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Re: [Ayatana] Introduction and suggestion



That's quite a good mockup Ian.

That's said, if we change the color of the panel, I think we should also change the color of the window borders to that "slick black", or the panel will still look "inconsistent" when comparing to the windows' borders.

But I still can not imagine what will happen if we change all the windows' borders to "slick black"... I don't know if it is a good idea...

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey All.

I'd like to first introduce myself. I'm Ian Santopietro. I currently do tech support for System76, and have for nearly a year. I've been using ubuntu since 6.10, and I love to see all of the progress that it's made since then. So far, I'm delighted with Unity, and barring a few issues of missing features, am ready for natty. (Actually, I should say I really can't wait for natty. It will be totally awesome!)

Anyway, I have noticed something that feels inconsistent to me: The Unity Panel. It feels out of place to me. It's hard to describe with words, so I do have a couple of pictures:

Here's one at a default configuration:
http://ubuntuone.com/p/h8E/

And a possibly tweaked configuration with the transparency set:
http://ubuntuone.com/p/h8D/

Most of Unity's central design is dark, solid backgrounds with white outlines and highlights. It's a strong design, and it feels clean, slick, and modern. But the panel doesn't fit this at all. The after shot in my suggestion, in my opinion, does a better job of bringing it all together and making it feel consistent. 

--
Ian Santopietro
CEO - Prodigy Games

"Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast
 Ofer middangeard monnum sended"

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