[haiku-development] Re: Refreshed UI look (initial patch)
- From: "François Revol" <revol@xxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:41:25 +0100 CET
> Denis Washington <dwashington@xxxxxxx> 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.
>
> Nice start, although I think the gradients are a tiny bit too strong
> (especially in the menu), and personally, I also don't like the mix
> between round edges and sharp ones - I'm all for a consistent UI
> where
> everything fits together perfectly.
+1, it's nice, but the rounded border on the buttons make them
different.
I know I'm tasteless but I really prefer straight lines over curves, so
the current version suits me well :p
At least the gradients aren't as agressive as the QNX ones:
http://revolf.free.fr/beos/apps/skinobe/shot_XCalc_qnx_buttons_and_menu.png
François.
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