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[shane lee <shaneymail@xxxxxxxxx>]

I like the idea in general but I am slightly concerned what impact
something like this might have on performance?
I would be interested to hear from someone in the know?

I would maybe think this could be a Radiance replacement, rather than
an additional theme.

On 22 May 2012 17:37, Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Absolutely. I actually stated that in the original remit. As much as
> possible, the user's options should be kept open.
>
> Matt
>
> On 22/05/12 16:45, Ryan Gauger wrote:
>
> On 05/22/2012 10:40 AM, Jonathan French wrote:
>
> Unlike the current implementation of chameleonic launcher and notifications,
> though, (due to a bug), it should be optional. :P
>
> The GNOME 'representative colour' recognizer seems to have an inexplicable
> fondness for finding the single pixel of brown in a wallpaper and picking
> that as the launcher colour.
>
> On 22 May 2012 13:53, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I would definitely like to see this land in Quantel. Great idea!
>>
>> On May 22, 2012, at 6:30 AM, Varun Priolkar <varunpr97@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Mark said the Ambiance theme will be refreshed for 12.10.. so lets
>> > wait n watch..
>> >
>> > On 5/22/12, Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> I would really like to see a chameleonic theme land in 12.10.
>> >> Not a transparent theme. Instead simply the ambiance theme (light to
>> >> dark vertical gradient) but where the base colour is taken as the
>> >> average colour of the wallpaper.
>> >> I also think this would help the top-left corner issue, as the
>> >> launcher,
>> >> panel and window would blend a lot better.
>> >> Also, this wouldn't prevent the user from selecting non-chameleonic
>> >> themes, as some people would prefer the contrast.
>> >>
>> >> Thoughts?
>> >> Matt
>> >>
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>
> Yes, I agree with you. It should be optional. The current Ubuntu light
> themes should be an option (maybe default, with chameleon theme an option in
> System Settings -> Appearance.
>
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