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- B3Nji, on 08/02/2008, -9/+227Dude,
That is the best ubuntu mock up I have seen !
If only I could get my ubuntu to look like that, this theme owns all desktop themes! - compacho, on 08/03/2008, -3/+110Now that's nice. I've told many of my friends that brown can be made to look elegant and this just proves it.
- Deathcow, on 08/04/2008, -0/+80Looks good, but I'll never understand the need for an analog clock directly below a digital clock.
- inactive, on 08/02/2008, -5/+80Yes it's nice but the "Ubuntu Art Team" has be just ***** around.
- munikho, on 08/03/2008, -6/+79this is probably the first dark theme i wouldn't mind using...
- forteller, on 08/03/2008, -2/+63Here's also a mockup of a very good looking file browser by the same person: http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-Mocku ...
- shifty2, on 08/04/2008, -4/+44More mock-ups:
Part 1:
http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Interpid-Ibe ...
Part 3:
http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Interpid-Ibe ...
^^^ very sweet login/logout screen!! - Aeuta, on 08/03/2008, -8/+45Vista + OSX does not equal Vista OR OSX...Taking good elements from both is not a bad idea...and there are some original ideas in there as well...Yet, I HATE docks...JUST SAY NO TO THE DEFAULT DOCK!
- fanclerks, on 08/04/2008, -3/+39It looks like the best of OS X with a small bit of Vista flair with the "gadgets" on the side. It looks like a much more pleasant interface to deal with, that's for sure. I just hope they can improve the usability to match. That's the only thing I see holding back Linux.
- Overcyn, on 08/04/2008, -5/+40dont reinvent the wheel if you dont have to. innovation shouldnt be just for innovations sake. etc etc...
And ethena2 is right. who freakin cares as long as it looks nice. apple shells out lots of money for designers. its smart to build upon what theyve done rather than starting from scratch
edit: its not even that apple like. more like clean or elegant. - jake6730, on 08/03/2008, -8/+40VERY nice, too bad you have like all the programs that don't natively run on Ubuntu... Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, MSN, iCal, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel (Both with MAC ICONS) and we can't forget Quicktime.
But very nice theme, and very nice way of keeping the brown theme and making it look good. - trogdoor, on 08/03/2008, -1/+32Actually Adobe does have a native Linux version of Acrobat, why you would want to use it is beyond me but it does exist.
- Weekapaugr00ve, on 08/04/2008, -10/+37Vista and OS X had a child?
- allyant, on 08/04/2008, -0/+21Yeh, and it never went further, does the ubuntu design team even take in ideas? because I have never seen any major changes.
- TheSilentNumber, on 08/03/2008, -2/+20Its already been submitted, nice! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/ ...
- ethana2, on 08/04/2008, -11/+27Docks are less visual noise than window lists. I use AWN all the time. If I could change one thing about that mockup, I'd put the dock up at the top, where it belongs-- then it would be perfect.
Also, keep the launchers out of the dock. Categorized menus are better.
Who cares if it looks mac like? Who fricking cares?! If it's a good idea, use it. Period. - solidus636, on 08/04/2008, -0/+15I knew it.
This is the same guy that did the Hardy Heron mockup. - Carroarmato0, on 08/03/2008, -1/+15I wish the guy could post more details on how to mimic it. At least the stuff that isn't mocked up.
- gavintlgold, on 08/04/2008, -0/+13What I would love is if at the install process they had an option: Dock-based desktop or panel-based. Because it really is neat to have a dock, but not all users like it.
- manitoba98xp, on 08/04/2008, -0/+13Your list of ideas looks pretty short.
- redwallhp, on 08/04/2008, -3/+15Looks awesome. I'd almost dual-boot OS X and Ubuntu if they made it look like this...
Though actually, it looks similar to my desktop: http://i38.tinypic.com/5ai51l.jpg - jbworld, on 08/03/2008, -10/+22Why do people think that the future of Linux is to adopt an Apple-ish look? Shouldn't they move forward instead of copy what is like years old stuff? I don't mean that Apple interface design is bad - in fact I love it & am using it right now, but all too often we fall into the trap of believing the marketing slogan "The future is already here". No, it is not - and if Linux wants to conquer the hearts of Average Joes, it's time to think harder.
BTW, there are many amazing innovations at work behind the scenes of the Linux community - the X server already has multi-mouse and multi-touch support, Compiz is slowly reaching a mature state, and distributions realize the potential of creating easy-to-install and easy-to-maintain systems - one thing is missing, and this is probably the most important thing to learn from Apple, their philosophy: It should just work! - meamog, on 08/04/2008, -0/+12Well, yeah. Brown can be elegant. But note that this theme appears to be transparent white and yellow, and the screenshots are on a brown background.
- compacho, on 08/04/2008, -0/+11I can't believe how good the yellow background actually looks.
- koko775, on 08/04/2008, -1/+11OS X and Windows have probably had quite a bit of hours spent on usability. The lessons learned from them aren't necessarily patented*, and make computer usage better. Why not take those lessons and apply them to *nix systems?
*Not that it matters, really, but we can leave the patent debate for another thread - aetherane, on 08/04/2008, -0/+10I don't like the dock & widgets, but the theme is otherwise the best one I've seen. (I saw some others that don't count because they used graphical features not available yet in Gnome)
- Aeuta, on 08/03/2008, -3/+13Brown can actually look quite good the Ubuntu Art team just hasn't given it enough effort or else has been told to keep it simple.
- travist120, on 08/04/2008, -6/+16Wall paper and gtk theme is good, but no awn. Get rid of awn and replace with a bottom gnome panel. Gnome is gnome.
- muppethouse, on 08/03/2008, -48/+57I don't even understand this. It is a tribute to proprietary software. It attempts to look like OS X and Vista at the same time, all while pimping Acrobat and Photoshop. Good job on not "getting it".
- that1bander, on 08/04/2008, -3/+11I love it.
- mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -1/+9Tribute to proprietary software? You are looking at things the wrong way, and are seemingly more concerned with NOT looking like Windows or OS X than with a nice interface.
- manitoba98xp, on 08/04/2008, -0/+8Which is precisely why it will never become the default Ubuntu theme.
- shifty2, on 08/04/2008, -1/+8http://oliuss.deviantart.com/art/Wood-Wallpaper-2- ...
i think... im downloading it now...
edit... almost... too light on the color.
Send it to Iran and let them edit it in Photoshop - undershirt, on 08/04/2008, -1/+8I don't have a clock in my room, but I can see the analog clock easier from a distance when I have my computer on.
- inactive, on 08/04/2008, -2/+8looks good, i approve
- mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6The login/out screen is actually better than the ones from Vista, OS X, XP and all the currently available Linux distros. Looks very nice :D
- dacjames, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6I really like the curved outline of the window controls
- doctordbx, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6Isn't the nature of Open Source that you *can* get it to look like that?
Sure you gotta make the theme yourself, but it's doable right? - Punjabdasher, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6Don't use like! Did you not pay attention to the anti- like campaign?
- mrblue182, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6Agreed, as pretty as it is, I never used it.
- Seann7656, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6The only thing Vista-like is the sidebar
- Theli, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6I personally prefer the mockup. It's softer and more subdued.
- mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+5Well then they need to fix GTK+ so it can, or quit using it.
- posure, on 08/04/2008, -2/+7If a Linux distro came with a usable and attractive UI, the universe would implode. This looks pretty sweet though.
- forteller, on 08/03/2008, -1/+6Beautiful! I really want to use that background right away! Does anyone know if it's available for download somewhere?
- turpenine, on 08/04/2008, -1/+6well it is deviantart. they are known for their ground breaking art community.
(sarcasm just so you know) - arobicha, on 08/04/2008, -0/+5Linux developers made those desktop managers because people wanted their Linux environment to perform like Windows or OSX. There are other developments in the way of linux desktop management, each with it's own quirks. Rest assured that Linux is able to adapt to whatever you want/need it to be. That's why it's so freaking great.
- Shmock, on 08/04/2008, -1/+5I couldn't decide to digg you up or down.
Linux isn't a pain in the ass.
It's annoying if you don't know what you're doing, to learn what you're doing takes a certain mindset.
If you're not willing to get your hands dirty, and you just want something that works stay away from linux, and use OSX.
I agree that more effort needs to be put into the OS, and some things need to be fixed in every OS.
It's understandable that people who donate their time prefer to donate it doing things they enjoy.
If you have a problem with that, fix it yourself or go ***** yourself. Not everyone wants to do the "dull / ***** work" as you have said, and you have no right to complain, you get the software free.
If you don't want to donate your time to fix it that's fine, maybe others are in the same boat.
There are a lot of backend eatures being implemented every day, and Linux has functionality that competes with the giants.
Linux would be better with dual screen support, but the vanity cube is more fun for developers.
Eventually it will come. -
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