Comments on: Clearlooks goes Cairo http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5 Clearlooks, Linux and other things that matter Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:53:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Marcin http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-285 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:26:11 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-285 hey this http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=32599 icons its great's and i'd like to see it in new edition with new GNOME 2.14 and Your great theme (but I dont like visual window label, i prefer things like this.. http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=27002 ) Nice job!! Best regards hey
this http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=32599 icons its great’s and i’d like to see it in new edition with new GNOME 2.14 and Your great theme (but I dont like visual window label, i prefer things like this.. http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=27002 )

Nice job!!

Best regards

]]> by: Phil http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-271 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:35:39 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-271 Oh and also, for all those who always say "It looks like windows or OSX" what are you really expecting? Buttons, scrollbars, checkboxes, etc. They aren't going to revolutionize the scrollbar, or buttons. All operating systems on ANY computer will have buttons, scrollbars, progressbars etc. That is not going to change. You can't make a button any different than from Windows, OSX, Linux. Its all the same stuff! How can you expect them to NOT make it look like any other operating system, the image for the button or the bar is of no essence, the point is, its a OS, it will look like an OS and all OSes look the same. Oh and also, for all those who always say “It looks like windows or OSX” what are you really expecting? Buttons, scrollbars, checkboxes, etc. They aren’t going to revolutionize the scrollbar, or buttons. All operating systems on ANY computer will have buttons, scrollbars, progressbars etc. That is not going to change. You can’t make a button any different than from Windows, OSX, Linux. Its all the same stuff! How can you expect them to NOT make it look like any other operating system, the image for the button or the bar is of no essence, the point is, its a OS, it will look like an OS and all OSes look the same.

]]> by: Phil http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-270 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:33:03 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-270 I think that too many people in the Linux community want this "PLAIN" stuff, its just too darn boring. The progress bar looks fantastic, and I think the theme should go for "as fancy as possible" in terms of graphics. MacOS X isn't one of the best looking desktops in the world because of them trying to make things plain. Of course, for some people out there who are vanilla plain boring, there can be options to turn certain things off, but all in all, progress in the development of clearlooks is totally a good idea! I think that too many people in the Linux community want this “PLAIN” stuff, its just too darn boring. The progress bar looks fantastic, and I think the theme should go for “as fancy as possible” in terms of graphics.

MacOS X isn’t one of the best looking desktops in the world because of them trying to make things plain. Of course, for some people out there who are vanilla plain boring, there can be options to turn certain things off, but all in all, progress in the development of clearlooks is totally a good idea!

]]> by: John Nowak http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-221 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:14:16 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-221 I very much like this! Much better than the current clear looks. My only suggestion is that the buttons for close/minimize/etc are too small. They should touch each other perhaps and take up the full height of the toolbar. No sense in making them smaller and harder to click for the sake of them having borders. Not only will this give bigger targets, but a more simple look as well. I very much like this! Much better than the current clear looks. My only suggestion is that the buttons for close/minimize/etc are too small. They should touch each other perhaps and take up the full height of the toolbar. No sense in making them smaller and harder to click for the sake of them having borders. Not only will this give bigger targets, but a more simple look as well.

]]> by: Brian http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-109 Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:59:00 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-109 Richard, I really like this so far... it's a good thing to have a bit more eyecandy than the current clearlooks (like you are doing right here) as long as it is not compulsory for users who prefer a little less vivid experience. One question though: The progressbar, is it moving (like the OS X one) or is it static? In my opinion it is really cool to have animation at least as an option, so I really hope this theme will have that abilities. It should be possible I think, but don't pin me down on it. Furthermore: Great work! Don't worry too much about possible copying of OS X. It shouldn't be the same of course, but it never really will, even if some widgets appear to be. Remember: Small artists copy, great artists steal :-) Richard,

I really like this so far… it’s a good thing to have a bit more eyecandy than the current clearlooks (like you are doing right here) as long as it is not compulsory for users who prefer a little less vivid experience.

One question though: The progressbar, is it moving (like the OS X one) or is it static? In my opinion it is really cool to have animation at least as an option, so I really hope this theme will have that abilities. It should be possible I think, but don’t pin me down on it.

Furthermore: Great work! Don’t worry too much about possible copying of OS X. It shouldn’t be the same of course, but it never really will, even if some widgets appear to be. Remember: Small artists copy, great artists steal :-)

]]> by: Richard Stellingwerff http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-90 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:58:34 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-90 EddyP, could you provide me with a screenshot of that login progressbar? If it's indeed a 1:1 copy, which I seriously doubt, then that happened completely by accident. If anything, it looks more like a copy from keramik. Thank you for your input! EddyP, could you provide me with a screenshot of that login progressbar? If it’s indeed a 1:1 copy, which I seriously doubt, then that happened completely by accident.

If anything, it looks more like a copy from keramik.

Thank you for your input!

]]> by: FrobY http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-89 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:45:18 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-89 EddyP: stealing from the best is no crime. Gnome far too frequently steals from Windows instead. Also, it's not actually a direct copy, although it's clearly inspired by OS X. EddyP: stealing from the best is no crime. Gnome far too frequently steals from Windows instead.

Also, it’s not actually a direct copy, although it’s clearly inspired by OS X.

]]> by: Graig Smith http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-60 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 07:15:47 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-60 Clearlooks was one of the things that i really like about gnome. its the only theme i use. its neat that you got it running under cairo. those little roundish scroll handle bars look awesome. the only thing that i dislike, is the square edges on the windows. i want the rounded edges like clearlooks has. But all smooth rendered and antialiased ;) Clearlooks was one of the things that i really like about gnome. its the only theme i use. its neat that you got it running under cairo. those little roundish scroll handle bars look awesome. the only thing that i dislike, is the square edges on the windows. i want the rounded edges like clearlooks has. But all smooth rendered and antialiased ;)

]]> by: EddyP http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-59 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:44:20 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-59 Blatanly copying MacOSX progress bar (see login screen in OSX). Blatanly copying MacOSX progress bar (see login screen in OSX).

]]> by: Alex http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-58 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:50:14 +0000 http://www.stellingwerff.com/?p=5#comment-58 Hi Richard. The new widgets looks nice, but i think that it could be better idea if you inspirate the new theme on Aqua than XP (this is really pretty =) ), its my personal opinion, so you're free to do the work you want =) Greetings & Congratulations Hi Richard.

The new widgets looks nice, but i think that it could be better idea if you inspirate the new theme on Aqua than XP (this is really pretty =) ), its my personal opinion, so you’re free to do the work you want =)

Greetings & Congratulations

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