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[Jonathan Thomas <Jonathan.Oomph@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jan,
Thanks for taking the time to work on this mock-up!  We all want to make OpenShot as pretty and usable as possible.  My initial feelings on this mock-up are mixed though.  I really like the changes to the timeline (bottom of the screen), especially the dark ruler and stylish transition.  I am not crazy about the transitions and effects boxes always visible, or the lack of a menu bar at the top.

One of the things that sets OpenShot apart from all other video editors
on Linux is the non-intimidating look of the interface.  It has very few
things to interact with by default, and users have really responded
positively.  The biggest negative we hear is the icon themes clash with
their Gnome themes, and the timeline is too shiny blue (also clashing).

So, this mock-up addresses the biggest complaints and gives us some new
ideas about how the layout "could" look.

Another thought I had after seeing this mock-up was about the way we
build this screen behind the scenes.  It would be cool if a theme (or
some preferences) could affect where each panel is attached.  Maybe the
user could quickly change a few preferences and have a screen very
similar to this mock-up, with some panels always visible, no menu bar,
etc...  This is an interesting idea, and one that would allow power
users to really configure their screen, while new users could just live
with the super simple default layout.  Just a thought. =)

Thanks!
-Jonathan

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UI redesign
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Bug description:
Hi,

I think we should made a ui redesign for the next openshot major version (aka 1.3), so i asked Jan Hofmann, a german ui designer known for his evolution and rhythmbox elementary mockup to make us a mockup.

So here it is : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/155356/openshot.jpg

I found it very simple and beautiful, with a good use of the available space. Feel free to commant about it. (keep in mind that's just a first try, all suggestion are welcome)

We should also decide if this ui redesign, when approved, will be based on the upcoming gtk3 release (with openshot using pygobject, GtkApplication, gtk3, ...) or on the old legacy gtk2.

A new defaut theme has to be made (request by a lot of users), has to be more gnome friendly (so basically we should have at least 2 icons themes, one defaut higncolor theme and one for ubuntu, other distrib will follow)  and fit with freedesktop recommendation (install icons system wide, ...).

This bug can be used to discuss all these suggestions.

Thanks. (and sorry for my english)