mockup gtk theme

[Máirín Duffy]

Hey Andy,

Andy Fitzsimon wrote:
> Hi martin,
> 
> If you could help me understand our limitations ill make some more
> specific mockups for you
> 
> 
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2706976226_d9d7e58f17_o.png
> 
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2706174405_6f7cb0e3a7_o.png
> 
One thing about the mockups - I don't know much about the tech 
limitations side at all, but I wanted to point out that I think the 
buttons, tabs, and progress bars are a little fat. I mean, as it is, 
I've got 1024x768 resolution laptop, and in the gimp I use the small 
theme rather than the normal default gtk sizes theme, and I still 
struggle for screen real estate. I have a real estate problem in 
Inkscape too. I want the buttons and bars to be slimmer... at the size 
they're at they kind of feel like a child's toy? (Does that make sense? 
Sort of big fat knobs for little hands? :) )

If they went on a little slimming diet though they'd be perfect. It's a 
beautiful mockup and I think it feels "Fedora." I think the sizing 
issues could be worked out with a 'real' mockup rather than the 
widgetfactory style mockup... then you see them a bit more in context 
maybe and can size them down appropriately/in proportion?

One other piece of feedback! The arrows at the top and bottom of the 
scrollbars.... that they have the negative space semicircle on them... 
it makes them look a little agressive, like fangs, when the rest seems 
soft because of all the rounded corners. You know what I mean? Nodoka 
today is like that but it's a little more pronounced in the mockup 
because the grey area of the arrows is a bit more elongated? I kind of 
feel similarly about the highlighting on the tabs... I think with some 
minor tweaking the 'fangs' on the tabs would look good though, just a 
bit of rounding on the sharp point of each fang... not sure how to 
adjust the ones on the scrollbar though.

(Does that make sense?)

~m