I like the idea in general but I am slightly concerned what impact something like this might have on performance? I would be interested to hear from someone in the know?
I would maybe think this could be a Radiance replacement, rather than an additional theme. On 22 May 2012 17:37, Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Absolutely. I actually stated that in the original remit. As much as > possible, the user's options should be kept open. > > Matt > > On 22/05/12 16:45, Ryan Gauger wrote: > > On 05/22/2012 10:40 AM, Jonathan French wrote: > > Unlike the current implementation of chameleonic launcher and notifications, > though, (due to a bug), it should be optional. :P > > The GNOME 'representative colour' recognizer seems to have an inexplicable > fondness for finding the single pixel of brown in a wallpaper and picking > that as the launcher colour. > > On 22 May 2012 13:53, Ryan Gauger <rtg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I would definitely like to see this land in Quantel. Great idea! >> >> On May 22, 2012, at 6:30 AM, Varun Priolkar <varunp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Mark said the Ambiance theme will be refreshed for 12.10.. so lets >> > wait n watch.. >> > >> > On 5/22/12, Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >> >> I would really like to see a chameleonic theme land in 12.10. >> >> Not a transparent theme. Instead simply the ambiance theme (light to >> >> dark vertical gradient) but where the base colour is taken as the >> >> average colour of the wallpaper. >> >> I also think this would help the top-left corner issue, as the >> >> launcher, >> >> panel and window would blend a lot better. >> >> Also, this wouldn't prevent the user from selecting non-chameleonic >> >> themes, as some people would prefer the contrast. >> >> >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Matt >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> >> Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > Yes, I agree with you. It should be optional. The current Ubuntu light > themes should be an option (maybe default, with chameleon theme an option in > System Settings -> Appearance. > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
