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[Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

ok thanks, I'll do so.

not sure what exactly it is, but the colored bakgrounds (or backlights) look different. See the following pics:

3d:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vi3fMYU1SsE/T09a-4NQcUI/AAAAAAAAIGM/U-2d5PhdO8Q/s1600/ubuntu-12.04-precise-pangolin.png

2d:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AqkdKzVB44c/T09LaCQWhyI/AAAAAAAAIEw/5AeyhLyaXTk/s1600/unity-2d.png

I think the contrast and the coloring are different. Instead of orange is more like peach and looks a little too bright also.

Anyway, 2d has had some great improvements since 11.10 and is almost on par with 3d, so good job. 

> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:35 +0100
> From: gerry.boland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Unity-design] The backlights on unity 2d's launcher icons dont seem to look as attractive.
> 
> On Thu 01 Mar 2012 01:11:31 CET, Omar B. wrote:
> > I was wondering why the icons on unity 2d's launcher look very dull in
> > comparison with the 3d.
> >
> > is this a limitation of unity 2d, the use of different backlights or
> > another bug ?
> >
> > unity2d is being used in different projects so my guess it should be
> > as nice as possible.
> >
> >
> 
> Hey Omar
> what do you find dull? The icons themselves are standard, but are you 
> not impressed with the coloured background? We place a gentle sheen on 
> top of the icon too. Note we can't have the nice blurred background due 
> to metacity being basic, so we do compromise sometimes.
> 
> Please log a bug, so we'll remember to give it a look.
> Thanks
> -Gerry