
Aqua Look - Proposal
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
I've been using KDE theme called Baghira, which brings Mac OSX look and feel to KDE desktop, (http://baghira.sourceforge.net/) for long time now. I like to have this kind of cairo based theme engine in Gnome as well. This proposal to a Gnome theme engine developer... :-)
Update:
This was my KDE Baghira desktop before I start using Gnome: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=30919
I was using KDE 3.4 at that time.
Somian
11 years ago
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mejogid
14 years ago
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zammi
14 years ago
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ranjithgnomelook
14 years ago
first thing that differentiates OS X user interface from any other is the highly polished applications and simple nature of UI that is missing in gtk/gnome and MS windows.
I had tried desigining an OS X theme using apple art work, but soon I hit a dead end. I was trying to code the scrollbars and noted I can't do it. I cant get the blue convex highlight scrollbar button on GTK. GTK wants all scrollbuttons to be a rectangle.
Also, when we come up with very pale, think window borders, there must be a dropshadow to make us feel the focus. But by default gnome or x11 does not have this.
I would suggest to design better gnome thmeme rahter than imitating aqua interface and end up with a frakenstein.
Oh after all, it is only my openion
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bvc
14 years ago
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ranjithgnomelook
14 years ago
If you still dont get what I am saying, install any of the osx themes on gnome with the blue scrollbar. Try clicking on the arrow and notice that the image is a square. The non-square buttons that you have probably are taking up a square space and showing a circle or something.
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zammi
14 years ago
Hope to head back to KDE for more freedom....
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aquila-deus
14 years ago
1.A mac menubar - I have a gtk hack for this => http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=241868
2.A drawer, see http://fire.sourceforge.net/images/screenshots/AquaGroupChat.png
3.Apps that use mac-style layout. I think that's the biggest problem. Here is a typical example: (svn clients for linux & mac)
Linux (rapidsvn) => http://rapidsvn.tigris.org/screenshots/linux-1024x768-1.png
Mac OS/X (svnx) => http://www.lachoseinteractive.net/_media/23_523_500.jpg
It's more than a theme issue - every svn clients on linux or windows look similar to RapidSVN, but no mac one would use that kind of layout (plain tree view + file list)
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bvc
14 years ago
2. don't know
3. I don't see anything that can't already be done, except the tabs.
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aquila-deus
14 years ago
2.gnustep seems to have it, but I haven't seen any apps.
3.sure it can be done, but nobody does this now. Most of our apps look exactly like their windows counterparts ;)
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bvc
14 years ago
the only thing in the screenie that is not done is the tabs.
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cimi86
14 years ago
So sorry but don't expect anything from me.
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Phrodo00
14 years ago
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zammi
14 years ago
This is just a proposal for someone to pick up and it will solely depend on personal interest.
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cimi86
14 years ago
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zammi
14 years ago
Anyway here's a screenshot of a small hack I did on Murrine to remove the line under menubar (may be very personal interest). Sorry about messing up your beautiful work.
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=45440
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cimi86
14 years ago
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