Re: [Ayatana] The Dash in Onereric Ocelot

Hi. The dash will compensate for very light and very dark wallpapers, adjusting the wash accordingly (white is darkened/black is lightened - anyway hopefully nobody actually uses a white wallpaper, that would be a bit worrying!). When we tested our current system, it was at least 95% successful on a very broad spectrum of wallpapers and we have been looking at how to improve the final 5%.

Cheers

Otto

2011/8/17 anthropornis <anthropornis@xxxxxxxxx>

I like the Dash as is, specifically because it looks different than the desktop. It is apparent that it is serving a different function. I am trying to imagine how this apparentness will remain when the Dash is intentionally less distinct, and more like my Desktop.

The possibility of white text on a white background (even with a darker outline on the text) makes me cringe. Maybe it will not affect me since I purposely don't use any light colored wallpapers with the Ambiance theme, as for now I am unaware of any method to give the panel and the desktop different text colors (?).

Hopefully if this turns out to be the bad idea it initially sounds like, we will be able to modify or disable this new wash and revert to flat darkening, or even a custom Dash background color and text color.

On 08/17/2011 04:11 AM, Niklas Rosenqvist wrote:

I just read on Shuttleworth's blog about the new Dash color:

"Rather than a flat darkening, we’re introducing a wash based on the desktop colour. The dash thus adjusts to your preferred palette based on your wallpaper. The same principle will drive some of the login experience – choosing a user will shift the login screen towards that users wallpaper and palette."

Does anyone know how this will work with, e.g., a white wallpaper when the Dash has white text?

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