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bodhi_zazenI am trying to change the GMD theme on Ubuntu 9.1002:07
bodhi_zazenany suggestions ?02:08
bodhi_zazenI was hoping someone from the art team would know, gdmsetup allow one to set other options but not theme02:08
bodhi_zazenand editing /etc/gdm/custom.conf (and similar) does not seem to be working either :(02:08
bodhi_zazenSorry to ask and run, I will check back later02:10
kwwiigood morning06:37
mac_vkwwii: after you have packaged and pushed the new icon theme , could you mention the name :) , the Inherits need to be added for Humanity. Thanks08:03
thorwilgood morning!08:12
psyke83morning08:57
* darkmatter looks at clock. holy crap. I guess it it is08:59
darkmatterI therefore return the sentiment. morning.08:59
thorwilhttp://dudanogueira.com.br/2009/09/23/my-mother-on-ubuntu-artwork-karmic-release-shortlist/09:47
darkmatterkewl. more mothers need teh recognition09:53
darkmatterhaiku is in alpha know. I can officially rofl myself to death now10:00
mrmcq2u_kwwii - is the humanity icon theme canonical developed?10:01
kwwiiin a call atm10:02
kwwiion10:02
mrmcq2u_cool10:03
mac_vmrmcq2u_: nope :)10:09
mrmcq2u_not even the notification icons10:10
mrmcq2u_well notification bar icons10:10
mrmcq2u_they look similar to the notification bubble icons from canonical10:11
mrmcq2u_netsplit10:12
mrmcq2u_the joys of irc10:12
mrmcq2u_:)10:12
mac_vmrmcq2u_: the notification are canonical icons10:16
mrmcq2u_notification bar10:16
mrmcq2u_not actual notifications10:17
mrmcq2u_?10:17
mac_vhuh? what is notification bar?10:17
mrmcq2u_the part of the panel with network manager, volume icons etc10:17
mac_vthe the notification area ;)10:17
mrmcq2u_ah10:18
mac_voh , nope they are not done by canonical ;p10:18
darkmatterthey're a cheap mac-style wannabe in ubuntu colors by a third party with a mac-look obsession (and thus lacking in originality) ;)10:19
* mac_v hurt ^10:19
darkmatterwooo! yet another victims spirit crushed! *dances a celebratory jig* xD10:21
mac_vdarkmatter: lot of folks like them ;) also they were requested from the design team > Bug #39171410:21
ubottuLaunchpad bug 391714 in humanity "Desaturate and stylize notification area icons" [Wishlist,Fix released] https://launchpad.net/bugs/39171410:21
mrmcq2u_darkmatter - apple were not the first to decide not to use colorful icons for system notifications... Most consumer devices take that route.. Its much less flashy on the eyes10:21
kwwiihi10:21
mac_vkwwii: heya , is the new canonical theme out?10:22
psyke83hey10:22
* mrmcq2u_ cant stand people who refuse to take certain routes because they feel apple invented them10:22
kwwiimac_v: I am packaging it as we chat10:23
darkmattermrmcq2u_: what makes you think I was referring to the saturation? I was refering to the styling. humanity is a fork of elementary. which is a mac-wannabe and tries to copy the mac style a little to much10:23
mac_vdarkmatter: also , Humanity's icons are better than apple's  ;p10:23
mrmcq2u_humanity is nothing like mac icons10:23
mrmcq2u_:/10:23
mrmcq2u_neither is gnome colors which is also based from it10:23
mac_vdarkmatter: you are right about elementary , several are mac inspired , but Humanity is different10:24
mrmcq2u_I prefer gnome colors but like certain aspects of humanity, like the notification area icons10:24
mrmcq2u_http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9599/screenshottq.png10:24
mrmcq2u_those icons dont shout apple to me10:25
mrmcq2u_though u can use docky as ammunition too :D :P10:25
mrmcq2u_so mac_v I noticed that the default was switched to humanity and then back to human a few hours later last night10:26
darkmattermac_v: only real difference is the folders which are derived from breathes look, but in an elementary styling. most of the others are recolors (though there are a few other fresh icons). please note: I'm not shooting down the quality of the icons, but the lack of originality10:26
mac_vdarkmatter: i have done icons for both breathe and Humanity ;p , breathe's folder is a new development10:27
mac_vit is supposed to be a mix of oxygen and human10:28
darkmatterI know. but humanities folder came after :P10:28
mac_vnope , before10:28
* mrmcq2u_ ponders why instead of using the emblems on folders like music, documents, download etc custom folders are used instead?10:29
mrmcq2u_I think gnome-colors is more comprehensive10:30
mrmcq2u_and you have color options so that would leave canonicals options open in future releases10:30
mrmcq2u_there is already a gnome-colors human and chocolate color theme :D I guess I like it so much because I can easily differentiate between files like html, css, python, c etc10:32
darkmatterbecause custom folders give you control over the placement of identification elements. you don't get that privilege with emblems unfortunately. that much I can agree with in part. I still think we need sane people developing ui... but that's not going to happen anytime soon10:32
mrmcq2u_but now I am torn because I really like the notification area icons in humanity :D10:32
mac_vmrmcq2u_: you could use humanity's notification icons with a different theme10:33
mrmcq2u_lolz, me thinks nautilus needs to die some point soon.. create a touch friendly tagging based file browser10:34
mrmcq2u_with live previews of more than just video and photos10:34
mrmcq2u_mac_v I know I might do it for my own purposes or maybe recommend the maintainer to do it10:35
* mrmcq2u_ was kinda bummed out when a guy created a new thumbnailer for nautilus which grabbed album art from metadata and used it as a thumbnail and the nautilus devs refused it on the basis that its too difficult to add album art to metadata on gnome currently10:37
mrmcq2u_So he created a patch for rhythmbox which added the album art to metadata and also grabbed the album art from metadata and it was refused on the basis that album art in metadata in the view of the maintainer was wrong10:38
mrmcq2u_:(10:38
darkmatterI've grown indifferent to linux DE's. they're lost causes. I stick with gnome solely because it's the most stable of the major players. if it wasn't for the fact that I'd lose functionality, I'd just switch to an oldschool wm and be done with it10:39
* mrmcq2u_ also wants to shift away from keybaord and mouse, you dont realize how unnecessarily complex it is until you have to explain to your mother how to copy multiple files with the ctrl and left click method then watch how uncomfortable it is for them to use :(10:40
darkmatterI want to move away from applications and move to a 'services with gui's' approach * and by services I don't mean things like facebook). actual activities, not a button labeled activities that opens a list of non-activities. I want 'home' as an environmental concept, not a a directory in the system hierarchy. I want form and function merged in perfect unison.10:49
kwwiilp:~ubuntu-desktop/notify-osd/notify-osd-icons-ubuntu is where the notify-osd icons will be10:51
darkmatterI want conceptual simplicity and structural complexity. an environment that is humane and smarter by design instead of dumbed down. let add what we need, kill what we don't. reorganize the results into something that is useful and usable10:51
mrmcq2u_out of curiosity how do you feel about moblin's ui?10:59
mrmcq2u_kwwii - I was talking about notification area icons11:00
mrmcq2u_humanity's look similar to the osd icons11:00
mrmcq2u_darkmatter - I like the moblin concept though there are things I would change for desktop use. As for file management I think some of the multitouch concepts look great for what your talking about.. Maybe mix it with gloobus to have interactive thumbnails/previews rather than switching between different apps for previewing things just because we can multitask doesnt mean we should for everything.11:05
kwwiierm, humanity has notification icons for notify-osd?11:07
mrmcq2u_I think that the moblin media players way of grouping music/photos and videos would translate well to a multitouch ui(drag multiple files together the way that feels right and when you take your finger off you get a popup asking you what you would like to tag the items with. Afterwards they would be in a sort of virtual folder of the same design as the groupings in moblins media player.11:08
mrmcq2u_kwwii - http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9599/screenshottq.png11:08
mrmcq2u_top right, icons fit with notify osd icons quite well and look quite nice :D11:09
mrmcq2u_almost like the lower res counterpart of notify osd icons11:09
mrmcq2u_kwwii - any news on the gtk theme for the gdm?11:10
kwwiiI am finishing that up today as well11:10
mrmcq2u_is today an art freeze?11:12
mac_vkwwii: so does Humanity have to add "notify-osd" as inherits or... will notify-osd fall back on its own?11:13
kwwiimac_v: we are sorting that as we speak11:15
kwwiimrmcq2u_: yes11:15
mac_vah , ok11:15
psyke83kwwii: hey. I just noticed that the gtkrc I sent you has a pinkish background, I didn't intend that. I changed it to #EFE5C9 and it fits with the selection colour better12:16
psyke83it was just an experiment anyway, to show that perhaps the grey background needs to blend some more into the dark brown12:17
kwwiipsyke83: yeah, I changed that :)12:17
kwwiino worries12:17
kwwiiI played with making it a bit darker as well12:18
mac_vkwwii: why does human have /usr/share/icons/Human/scalable/apps/ooo-calc2.svg  , was that "2" accidentaly naming , or ...?12:18
mac_vthat icon is not present in hicolor12:18
kwwiimac_v: it is probably just a work in progress12:19
kwwiiit won't be used named thusly12:19
kwwiilet me check it out12:19
mac_vyea , thats what i thought , hehe a similar WIP i had placed in humanity caused the icon-cache problem yesterday ;p12:20
kwwiiright, you can ignore that12:20
mac_vthanks12:20
psyke83kwwii: be sure to send me a screenshot of the dark version sometime, I'd like to see what you're up to ;)12:56
psyke83kwwii, I also meant to ask, are you interested in updating newhuman, maybe to fix it up a bit and try to make the widgets more distinct, or have you put that one on the backburner?12:57
psyke83sorry, I mean darkroom12:57
kwwiipsyke83: for now, I have put that on the back burner as we are going to be working on new themes for the next release12:58
kwwiipsyke83: the human theme updates are going in the distro as we speak12:59
mac_vpsyke83: oh , kwwii is the author of darkroom..!12:59
kwwiitime for lunch. bbl12:59
kwwiimac_v: yes, psyke83 and I made it12:59
kwwiipsyke83 is a gtk theme master ;)12:59
mac_v:) , never knew it...13:00
psyke83we're also secret lovers... you learn something new everyday :P13:00
mac_vlol...13:01
psyke83kwwii: I realized that when we were talking about lucid the other day, you meant karmic+1 (I didn't know that the name lucid lynx was chosen till today). I thought you were referring to a new theme in progress13:02
psyke83kwwii: I just installed 0.33 of the theme, and I think that something is wrong13:21
psyke83the only change to the Human gtkrc is to change the selection colour, so the highlight bugs, etc, aren't fixed13:22
=== chaotic_ is now known as chaotic
kwwiipsyke83: hrm, that doesn't sound right, let me check13:58
kwwiipsyke83: shite, I screwed up14:02
kwwiimy fault14:02
kwwiipsyke83: thanks for pointing that out, I copied the wrong things and didn't notice14:07
kwwiipsyke83: did you install 33 or 32?14:08
kwwiiI only have my package at 32, the fix will be 3314:08
psyke83kwwii: 33, built package from source on launchpad14:32
psyke83gotta sort something, bbl14:32
kwwiipsyke83: I updated it a few minutes ago14:33
kwwiinow it should be correct14:33
thorwilhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Website/KarmicCountdownBanners#thorwil%27s%20Slideshow14:50
* thorwil coffee14:50
zniavrehumanlogin metacity  looks almost as mine15:03
mac_vthorwil: how about a mix of B and E , i like how the numbers are inside the circle for E , but the E logo seems a bit dull :(15:03
mac_vand what is the slideshow for? , where will the numbers be displayed? nice concept BTW :)15:05
mac_vs/numbers/days remaining15:06
psyke83back15:07
thorwilmac_v: look at the animated option at http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/countdown15:21
thorwilmac_v: if A or B is the chosen, i might offer a variation of either with centered numbers15:22
* thorwil -> cycling15:22
kwwiipsyke83: the newest bzr should be correct now15:23
psyke83kwwii: yep, got it, looks fine - the same grey background is normal, right?15:46
kwwiipsyke83: for beta freeze, yes15:47
kwwiisince we are a team I have to clear everything with everyone15:47
kwwii:/15:47
psyke83haha15:47
kwwiiand today we are *really* busy15:47
psyke83I'm just making sure, there were some tweaks to the widgets that weren't mentioned in my first mail to you, so I was hoping you took the gtkrc and just changed the @bg_color back15:48
psyke83it seems like you did it15:48
psyke83kwwii: I'll go ahead and send the screenshot and gtkrc with the brownish colour I originally meant to show you, just in case you want to take a look at it later. The one I sent was too pinky15:49
kwwiicool, thanks15:51
kwwiipsyke83: yes, that is exactly what I did15:52
kwwiisorry, I am busy trying to edit all these damn extra wallpapers15:52
kwwiiwhat a hassle15:52
psyke83haha :)15:56
psyke83I won't disturb you15:56
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FLOZzHello all  _o/16:37
mat_tguys, does anyone here use mobile broadband on Ubuntu?16:41
mat_tIf you do, could you please check what icon you get in the panel when connected16:41
mat_thttps://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/43510916:45
ubottuLaunchpad bug 435109 in network-manager-applet "Incorrect panel icon for 3G connection" [Undecided,New]16:45
mat_tDoes anyone else get that problem?16:46
SiDi*yawn*16:48
mac_vmat_t: are you using Humanity or Human theme?16:51
SiDiyay mat_t is here16:52
SiDihello there16:52
kwwiimat_t: yes, I fixed it upstream the other day16:56
kwwiiso it should be fixed in network manager upstream16:56
SiDiWhat the hell is that ubuntu sida thing ?16:57
mat_tkwwii, ok, cool16:57
kwwiiof course, if humanity has it's own icons for this it might replace the ones I made16:57
mat_tkwwii, I don't think this is fixable: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xsplash/+bug/42363216:57
ubottuLaunchpad bug 423632 in xsplash "xsplash wallpaper gradients are massively distorted at 16bpp depth" [Medium,Confirmed]16:57
kwwiimat_t: no, with the pic as-is it is not fixable16:58
kwwiithe usplash was always such fun to make images for!16:59
kwwiiwe could just fall back to a solid color, or just black16:59
mac_vSiDi: yeah whats with the SiDa spam... lol i thought you might have something to do with it ;)17:00
mat_tkwwii: hmmm, actually17:00
SiDimac_v: no, i dont :p17:00
SiDisida means AIDS in french >_>17:00
mac_vlol17:00
mat_tkwwii: when I view the images in the browser they look fine17:00
SiDiand simple daughter is meaningless (not to mention i really dont see what that project tries to achieve)17:00
mat_tkwwii: I guess bratsche needs to have a look at it17:01
kwwiimat_t: right, you view them at at least 24bit17:01
kwwiiat 16bit there is no way that a gradient like that is going to work without dithering the pic17:02
kwwiiI'd like to understand the reasons people view this at 16bit17:02
kwwiithe usplash is not displaying this bg is it?17:03
mat_tkwwii: no, I viewed them at 16bpp on my screen - they look fine in preview/browser17:03
mat_tkwwii: usplash is not using these images17:04
mat_tkwwii: usplash only  uses circle of friends on black17:04
kwwiimat_t: how did you view them at 16? I don't know of any way to switch that on or off17:04
kwwiimat_t: whew :)17:04
mat_tkwwii: display prefs17:04
mat_ton osx17:05
kwwiiahhh, but osx does nasty little (wonderful) tricks to make it look nicer17:05
mat_tkwwii: we have to do these tricks too, then :)17:06
mat_tkwwii: I can't change the image itself, I'd have to create separate versions with web dither ;)17:06
kwwiimat_t: yeah, if we can...I doubt too many people understand that stuff these days17:06
kwwiimat_t: right17:06
kwwiiwhich would make the file size much larger17:07
mat_tand Steve Langasek would have me murdered17:07
kwwiilol, exactly17:08
mrmcq2u_kwwii - are you still putting the gdm gtk theme in your ppa?18:33
kwwiimrmcq2u_: not today, I am trying to make beta freeze18:35
mrmcq2u_kwwii - I like the shade of brown you guys chose for the human theme18:46
FLOZzHello all  _o/18:56
zniavregood evening20:46
zniavrehow to "design" gdm please?20:46
mrmcq2u_is the new gdm even out yet?20:46
mrmcq2u_I think there will be good instructions once the new gdm theme is published20:47
zniavrei am with karmic and gdm seems to follow the new human gtkrc20:48
zniavrei ll wait so20:48
zniavrethank you20:48
SiDilol, mrmcq2u_21:00
SiDiif its like indicator-applet we're gonna wait a long long time21:00
zniavre:o)21:03
mrmcq2u_kwwii - is human-theme .34 going to be in your ppa before the official repo?21:17
mrmcq2u_odd - it seems to be included, just not applying changes from the ubuntu-login folder within human-theme 0.3421:27
* kwwii returns from band practice21:49
kwwiimrmcq2u_: it is included but it does not work unless you set the gconf defaults correctly21:50
kwwiicurrently there is no way to do that21:50
kwwiibut you can edit the gconf defaults file 16 and 17 to set the gtk, metacity and bg21:50
zniavrefile 16 and 17 ?21:52
zniavrei dont not hav this 17 file22:12
kwwii/user/share/gconf/defaults/16_ubuntu-artwork23:52
kwwii17_*23:52
kwwiiand then sudo update-gconf-defaults23:53
kwwii17 is the path to the bg23:53
kwwii16 is the gtk and metacity theme...set it to HumanLogin23:53
kwwiis/it/each23:53
kwwiianyway, time for sleep23:54

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