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Re: Design input on bug 1045511

 

I'm +1 on using Tango and revisiting this layer if someone thinks it's actually really important. 

I'm -1 on spending a lot if time on some kind of complicated profile switching mechanism. It's just not worth it here, IMHO. 

Best Regards,
Daniel Foré

El sep 11, 2012, a las 5:31 a.m., David Gomes <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:

> The tools are already here. Just open dconf-editor and you can easily change the palette scheme of the terminal.
> 
> Right now, we want to focus on making pantheon-terminal ready so that we can release Luna. The Gnome Terminal scheme is pretty good and our designers don't really have the time to work on a brand new color scheme. Voldyman suggested we use Tango. Tango looks good.
> 
> Also, I think we're overestimating the importance of the terminal color scheme...
> 
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Darcy Brás da Silva <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry but I completely disagree. This also would mean that later down
> the road if we decide to change visual schemes on the project the tools
> were already there.
> Also the whole point of Elementary is Bring a new User Experience (the
> way I see it at least)... Else why would we create pantheon-terminal...
> Sticking to a tested tool like gnome-terminal would have been a wiser
> choice if the point is to _have_ what people are _used__to__ ....
> 
> On Tue, 2012-09-11 at 13:00 +0100, David Gomes wrote:
> > That sounds way too complex when compared to just using Gnome's scheme
> > (to the which people are used).
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Darcy Brás da Silva
> > <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >         Yes, definitely it does look pretty bad... So, ideas for the
> >         fix... What
> >         about some kind of filter on issued commands, that way each
> >         app could
> >         *temporarily* change it's color scheme and we could keep our
> >         current
> >         theme, and just _fix and maybe even improve those that fail
> >         miserably ...
> >         I know some work would be required, but in overall i don't
> >         think would
> >         be extremely difficult. It would be a matter of keeping a list
> >         of known
> >         names (exceptions like aptitude) and check the argument that
> >         is going to
> >         be executed... How does that sound to you guys ?
> >
> >         On Tue, 2012-09-11 at 12:19 +0100, David Gomes wrote:
> >         > https://launchpadlibrarian.net/115431046/screenshot.png
> >         >
> >         > The bug report just posted that picture, it looks pretty
> >         bad.
> >         >
> >         > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:04 AM, dkotrada
> >         <dkotrada@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >         >         +1
> >         >
> >         >         2012/9/10 Darcy Brás da Silva
> >         <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >         >         > I think we should first look at some kind of print
> >         screen,
> >         >         because the
> >         >         > current color scheme is most likely the best
> >         'default' I
> >         >         have found. And
> >         >         > note that I program with emacs -nw mode, so
> >         readability is
> >         >         definitely a
> >         >         > concern to me.
> >         >         > PS: some packages can be installed that alter the
> >         color
> >         >         scheme of
> >         >         > certain programs, not quite sure if there isn't
> >         something
> >         >         like that on
> >         >         > the system were the bug was detected.
> >         >         >
> >         >         > On Mon, 2012-09-10 at 15:07 +0100, David Gomes
> >         wrote:
> >         >         >> I need some design input on this bug:
> >         >         >>
> >         https://bugs.launchpad.net/pantheon-terminal/+bug/1045511
> >         >         >>
> >         >         >> If our color scheme is not working alright, we
> >         need to use
> >         >         Gnome
> >         >         >> Terminal's color scheme, and if we do need to
> >         change the
> >         >         color scheme,
> >         >         >> I think it should be done in time for Luna, hence
> >         I'm
> >         >         asking for your
> >         >         >> help guys.
> >         >         >>
> >         >         >> Thanks,
> >         >         >> David (Munchor)
> >         >         >
> >         >         > --
> >         >         > Darcy Brás da Silva <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >         >         >
> >         >
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> >         --
> >         Darcy Brás da Silva <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
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