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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't feel changing the window border is necessary.

The new transparency options provide a nice look and make it easily
accessible. However, the current Unity panel, with any transparency, is out
of touch with both the window titlebars and the Unity desktop. This image
serves to keep the design of the panel consistent with Unity, regardless of
the transparency set (Since it's still based on the rest of the Unity
design).

Additionally, with the window title and controls visible in the panel for
maximized windows, I don't feel it's confusing for a user to understand that
the panel *is* the title bar in that case. A panel that looks like the title
bar is not required for this distinction to be apparent; the functionality
takes care of this quite nicely.

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 17:59, Phong Cao <phngcv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think we should change both the WINDOWS BORDERS and the UNITY PANEL to
> "slick black" like what Ian said (see the "quoted text" section of this
> email for more information).
>
> http://ubuntuone.com/p/h8E/
> http://ubuntuone.com/p/h8D/
>
> Anybody wants to comment?
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Phong Cao <phngcv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
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>


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Ian Santopietro
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