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[Tyler Brainerd <tylerbrainerd@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm going to go out on a limb and disagree. For every fresh install I've
done myself and also for new users, the new theme blows them away. not that
it can't be improved, specifically with consistency (I've brought up before
the multiple different ways of indicating, such as triangles in the
messenging menu but circles in the me menu) and also with size, but the
theme is a huge improvement.

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx>wrote:

>
> Le mercredi 09 juin 2010 à 17:44 +0200, dani planas armangue a écrit :
> > I've recently been looking at changes in the art of ubuntu (light themes
> > and new icons) and I think you are doing things wrong.
> >
> > topics you are only basing the color palette rather than usability:
> >
> > -colors to saturate(orange specialy but same the violet)
> > -Buttons of different sizes
> > -progresbars diferent sizes
> > -toolbars diferent sizes
> > etc. ..
> >
> > The results are pretty crappy in my opinion (although this still alpha)
> >
> > On the other hand we were to look at some of the gnome-look themes that
> > have had more success:
> >
> > -Elementary
> > -Equinox.
> >
> > the two themes focus on USABILITY. and this is where we must go in my
> > opinion. we can use the elementary theme changing colors to suit the
> > palette of ubuntu but ended following their guidelines and elements.
> > because they take years to improve this theme, something he have
> > learned.
>
> Dani,
>
> You should try to be a little bit more objective. Your entire post
> goes little beyond "I don't like it", and this is not really enough
> to start a productive discussion.
>
> You mentioned guidelines and elements of Elementary and Equinox.
> Which are those, specifically? Why are they better, technically?
> Where are you drawing the line between personal opinions and
> facts that would apply to most average users?
>
> And not using aggressive words like "crappy" to characterize the
> work that nice people put effort into would also help. :)
>
>
>
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