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[Michal Strba <faiface2202@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/28/2011 08:48 PM, Omar B. wrote:
> Would look more consistent and nice.
>
> some mockups:
>
> http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JSR8IC77Ub4/TTRwD1iIvKI/AAAAAAAABoM/yxWXeJR6ZCo/s1600/unity_global_menu_idea_by_musl1m-d3400kk.png
>
> http://musl1m.deviantart.com/art/Unity-Global-Menu-Idea-188117732
>
> Also, gnome-shell menus look way better, so unity is very far behind here and is looking outdated compared to many shells, even the "commercial" ones.
>
> ________________________________
> > From: frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:12:56 +0200
> > To: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [Ayatana] semi-transparent indicator menus
> >
> > Unity introduces a new look, but Indicators Menus, which were there
> > before the Dash, are not yet up to date in that respect.
> > Obviously, there is no alpha for indicator menus, no way to set
> > transparency in CCSM for them.
> > I'd like to have control over that as a power user, power user being
> > the bridge between designers, developers and plain users.
> >
> > the main reason i see for having transparent indicator menus is visual
> > consistency:
> > finally, we'd have one unified look for all of Unity, of which
> > Indicator Menus imo are a part.
> >
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But take a look on how it looks when window is maximized in attached 
pictures. As I proposed some time ago, panel should be dynamic, 
transparent only when there is no maximized window and "normal" when 
there is.

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