[ubuntu-art] New Wave Metacity

[Dylan McCall]

> I'm trying to make a metacity theme for New Wave Theme.
> 
> At moment it's my work:
> http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newwavemetacity1cv1.png
> 
> http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newwavemetacitypressedbf1.png
> 
> http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newwavemetacity2fz2.png
> 
> As a starting point I used Human Rounded Metacity.

Running this right now. Fantastic!

Something I am not quite satisfied with on the Metacity theme, however,
is that grey border on the bottom of each window. I like the idea behind
the thick bottom border to keep resizing easy, but it is not really
fitting with the rest of the theme's feel, instead going with blindly
attempting to mimic the look of the window contents even when said
contents could be anything. (That is something New Wave is otherwise
doing a great job not doing). In short, I think something closer to the
titlebar could be achieved.

Did a quick and ugly mockup where I just duplicated the shadow from top
to the bottom. In that case the bottom border becomes way too thick, but
this is just a crude example to show what I am talking about. Has anyone
played with something similar?

Sorry, posting the mockup to elsewhere; if I upload it to the Wiki,
someone may mistake it for reality ;)
(That, and I haven't quite wrapped my head around uploading images to
the wiki).

Mockup image is uploaded here:
http://dylanmccall.googlepages.com/metacity-bottom-border-mockup.png

Bye,
-Dylan
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