[haiku-development] Re: Refreshed UI look (initial patch)

On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:21:40 +0100, Pieter Panman <pieter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Denis Washington wrote:
>> Inspired by the "Haiku UI Mockup" thread in the community forums [1], 
>> I attempted to implement a refreshed look for Haiku's UI controls. I 
>> have posted a screenshot and the beginnings of the patch in a forum 
>> thread:
>>
>>  http://www.haiku-os.org/community/forum/haiku_ui_look_patch
>>
>> The patch is incomplete - as of now it only includes a refreshed look 
>> of the controls shown on the image - but I hope it is something to 
>> build up on.
>>
> Wow, I like it. Very subtle changes, but they make the controls stand 
> out a little more from the rest. Gives it a very modern look. I agree a 
> theming engine will be nice later, but considering the resources 
> available for Haiku, tweaking the current UI to look a little better 
> will be the way to go.
> I'm not sure if this possible, but perhaps you can make the gradients 
> behind everything configurable. (By simply enabling/disabling them)
> 
> Regards,
> Pieter

It may just be me, but the menu gradient looks a little misplaced.
 
The Dark gray make the black text kind of hard to read, one good thing
about the mock-up was that the blue item selection made the white text also
stand out. Maybe invert the selected item text? 

The Gradient may also be a little much, the mock-up had only the slightest
gradient.  

Good direction though,

--Alex

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