Thanks, I took a look at the Bespin icons and the close button actually is almost the same except it's a circle with a dot in the middle instead of a square with a dot in the middle. I could try doing circles but I don't think that fits as well with the openSUSE style, what does everyone else think? On 12/24/2009 08:33 AM, Chris Cunningham wrote:

i really like the icons for close minimize maximize in the bespin theme but considering this is the default theme for suse it should be dead simple for new people to regonize so the x would fit best.

But there is some more room for maximize and minimize, such as using symbols like plus and minus(OS X Like) or you could go for a more iconic idea that visually shows what the button does. (Such as a box with a arrow showing it's new size for maximize)

and to make the X look a bit different or more tied into suse you could use the same typeface on it as is used in the suse 11.3 branding.

i dont know what the font it called but here it is on some 11.2 art

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3597671031_cd9a81dba0.jpg

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 11:10 PM, David Musicant <david.musicant@spiralgeneration.com <mailto:david.musicant@spiralgeneration.com>> wrote:

Thanks. :)

I'll try and come up with something else for the close button. If anyone has suggestions, let me know but I'll see if i can come up with some different options.

Jordan Cran wrote: > I think it looks great! Maybe someone can modify metacity/compiz to > let you do the with all themes.... I think the maximize and minimize > are cool, but the close needs something more than a dot. I have no > idea what though... > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 8:01 AM, David Musicant > <david.musicant@spiralgeneration.com <mailto:david.musicant@spiralgeneration.com> > <mailto:david.musicant@spiralgeneration.com <mailto:david.musicant@spiralgeneration.com>>> wrote: > > Hmmm, I'll look into some other ideas for the buttons, but I just > didn't like the usual "X" that everyone has for closing and the > "maximize" that most designs have also looks outdated. I was > trying to keep it modern, but I'm open to suggestions. > > > > Laurent Espitallier wrote: > > Le 23/12/2009 22:12, David Musicant a écrit : > >> I created a new look for window decoration (titlebar, etc) for > OpenSUSE > >> 11.3. It should be more consistent and (hopefully) more up to > standard > >> with the quality of OpenSUSE design. As well, it aims to save real > >> estate and be non-intrusive until needed by the users. > >> > >> > http://en.opensuse.org/Artwork:Pixel_Pool/11.3/DavidMusicant_WindowsDecorati... > >> > >> > >> > > Excellent idea ! > > > > But require some improvements on artwork side. For example I don't > > like upper right buttons, too minimalist to my taste. > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe@opensuse.org <mailto:opensuse-artwork%2Bunsubscribe@opensuse.org> > <mailto:opensuse-artwork%2Bunsubscribe@opensuse.org <mailto:opensuse-artwork%252Bunsubscribe@opensuse.org>> > For additional commands, e-mail: > opensuse-artwork+help@opensuse.org <mailto:opensuse-artwork%2Bhelp@opensuse.org> > <mailto:opensuse-artwork%2Bhelp@opensuse.org <mailto:opensuse-artwork%252Bhelp@opensuse.org>> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe@opensuse.org <mailto:opensuse-artwork%2Bunsubscribe@opensuse.org> For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+help@opensuse.org <mailto:opensuse-artwork%2Bhelp@opensuse.org>

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