Hi, Andy,
I just wanna share some of _my_ feelings off topic, maybe I didn't
follow the trends all over the internet tight, but:
1. Do you think we are going too far about the color usage?
I know there's trend about flat icons/ low contrast colors that use
something between blue and green for example.
But are we turning our heads too fast? eg: we're using a strong
constrast colorscheme (black/green) in 13.1, and "light colors"
everywhere in 13.2 which all look like "white" on low resolution
screens and dim backlights?
For mobile devices/print materials, it may looks good because the
backlights on them are stronger/the resolution is higher, light
icons/colors are distinguishable and can help to protect eyes. But not
all computers are products from Apple/Samsung with good color
calibration, such colorschemes may look "low" and not impressive
enough to be icons (if I can't distinguish them from white, how can I
click them), and such colors all look like something with a white
mask.
Take the green for example:
1.1 how do we distinguish openSUSE from Linux Mint now?
To me: Mint was lighter green while openSUSE was darker green.
1.2 how do we distinguish openSUSE from Chakra now?
To me: Chakra was light blue and openSUSE was green.
But now things changed.
2. Do you think we use too much "lines" and "flowers" on our default wallpapers?
Well that "abstract" style is actually good, but we're not creative
enough. see these wallpapers:
http://hdwallbangun.com/downloadwall/green-wallpaper-vector-awesome-simple.h...
It gave me the feeling that we care too much about "professional"
instead of "creative".
We are artists, and openSUSE is a community distribution. see what
Ubuntu did these years:
izteglimi.com/data/1920x1200/ubuntu-linux-wallpapers.png
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Cacomixtle-Ubunte%C3%B...
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Natty-Wallpaper-Auberg...
Don't you think it means a lot for us to catch up?
There's a saying goes here in my local community:
How newbies judge a distribution? 99% of them just see its wallpaper.
Do you really think this:
http://paste.opensuse.org/view/raw/42060848
is far bettter than:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/64528207135712469/
http://www.deviantart.com/art/openSuSE-13-1-452611334
http://www.deviantart.com/art/openSuSE-13-2-452856961
I do seriously think this time we should bring "something" because we
are not that urgent than before.
Marguerite
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 3:52 AM, Andres Silva
Marguerite Su wrote:
Hi,
I modified default oxygen inode-directory.svgz to match the colorscheme Ken pasted in the other thread, talk is cheap:
http://paste.opensuse.org/56589464
source: https://github.com/marguerite/openSUSE-zh-artwork/blob/master/others/folder-...
so any suggestions?
Marguerite
I love how the icons are done. I believe it looks great. What I think needs help is the color scheme of the file manager window hehe. I would lighten that up.
Something along these lines.
https://kuler.adobe.com/Green-Worm-Hole-color-theme-108483/
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