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Bug 1637

Summary:	Minor TDEUI change for Trinity
Product:	TDE	Reporter:	Alex Couture <ac586133>
Component:	tdeartwork	Assignee:	Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf>
Status:	NEEDINFO ---
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	ac586133, bugwatch, kb9vqf, michele.calgaro
Priority:	P5
Version:	R14.0.x [Trinity]
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux
Compiler Version:		TDE Version String:
Application Version:		Application Name:
Attachments:	TDEUI modification new TDEUI screenshot old TDEUI screenshot TDEUI with glow on text to improve readability(v2) TDEUI modification with glow on text (v2) TDEUI with white text, but without glow on text TDEUI modification with white text, but without glow on text (v3)

Description Alex Couture 2013-08-18 14:00:08 CDT

Created attachment 1481 [details]
TDEUI modification

Hi,

I just did a small modification to the TDEUI theme at home.
In the pictures, you can see that the only change is that now there is a gradient in the background of the text between the TDE logo and the text box in the middle.
It provides a smooth appearance that looks less overcharged than the regular one.

This modification can be seen in the Control Center or when Konqueror is opened as a web browser.

You can download the modification:
-The kdeui_mod.zip
-At this URL: http://www.filefactory.com/file/2uepu44mm8c3/n/kdeui_mod_zip
The folder in the archive should replace the /opt/trinity/share/apps/kdeui/about folder

This minor modification could be part of TDE one day, if someone is interested in it.

Tell me what you think!

Thanks!
-Alexandre

Comment 1 Alex Couture 2013-08-18 14:01:28 CDT

Created attachment 1482 [details]
new TDEUI screenshot

Comment 2 Alex Couture 2013-08-18 14:02:26 CDT

Created attachment 1483 [details]
old TDEUI screenshot

Comment 3 Timothy Pearson 2013-08-18 21:36:45 CDT

Just a quick question: to any of our visually impaired users, does this change make it harder to use TDE, easier to use TDE, or is there no effect?

Thanks!

Comment 4 Alex Couture 2013-08-19 05:51:44 CDT

Hi,

It was already blue before the change, so I guess that it is just a slight change in the tone of blue.

I'll look if it is possible to make the text ''glow'' like the title.

Thanks!
-ALexandre

Comment 5 Alex Couture 2013-08-19 20:04:45 CDT

Created attachment 1488 [details]
TDEUI with glow on text to improve readability(v2)

Comment 6 Alex Couture 2013-08-19 20:08:29 CDT

Created attachment 1489 [details]
TDEUI modification with glow on text (v2)

In this version, text has a lighter blue glow, which improves readability.

-Alexandre

Comment 7 Timothy Pearson 2013-08-19 22:23:53 CDT

(In reply to comment #5)
> Created attachment 1488 [details]
> TDEUI with glow on text to improve readability(v2)

Personally I think this decreases readability instead of increasing it (by increasing the amount of background clutter the mind has to filter out).  Other opinions are of course welcome!

Comment 8 Alex Couture 2013-08-20 05:46:34 CDT

Created attachment 1490 [details]
TDEUI with white text, but without glow on text

Comment 9 Alex Couture 2013-08-20 05:48:35 CDT

Created attachment 1491 [details]
TDEUI modification with white text, but without glow on text (v3)

This one has white text, but without glow on it!

At this point, it's just a matter of choice :)

-Alexandre

Comment 10 Alex Couture 2013-08-22 19:07:38 CDT

Is there any plan to make it part of TDE one day?

It would be really sad to see that TDE is going to stay frozen in 2005 forever...

Just my opinion...

-Alexandre

Comment 11 Timothy Pearson 2013-08-22 22:23:21 CDT

(In reply to comment #10)
> Is there any plan to make it part of TDE one day?
> 
> It would be really sad to see that TDE is going to stay frozen in 2005
> forever...
> 
> Just my opinion...
> 
> -Alexandre

What do you mean frozen in 2005?  Adding gradients to everything is part of what made KDE4 so hard on the eyes/difficult to use. :-)

I guess what I am asking is: what is so dated about clean lines and clear text?

Tim

Comment 12 Alex Couture 2013-12-14 13:53:48 CST

Hi,

Do you have an idea of how could it be improved, to get it in R14? 
It would be a nice little touch, making it softer.

-Alexandre

Comment 13 Michele Calgaro 2014-03-07 00:31:21 CST

I had to open old and new images in a picture-compare program to spot the differences. To be the existing version is fine....
Just my 2 cents.

Comment 14 Alex Couture 2014-03-07 14:39:53 CST

Hi,

You can look at the 2 first attachment pictures: new TDEUI screenshot and old TDEUI screenshot.

The other ones are just proposed options.
I'll use it in my next PCLinuxOS remaster.

-Alexandre

Comment 15 Michele Calgaro 2018-07-31 23:05:24 CDT

Alex,
TDE style already changed (thanks for the effort back in 2014 by the way). 
Is this bug still relevant or can it be closed now?
Anyhow it would need rework since the colors are different.