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[Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

totally agree with dynamic transparent only when no maximized windows.

Transparency is only needed anyway when no window is maximized.

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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:18:49 +0200
From: faiface2202@xxxxxxxxx
To: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Ayatana] semi-transparent indicator menus

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.


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 Also, gnome-shell menus look way better, so unity is very far behind here and is looking outdated compared to many shells, even the "commercial" ones.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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