I'd like to refresh Sparky desktop so I changed gray style into blue.
There are 4 different desktops and a file manager showing new view of sparky.
Can you tell me what do you think about that and paste your desktops so we can talk about that, please.
Sparky-blue 1
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue.png)
Sparky-blue 2
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue2.png)
Sparky-blue 3
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue3.png)
Sparky-blue4
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue4.png)
Thunar
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue-thunar.png)
Icon set name: Debian-OSX-old
The new look is awesome. I always wondered how to change the default gray view but didn't look into it.
Love it Pawel
I like these blue background and colourful icons. :)
I think that Sparky-blue-2 is going to be my default. ;)
Umm... wait... Is that XFCE? I'm waiting for a MATE version. :P
Nooo
All of them based on LXDE :)
Quote from: pavroo on July 29, 2014, 12:46:06 PM
Nooo
All of them based on LXDE :)
Ah yes... Now I see it: the menu and the notification area differ + XFCE has progress-bar-like load monitors instead of the chart-based ones. When those DEs are stripped from their default config it's quite hard to tell them apart. ;)
In fact, only the battery plugin says that it's lxde.
The rest of the elements are similar.
Sparky-blue4 looks just amazing. :)
I am not sure about the colored icon set. It's nice but I think it's too drastic change.
I made a few more screenshots with new, blue wallpapers and the old, gray icon set.
Let me know what do you think about that :)
Sparky-blue5
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue5.png)
Sparky-blue6
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue6.png)
Sparky-blue7
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue7.png)
Sparky-blue8
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue8.png)
Sparky-blue9
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue9.png)
Sparky-blue10
(http://sparkylinux.org/images/3/sparky-blue10.png)
Sparky-blue1 and Sparky-blue9 are my favorite wallpapers.
Regarding the icon set, I really like the new colored one. The colors are tasteful, expressive and bright enough to be interesting. On the other hand, I have to be honest and say that I think the old, gray icons are somewhat boring and drab. I personally do not use Wbar but it looks so much more alive with the colored icons.
Just my opinion.... ;)
I also like the colored icons in the wbar and the less intensive blue icon scheme a lot more. ;)
Also: where's the logo?! :P
It does have a different color scheme, but I think that making a watermark out of it and plcing it near or on the distro name would look nice. I'll try to make a mock-up.
I think coloured icon or more pleasing to the eye and easily distinguishable than the grey ones.
I like the coloured icons better. If we can choose one among them after installing or upgrading the OS it would be a lot better.
and
blue-2 rain drops is better.
Thanks.
I upgraded the sparky lxde and don't see coloured icons and new wallpapers.
You can't see that.
I didn't change it yet.
The icon set is on gnome-look.org
I'd like to add some explanations for that.
I did not change the default theme and the icon set yet, because:
- not too many of you voted on the one wallpaper
- I couldn't make my mind to choose the one
- the icon set is really nice but it's too colored for me
- I think it's not reason to change it 2 times per year so I still keep the same layout.
Anyway, nothing happens without reason.
Liquidsky joined our small community so mayby we could choose something from his work :)
Liked liquidsky's backgrounds, install background should be Sparky themed/labeled. After install, doesn't everyone change backgrounds - panels - icons to suit their own tastes? And then keep adjusting, just for fun?
Enjoying Sparky :)