[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#7127) [FS] Screen design

["Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa" <vasc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7127 >


On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, Raimar Falke wrote:

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> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7127 >
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> On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 10:05:50AM -0800, Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa 
> wrote:
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> > <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7127 >
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> > On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa wrote:
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> > >
> > > <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7127 >
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> > > On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, [UTF-8] Horn Gábor wrote:
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> > > >
> > > > <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7127 >
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> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > I like the layout/sctructure of the dialogs, but i think/agree that the
> > > > graphics elements should be improved a bit. I think a good place to look
> > > > for nice ideas is http://www.kde-look.org/ . Select one of the themes on
> > > > the left panel, sort it as "highest rated' and u get the most populars,
> > > > like:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=7559 or
> > > > http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=6304 or
> > > > http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=9987
> > > >
> > > > And these themes are GPL. Or maybe make it follow the gtk theme instead
> > > > of an own one? As i read there's also a HIG thing for gnome2, which is a
> > > > collection of recommendations on how to design good gui-s (where to
> > > > place the components etc). More info about it:
> > > > http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/ .
> > >
> > > The last one looks best. But it still is a bit drab to my tastes. Too
> > > gray. The others use really ugly fonts. I especially dislike the 2nd
> > > which looks clunky.
> >
> > How about this?
> >
> > http://art.gnome.org/themes/gtk2/567.php
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> I'm finding it boring that everything and their mother looks like the
> Aqua theme from Apple.


> I'm also not sure if this much gray is really good for a game. There
> need to be some color.

The Space Empires IV look also seemed nice to me. If you think it is too
gray, you should look closer at Civ III. :-)

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Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa @ Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa