Clearlooks-More
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
The idea behind the theme is to make fit of window buttons to Clearlooks GTK theme.
IMHO, Clearlooks/Clearlooks2 metacity theme's buttons look alien to Clearlooks GTK theme. Clearlooks buttons look flat. Clearlooks2 is over-shiny, not matching to GTK theme. So that's why this theme appeared.
I also believe the theme does not bloat desktop with SELECTED color stripe (on focused window top).
INSTALL: The package contains two version of the theme - one with rounded window borders and one with squared. To correctly install both of them, extract archive content to ~/.themes folder.
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15 years ago
12 Feb:
- Made window corner's gradient connections more smooth.
- Better vertical centering of title.
08 Feb:
- Revisited shape of utility window, thanks 'bvc' for pointing me. Now it's also rounded; changed buttons aspect; increased font size.
07 Feb:
- Back to roots. Removed highlight with SELECTED color of focused window. I think bold window header font vs. shaded one would be enough to distinguish focuced window.
05 Feb:
- Changed button labels style to more traditional. Better for high resolution monitors.
- Fixed button shape in non-even areas (height or/and width).
- screenshot #2
04 Feb:
- Fixed shadows on buttons top.
- Fixed button rendering in small areas.
- Better button shape in big areas (Large toolbar font).
02 Feb:
- Reworked focused window border. Now it looks like focused text field border.
- Added missed 3d effect on maximized wingow borders.
31 Jan:
*Done under Sparrk influence* :)
- Fought 'plain grey', added 3d effects to border adges.
- Leaved alone 'insensitive look' for unfocused buttons. So things should be 100% consistent now.
- Added tiny border with SELECTED color around focused window. To overweight loss of such a nice but alien insensitive buttons.
30 Jan: Added version with squared window borders.
15 years ago
12 Feb:
- Made window corner's gradient connections more smooth.
- Better vertical centering of title.
08 Feb:
- Revisited shape of utility window, thanks 'bvc' for pointing me. Now it's also rounded; changed buttons aspect; increased font size.
07 Feb:
- Back to roots. Removed highlight with SELECTED color of focused window. I think bold window header font vs. shaded one would be enough to distinguish focuced window.
05 Feb:
- Changed button labels style to more traditional. Better for high resolution monitors.
- Fixed button shape in non-even areas (height or/and width).
- screenshot #2
04 Feb:
- Fixed shadows on buttons top.
- Fixed button rendering in small areas.
- Better button shape in big areas (Large toolbar font).
02 Feb:
- Reworked focused window border. Now it looks like focused text field border.
- Added missed 3d effect on maximized wingow borders.
31 Jan:
*Done under Sparrk influence* :)
- Fought 'plain grey', added 3d effects to border adges.
- Leaved alone 'insensitive look' for unfocused buttons. So things should be 100% consistent now.
- Added tiny border with SELECTED color around focused window. To overweight loss of such a nice but alien insensitive buttons.
30 Jan: Added version with squared window borders.
shirteesdotnet
Aug 27 2009
e8bitman
Jun 14 2009
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Clearlooks-More is part of GTK Themes and Add-ons, which is supported by the following people:
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Amaranth
14 years ago
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bvc
14 years ago
http://gnomethemes.org/pre/CL_Cairo.png
http://gnomethemes.org/pre/CL_Cairo1.png
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bvc
14 years ago
http://gnomethemes.org/?p=50
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mcduck
15 years ago
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alex100
15 years ago
The only thing that distrubs me, are the icons.
Maybe you should consider making our own ones, those default icons do look a bit too ugly for that nice theme.
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anauman
15 years ago
Do you mean icons on the buttons?
What design whould you suggest? May be screenshot.
Icon on menu button resembles one from GTK controls. Close button icon - mirrored menu. The rest are traditional.
People tend to more traditional experience. See fall of my 'Avant-qarde' metacity theme :)
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puelocesar
15 years ago
Ho can help me with this? My old screenshots aren't very nice
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anauman
15 years ago
Yes, I've changed it twice today.
As I remember, I saw the same error (/www/www.kde-look.org/htdocs/content/edit.php on line 268) but it did not prevert me from uploading. I 100% sure I saw this error on my main tar.bz2 change.
My file rather small - ~50K and PNG format. Are you sure that your file size less then 300K as it's required? (Default screenshots are saved in PNG and usually takes more that 300K...)
I just pressed 'change' button on Scrrenshot1 part of edit form...
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puelocesar
15 years ago
:D
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puelocesar
15 years ago
thanks
.. the theme score fallen 3 points... :(
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bvc
15 years ago
My only complaint would be the insensitive buttons aren't. Only the border line changes.
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anauman
15 years ago
It's cool to see such a monster in "my" page . I'm amazed by your creativity.
Could you explain more your vision?:
"My only complaint would be the insensitive buttons aren't. Only the border line changes."
I'm not sure I completely get you. Your opinion viluable to me.
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bvc
15 years ago
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bvc
15 years ago
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bvc
15 years ago
:/
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bvc
15 years ago
This is what I mean.
http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/theme/devel/cl-more.png
See, the buttons are not black and flow with the inactive title and border.
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bvc
15 years ago
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anauman
15 years ago
I meant what's the software on this screenshot?
http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/theme/devel/cl-more.png
Thanks.
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bvc
15 years ago
That is what I mean, and I already explained why it doesn't make sense
bvc ="Inactive/insensitive fonts are embedded in every aspect of every os/gui like....since gui :D The wm should behave the same, no doubt. Since the only diff between you active and inactive windows is 1px and font, there's really nothing to obvious saying hey!...I'm the active one!"
Clearlooks has color to say hey! This theme doesn't, so it needs inactive buttons.
Simple.
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Sparrk
15 years ago
Often it can be positive to create some inconsistency, as long as it doesn't lead to potential confusion. In other words, elements that look the same should also behave the same, but elements that behave the same don't necessarily have to look the same.
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bvc
15 years ago
http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/theme/docs/info.txt
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bvc
15 years ago
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anauman
15 years ago
This actually was the initial design of this theme. The first release of. When buttons in unfocused window looked 100% like GTK disabled buttons (insensitive). Looked exactly like 'button2' in 'The Widget Factory' application.
Then 'sparrk' argued (see his comment above) that this is inconsistent behavior for simply unfocused buttons. I agreed. That's why buttons do not change appearence in unfocused window state.
My goal with this theme was closest "integration" of GTK and metacity themes, so it'd hardly visually distinguisheable. It is becoming the whole.
Because of that I mimic GTK buttons view and behavior in metacity theme. GTK buttons don't turn out disabled when unfocused. Neither do mine buttons.
Though I agree, that your and mine initial design look visually more appealing.
BTW, what's the tool in screenshot you used? Something with themes drop-down.
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Thanks for pointing me to utility window issue. Fixed.
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BoneKracker
15 years ago
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Sparrk
15 years ago
"dragging windows around is so embedded in most of us that this is a small sacrifice"
Yes, but that doesn't make it any more correct. An interface which assumes knowledge from the user is a flawed interface. If you make the titlebar and window background look like one thing, there is no reason why the user shouldn't expect it to behave like one thing.
The artificial separation between the application and the window frame is something we really need to get fixed. Just covering it up is not a good solution.
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