Watercolor Emico

[Jankhomie]

I dig it! Great work!

[Krokus]

I don't like user pictures. :(

[Scirwode]

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

[Jamushroom Veteran]

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.

[tsupersonic]

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.

[Jamushroom Veteran]

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.

[Scirwode]

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

[Jamushroom Veteran]

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.

[tsupersonic]

User picture on the right, alright that could be kind of nice. Can you give us a little preview? :p

[Jamushroom Veteran]

^Nope :p

[Scirwode]

^Nope :p

Spoilsport :p .

Scirwode

[Yggdrasilly]

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.

[Spartan Erik]

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?

[Jamushroom Veteran]

^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.

[Spartan Erik]

^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

[Jamushroom Veteran]

^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.

[acies]

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?

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Fade from the squares? What do you mean with that?

[+orgitnized Subscriber¹]

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.

[acies]

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:

[Jamushroom Veteran]

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.

[Yggdrasilly]

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.

[skelly831]

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. :)

[Darrian]

I think it'd look slick with the Vista flag, like LE.

[Jamushroom Veteran]

^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.