Re: GUI without X11 / Artist Help

[Nicolas Roard]

On 2005-02-08 18:07:13 +0000 jesse@jesseross.com wrote:

> I'd love to be involved as a main artist on the project. I don't have 
> a
> completely open schedule, but I'm slowly phasing out freelance work to
> make room for stuff that I actually _want_ to be involved in, like
> GNUstep.
>
> If there are other artists who are involved in the project, I'd love 
> to
> get a hold of them and work on a cohesive set of icons and interface
> elements. As important as themeing is for expressing individuality, 
> having
> a strong default GUI with a group of accompanying stock icons can only
> help the project attract new users and present the image of 
> sophistication
> and polish.


Yes, I agree, the best thing would be to cooperate !
Jasper seems to be busy at the moment :-/ -- I sent him a mail sunday, 
waiting for news..
Sebastien Pierre also volunteered to work on the graphic side, so we 
should try to
find a way to work all together :-)

Just as a test... I replaced the default icons:

<screenshot_jesse_icons.png>
Doesn't look bad, eh ? :-)

> Also, apart from icons, is there a direction for the default GUI
> interface? I saw some of the theming that will be/is available through
> Camaelon -- has there been a clear consensus on keeping certain 
> NEXTSTEP
> elements or moving to a more Mac look (ie: horizontal menubar versus
> vertical floating bar, scrollbar on left/right)? Any feedback on that
> would be helpful for redesiging the default GUI.

Well, the consus needs to be build, but I believe lots of people like 
the vertical menu...
although the "mac menu" style is nice when you don't have high 
resolution...
Scrollbars will likely stay where they are, but of course, as the menu 
style, that easily
modifiable via a gui bundle.

Cheers,

--
Nicolas Roard

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