[FusionAdmin] The New Layout -- Mockup

[RYX]

Am Montag, den 23.07.2007, 18:25 -0400 schrieb Will Farrington:
> On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 00:17 +0200, RYX wrote:
> > Even though I shouldn't comment here anymore, I'd like to propose
> > something. 
> > 
> > Why don't you just use/keep the current look of the compiz.org website,
> > add the new logo/header and then port the forum-theme to phpBB3? It
> > should be fairly simple to do, cause less much work than creating a new
> > theme and, to be honest, look far better than the current mockup will. I
> > really doubt it would be good to make such a huge step back in
> > design-quality.
> 
> While I understand that you are partial to your own design, and by doing
> this new theme we mean no insult to your own previous work, I think most
> everyone here will prefer a new theme - after all, you yourself were
> working on one up until you left.
It is not that I like my own design so much (if I would, I wouldn't have
started a new one), but I think you could avoid the work of creating an
entirely new theme that goes into pretty much the same direction as the
one we have already (e.g. clean, elegant and simple). How do you plan to
integrate it with the overall site? What about the wiki? What about the
forum?

> As for the theme itself - it's not finalized, but I have to say
> "Different strokes for different folks". What you find a "step
> backwards", I find simple and elegant.
I think it is not more simple or more elegant than the current
compiz.org theme and it lacks originality. It uses a quite common style
for the menu effects. I have seen that menu on many other sites.

I'd propose that we ask David about his opinion before compiz.org gets
replaced with such a theme (that's still the plan, isn't it? making a
combined website). If the website for his project gets replaced by
another one, he should have a say in that.

> > You can use the current compiz-theme as a base if you like, I have no
> > problem with that as long as the compiz/fusion design keeps/gets its
> > deserved quality.
> > 
> > best regards
> > 
> > Rico
> 
> I see no harm in considering this, but I don't think it'd be widely
> supported.
It's only an offer. I am quite aware that several people successfully
made me the black sheep (most likely with support on irc) and my opinion
is unimportant anyway ;) ... To me it all seems like a big joke. Kid's
playing ...

Our problem from the very first minute was that everyone always says: 
"Oh yes - that's great", likely only to not hurt someone's feelings by 
telling him the ugly truth ...

If not everyone would attack me for being honest, we would already 
have a finished theme ...

(btw: Jeff, are you still admin at compiz.org? Admins actually visit 
their forums from time to time ... In case you all didn't notice, there 
are users at compiz.org who actually belong to _our_ community! Why do 
you all prefer hiding at oc.o and preparing your own "exclusive club" 
again??? I can't understand that ... )

:P

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