using css. After
a couple of hour fiddling with the userChrome.css file (including
learning time) I have changed my Thunderbird layout to look like this:
Customised Thunderbird <http://ubuntuone.com/2sSms1It45NJNnKpShtQ0B>
The larger spacing of the folders / email list allows much easier
touch usage.
The smaller font size on the email list allows more of the subject to
be displayed (particularly important on small screens) and allows
bigger gaps between emails, making the interface clearer.
/Not touch related but I also made the side bar dark as I think it
looks better./
I also used the customise toolbars options to move the reply buttons
etc to the top bar, where they can be bigger as they only use wasted
space anyway.
I have attached my userChrome.css file in case anyone wants to try it.
Just copy the file to
~/.thunderbird//randomstring/.default/chrome/userChrome.css (you may
have to create the 'chrome' folder)
/You will still have to customise the toolbars yourself though, but
this is easy.
/Potentially with a little more tweaking, we could provide a
touch-friendly interface for Thunderbird which could be used on
tablets. The advantage of using the userChrome.css is that we can
distribute Thunderbird as is, with this file to change the interface
and updates would be unlikely to break it.
Matt
p.s. After using this interface on my laptop for a short time,
switching back to the old interface felt very crowded and unclear.
On 12/02/12 20:42, Mitchell Reese wrote:
Actually, a lot of work has been done to make unity touch friendly,
but more needs to be done. Once a keyboard works with the dash, it
will be well on it's way.
It's worth keeping in mind that Cannonical's plans are for Unity to
work across all devices, so discussions about using gnome shell
instead are going to be counterproductive.
Re mail clients, has anyone else had a chance to look at the current
offering from android with ICS? Really well put together in terms of
design for a tablet. I use it on a 7 inch hacked kindle fire. It's
awesome.
Apart from speed issues with lower end hardware, I wonder if
thunderbird could be a good way to go. Rather than rewriting the
entire program, we could probably use plugins to customize it. Of
course, with mozillas rapid update cycle these could potentially
break, but with Cannonical's support, it just might be possible.
Mitchell
Curious Mail - Sent via Linux
Markus Burrer <m...@embedit.de> wrote:
Am 12.02.2012 16:23, schrieb Chris:
Why would the Gnome Mail not be usable on a small (smartphone)
screen? I haven't looked at it with much detail, but if they program
it properly (currently they're only designs) it shouldn't be a
problem from what I've seen.
Right, it depends on the GUI design. The current mockups wouldn't
work on a Smartphone.
Besides, I think the current GNOME Shell is better for tablets than
Unity.
Until now there is no work done to make Unity touch friendly. I have
a 10" tablet running Precise. Here is a first impression report (in
german)
http://blog.elektronik-projekt.de/?p=1053
With metta, Chris
On Feb 12, 2012 4:12 PM, "Markus Burrer" <m...@embedit.de
<mailto:m...@embedit.de>> wrote:
I guess, it really would be better to create a new mail client
special for Ubuntu. Gnome Mail looks nice, but if Unity should
come also to small tablets like the Streak or a Smartphone Gnome
Mail wouldn't work.
The Client needs an interface that fits both tablet and smartphone
Just my two cent
Markus
Am 11.02.2012 11:22, schrieb Nicholas Shatokhin:
I think the better choice it's a creating a new email client
special for Ubuntu.
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:14:50 +0200 ???? ???????? Markus Burrer
<m...@embedit.de <mailto:m...@embedit.de>>:
Hi, I wonder which email client shoud be used on a
tablet (or even on a phone). Thunderbird is not really a
good choice. I tried it yesterday, but it's awful. Or is
it possible to make the surface touch friendly?
Regards
Markus
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