Welcome to Peace, a new theme based on old favorites.

Theme Rationale

Ubuntu opts for a new look with each release. Peace can further that goal by creating an updated look for old favorites. Clearly the trend in UI design is create more and more features but this theme aims to be traditional, light and fast, remaining elegant over time.

Styling

The colors should provoke a sense of nostalgia for past Ubuntu themes while being fresh at the same time. In this release I'd like to replace the chocolate of Breezy with deep burgandy/maroon tones for wallpapers and gtk+ to create an autumn feel. Tried and trued beiges will dominate the gtk2 interface with a hint of purple glow to promote buttons and other widgets. In contrast with the glossy look of Human, Peace will be flater and contain a bit of sheen at the most. I expect it may make use of translucency in a simlar manner however.

Theme Package

attachment:Peace-theme-498.tar.gz

Screenshot: attachment:screenshot6.png

Gallery

/PeaceScreenshotGallery

Functionality

Peace is designed for the Gnome desktop and will utilize common gnome interface engines. These will be chosen based on a combination of speed, functionality and good looks. One goal is to never feel tired of the theme. It should be almost transparent to the user.

Components

Peace will strive to produce unique works of art for the following theme elements

• Metatheme: /PeaceGtkTheme -Present work is based on LegacyHuman which uses non cairo Clearlooks. Very fast judging by tests scores(see the pdf)

• Wallpaper: /PeaceWallpaper -top lefthand corner to be darkest, with bottom right having slightly more detail

• Icons: /PeaceIcons -Screenshot uses Gion 0.0.1 which I'd like to alter slightly.

• GDM Theme: /PeaceGdmTheme -Subtle use of translucency, autumnal colors, grassy motif.

• Login Spalsh: /PeaceLoginSplash -Wisps of grass should overlap the rounded corners of a "sunken" box.

How to Contribute

Always happy for contributions. Add to this page or make sub pages by editing this page and using the special CapitalLetterSyntax to create subpages, Thanks! -- Z_diver DateTime(2006-08-03T01:14:46Z)

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