Jankhomie Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I dig it! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krokus Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I don't like user pictures. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scirwode Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I don't like user pictures. :( Indeed. At first, I was against it but now I think it makes look much more cleaner. Oh, and since you ask for opinions on Blue SE, Capric0rn, it reminds me of the original XP Luna, but without the ugly green button :p . Scirwode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 27, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm kinda looking for a totally new startbutton for Blue SE. The user picture could look nice with the mockup that I've got at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I don't mind user pictures, but I just like a start menu that has a list, lol. IMO, the user pictures fit in nicer in Vista than XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 27, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 27, 2008 Well, it's kinda Vista-ish in the mockup at the moment. There's also going to be green and orange text in the programs panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scirwode Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Well, it's kinda Vista-ish in the mockup at the moment. There's also going to be green and orange text in the programs panel. Now how is that possible? Scirwode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 27, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 27, 2008 By changing margins from the "User panel" so that the user picture is being moved to the right. So it won't have a user name in the startpanel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 User picture on the right, alright that could be kind of nice. Can you give us a little preview? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 27, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 27, 2008 ^Nope :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scirwode Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 ^Nope :p Spoilsport :p . Scirwode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yggdrasilly Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I really like that shade of blue. :o Also, about my shellstyle thingers... Well, I know I still haven't made Olive. I think I'm going to wait until Blue SE comes around, and get them both out of the way at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Erik Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 New start button? I mean I think the Tango styled button is pretty good. Could you give us a preview of the button prior to release so we can comment on how awesome it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 28, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 28, 2008 ^What's so Tango about the current startbutton? I'm not going to preview new things like the buttons etc. That would spoil the theme IMO. @Yggdrasilly: You should release Olive whenever it's ready because I don't know how long Blue SE is going to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Erik Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 ^What's so Tango about the current startbutton?I'm not going to preview new things like the buttons etc. That would spoil the theme IMO. @Yggdrasilly: You should release Olive whenever it's ready because I don't know how long Blue SE is going to take. Sorry I should have specified; somewhere in this enormous thread a Tango icon set was posted as a way to replace the standard WE button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 28, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 28, 2008 ^I actually hated that button since it doesn't look anything like something for Watercolor Emico IMO. I'm also not going to use something from an Linux icon set in a theme that's based on a Windows beta theme. I'm trying to come up with a new icon for Watercolor Emico and a new start button design instead of a simple taskbar button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acies Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I really like that tone of blue! I always thought if there was some way to utilize the squares, as in the title bar, as a start button... have the start button fade from the squares or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 28, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 28, 2008 Fade from the squares? What do you mean with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orgitnized Subscriber¹ Posted August 28, 2008 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 28, 2008 Yeah, loving all the colors really. I alternate between them all the time. It's the only one I find as usable as em3's Element series for all the work I do on my lappy. Looking forward to the SE color - love the teaser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acies Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Fade from the squares? What do you mean with that? Just similar to how the squares cover the gradient on the title bar I guess, just an idea in my head. I don't know if it would work very well. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 28, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 28, 2008 I don't like the idea of using the squares as the start button. It's to simple for Watercolor Emico. The start button should have a logo for the icon, which is why I'm trying to come up with a new design for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yggdrasilly Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I don't like the idea of using the squares as the start button. It's to simple for Watercolor Emico. The start button should have a logo for the icon, which is why I'm trying to come up with a new design for it. I'm not sure if this is possible, but what about using the 'squares' as a divider between the start button and the rest of the taskbar? I don't know if you can do that, but it might look neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelly831 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I'm not sure if this is possible, but what about using the 'squares' as a divider between the start button and the rest of the taskbar? I don't know if you can do that, but it might look neat. IMO that would put too much emphasis on the squares design. I say keep the squares on the titlebars and work something original into the start button. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrian Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I think it'd look slick with the Vista flag, like LE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamushroom Veteran Posted August 29, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted August 29, 2008 ^The Vista flag has been used enough times in other visual styles. Watercolor Emico should have it's own logo in the start button. @Yggdrasilly: Just like what skelly831 said, the squares should be used in the captions and the captions only. I tried a mockup with the squares in the system tray and that didn't look good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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