Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

penguinn · 12:45 AM

EDIT:
ADDED TO SHAPESHIFTER DOWNLOAD TAB!

*************

I'm going to spend today making Blueprint v1.1 update. What would you like to see changed?
http://penguinn.com/blueprint/bp3.jpg

It will include a bunch of desktops, and the amazing iconset by the skilled iindigo

What should i add or fix in this theme?

Dave-o� · Nov 11, 2004, 05:40 PM

1. Make the menu's semi-transparent
2. Make the menu highlight's rounded rectangles

that pretty much sums it up for me...

Thanks for your hard work and effort on all of your themes...

CreepingDeth · Nov 11, 2004, 05:43 PM

Menu extras: Still some white in there.

Weezer · Nov 11, 2004, 05:46 PM

the apple doesnt do it for me

SteevAK · Nov 11, 2004, 05:50 PM

Any chance of a Greenprint?

A nice dark sage would be swell.

olorin15 · Nov 11, 2004, 05:53 PM

There's just a bit too much blue ... Could you maybe change the scroll track color to grey, or have that as a graphite variation?
I'm also looking at http://penguinn.com/blueprint/bp2.jpg and thinking that the dark background grey in the preview window and in the menus is way too dark - could you make it a bit lighter, closer to the toolbar color? And finally, the disabled button in that shot could be better if it weren't as dark. What do you think?

philcozz · Nov 11, 2004, 06:09 PM

For another perspective, I disagree about the semi-transparent menus... It's a tricky thing to pull off; many times the background that becomes visible makes it very difficult to make sense of the menu items. Keep it solid (or at the very least close to solid), that's my opinion.

Thanks for the nice themes...

Mighty_Mike_T · Nov 11, 2004, 06:53 PM

Oh, and can you see about using the same titlebar styles for both metal and aqua windows? Please? Pretty please?

olorin15 · Nov 11, 2004, 08:16 PM

Originally posted by Mighty_Mike_T:
Oh, and can you see about using the same titlebar styles for both metal and aqua windows? Please? Pretty please?

I second that

penguinn · Nov 11, 2004, 08:19 PM

http://penguinn.com/dextop/downloadtab/nov11.jpg
i'm not done the metal window, i still have to make it round
i fixed a few other small things that annoyed me

and yes i'll submit blueprint to the SS 2 download tab on the weekend when its done

penguinn · Nov 11, 2004, 08:55 PM

Wow i fixed a lot up, i have replaced the screenshot from my previous post with this one:
http://penguinn.com/dextop/downloadtab/nov11.jpg

who loves it? im almost done

i might release it tomorrow

olorin15 · Nov 11, 2004, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by penguinn:
Wow i fixed a lot up, i have replaced the screenshot from my previous post with this one:
http://penguinn.com/dextop/downloadtab/nov11.jpg

who loves it? im almost done
i might release it tomorrow

Looking good but ...
1. the menus are still way too dark
2. the scroll tracks would look better grey
3. i'm not sure i like the apple in that shot
4. how about an aqua window shot as well?

penguinn · Nov 11, 2004, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by olorin15:
Looking good but ...
1. the menus are still way too dark
2. the scroll tracks would look better grey
3. i'm not sure i like the apple in that shot
4. how about an aqua window shot as well?

1. Text is nice and easy to read, there's no problem
2. Yea i guess i'll lessen the color
3. The apple is in its clicked state, see Blueprint 1.0 to try it out [get it from my site]
4. Nothing is changed in the aqua window except the right side of the titlebar is the same roundness as the left side.
5. I like the number 5

olorin15 · Nov 12, 2004, 09:33 PM

so what's happening with this?

penguinn · Nov 13, 2004, 12:34 AM

well you see i'll be done shortly.... just hang in there i was busy tonite [i have friends now! wooooh!]

mjarski15 · Nov 13, 2004, 08:16 AM

could you fix the sound and airport menu extras so that the menu shade fills in the areas around the "bars" in each? Other then that it looks good, semi-transparent menus would be cool too. Good work

jwill · Nov 13, 2004, 11:49 AM

It would be nice if you could get the color of that blueprint desktop in a little..and maybe the pattern too. That menu blue and the metal blue tend to be shades of blue that can get annoying after a while, but that's just me..

penguinn · Nov 13, 2004, 12:35 PM

transparent menu extras sounds good, i'll do that.
Maybe i'll use that pattern for the metal window backgrounds and the menus bg

penguinn · Nov 13, 2004, 05:44 PM

Well im done, but since my server is down you'll have to talk to me on ichat to get it
my aim address is androo56

penguinn · Nov 15, 2004, 12:46 AM

NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE SHAPESHIFTER DOWNLOAD TAB