16 Jan
2012
16 Jan
'12
4:09 a.m.
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:18:38 +0000
Tiago Marques <tiagomnm(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:13 PM, /dev/ammo42
<mickeytintincolle(a)yahoo.fr>wrote;wrote:
I agree on these two icons being too detailed (although I actually use
the home icon in my "Small" kicker bar) but most others are good IMHO.
On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:08:17 -0500
Calvin Morrison <mutantturkey(a)gmail.com> wrote:
These are quite bad for desktop use, IMHO. Crystal SVG is cartoonish
but it's icons have a low amount of detail, which are nice at all
sizes and readable, symbolic in a way. Just look at the home and
Firefox icons in Crystal Project: way too much bling causes too much
"visual noise" in someting that sould be merely symbolic of it's
function. Hello Everyone,
For a while I have been pondering the cosmetic and artwork related
changes we should try and work on for R14. Unlike most projects,
we are rather nostalgic, so going flat out new won't work for us.
A new default theme or such is not advisable. Users won't like
it. I think we should instead focus on creating an improved R14
style. A theme consists of: Backgrounds, Color Schemes, Fonts,
Icons, Window Decorations, Widget Styles, and Screensavers. These
don't need drastic revision, instead they need careful changes to
help reflect our goals. Speed simplicity and customization are my
top priorities.
What do we need to improve? My vote is this
1) New backgrounds - Our defaults are out of date and I don't
really like them, Every new release should see some fresh
artwork. Users can keep the old one if the prefer it. These need
to be pleasant to view and also look modern. (not to glossy
though).
2) Improved Window Decorations - I am not a fan of plastic. I am a
fan of the KDE2 window decoration. Either way we should set about
making sure the default on is in tip top shape and has max
configuration. Should we keep plastic as our default deco?
3) Icons - I think we are OK with these. Some icons may need to be
looked over in our crystal svg set. I want to maximize visual
efficiency of our icons. Some may be unclear or hard to see at
different sizes. This should be lo
I think Crystal Project icons
(http://www.everaldo.com/crystal/?action=preview) could be a good
theme to add. It is designed by Everaldo Coehlo (as is Crystal SVG)
and I think of it as an improved Crystal SVG, without the
cartoonish/XPish look of the latter.
Best regards,
Tiago
> >
> > 4) Styles - I would like to see Plastik expanded by including more
> > options, especially to remove stippled drawing on the tabs. any
> > thoughts?
> >
> > I think we should start thinking about this now, since this
> > release will be mostly bug fixes, changes like this could also be
> > slipped in.
> >
> > Calvin Morrison
>
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