AROS Window Themes

[miker1264]

Here are the next three colors for Rounded Silver Theme Style. They look nice and vibrant for those who like bright colors. 

[miker1264]

While experimenting with new theme designs I came up with a series of themes that only odd people would like. 

These are called "Novelty" themes and they are mostly for fun. They feature strange colors not usually seem together.

This one is called "Novelty Blue-Aqua" theme. The first color in the name represents the outer band of the TitleBar. The second color (aqua) represents the lighter inner color.

[miker1264]

For those who are really eccentric here is an odd theme.

This one is called "Novelty Tetris". It kinda resembles Tetris.

I wanted to try a faceted 3d theme and this is the result.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

While experimenting with new theme designs I came up with a series of themes that only odd people would like. 

These are called "Novelty" themes and they are mostly for fun. They feature strange colors not usually seem together.

This one is called "Novelty Blue-Aqua" theme. The first color in the name represents the outer band of the TitleBar. The second color (aqua) represents the lighter inner color.

This on AROS One will be called Blue-Aqua Strange, i will also have to look for a Background and Pointer Strange 

[miker1264]

While experimenting with new theme designs I came up with a series of themes that only odd people would like. 

These are called "Novelty" themes and they are mostly for fun. They feature strange colors not usually seem together.

This one is called "Novelty Blue-Aqua" theme. The first color in the name represents the outer band of the TitleBar. The second color (aqua) represents the lighter inner color.

This on AROS One will be called Blue-Aqua Strange, i will also have to look for a Background and Pointer Strange 

There will several different color combinations.

This is just a sample. I'll upload the complete series to AROS Archives when completed.

I'm thinking about carrying the light-dark color motif to the window frame as well. The frame (where the arrow gadgets are located) will be light colored while the slider knobs will be the darker color to complement the colored TitleBar.

When I think of "strange" or "novelty" backgrounds and pointers watercolor paintings come to mind with orange and yellow and blue and purple all blurred together like different flavors of cotton candy. Psychedelic colors. Or maybe "novelty" backgrounds with clowns and circuses.

BTW the word "novelty" doesn't mean "new". It represents "strange" things such as you would find in a novelty shop.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

In Italy novelty, it can be use in a variety of circumstances things such as, for example, "new news," "new creations" which can be of any kind, in short something new coming.

[miker1264]

In Italy novelty, it can be use in a variety of circumstances things such as, for example, "new news," "new creations" which can be of any kind, in short something new coming.

Another word similar to "strange" or "unusual" is "exotic". But I just make the themes. Users can decide the names.

Maybe "Exotic Blue-Aqua" or "Psychedelic".

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Yes on AROS everything is possible to do, users canodvert as they see fit !

Italian is a very complex language, English seems to simplify everything, an example the Determinative and Indeterminative Articles !!!

English:
The dog, the tiger, the cats
a dog, a tiger, a squirrel

Italian:
Il cane, la tigre, i gatti
un cane, una tigre, uno scoiattolo

[pixie]

BTW the word "novelty" doesn't mean "new". It represents "strange" things such as you would find in a novelty shop.

I didn't knew it also had that meaning, I never seen it used in other cases such as the examples below.

Novelty Word Usage Examples

Default (GPT-3.5)

The novelty of the new smartphone wore off quickly as its features proved to be more frustrating than useful.
Exploring the bustling street markets was a treat, with each stall offering a unique novelty item.
The novelty of working from home soon gave way to the realization that maintaining a productive routine was a challenge.
The circus brought a sense of nostalgia, as its old-fashioned charm was a novelty in the modern entertainment landscape.
The novelty of trying exotic foods during her travels excited her taste buds and expanded her culinary horizons.

[miker1264]

BTW the word "novelty" doesn't mean "new". It represents "strange" things such as you would find in a novelty shop.

I didn't knew it also had that meaning, I never seen it used in other cases such as the examples below.

Novelty Word Usage Examples

Default (GPT-3.5)

The novelty of the new smartphone wore off quickly as its features proved to be more frustrating than useful.
Exploring the bustling street markets was a treat, with each stall offering a unique novelty item.
The novelty of working from home soon gave way to the realization that maintaining a productive routine was a challenge.
The circus brought a sense of nostalgia, as its old-fashioned charm was a novelty in the modern entertainment landscape.
The novelty of trying exotic foods during her travels excited her taste buds and expanded her culinary horizons.

The word novelty does carry with it the sense of "newness" more than anything else. Maybe it isn't the best choice to mean unusual or strange.

Maybe a better name would be exotic or eccentric. The word eccentric literally means off-center but it also means strange or unusual.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Yes eccentric sounds like the right word to me, or some of its synonyms such as: strange, quirky, original, nonconformist, snobbish, off-center, off-centered, unusual, singular, bizarre, whimsical, flashy

[miker1264]

Yes eccentric sounds like the right word to me, or some of its synonyms such as: strange, quirky, original, nonconformist, snobbish, off-center, off-centered, unusual, singular, bizarre, whimsical, flashy

How about an Italian sounding word "Strangiato". ? 

From a song by the musical group "Rush". "La Villa Strangiato".

I used to listen to Rush in my younger years. Those guys were a bit eccentric.

It's a made up word that is a combination of Spanish and Italian meaning "strange".

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=la+vlla+strangiato&docid=603486121083354722&mid=EEDF8CB6DDAF8DD295DEEEDF8CB6DDAF8DD295DE&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

[AMIGASYSTEM]

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How about an Italian sounding word "Strangiato". ? 

From a song by the musical group "Rush". "La Villa Strangiato".

I used to listen to Rush in my younger years. Those guys were a bit eccentric.

It's a made up word that is a combination of Spanish and Italian meaning "strange".

Strangiato is not invented, and a word that belongs to the "Florentine vernacular" (language of the medieval period of Italy of Florence), the meaning should be "Distributed Divided"

https://www.gdli.it/contesti/strangiato/1375380


La Villa, in Italian is a "spacious and elegant house surrounded by a garden."

[miker1264]

The AROS One Colored Themes are complete.

I'm in the process of uploading them to AROS Archives.

There are 8 themes in this archive. Simply unzip the archive and copy all the themes to Prefs/Presets/Themes.

Enjoy. 

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Thanks miker "AROS One Cool blue" is installed on AROS One complete with Pointer and Background and Zune preferences.

As you mentioned, those who want to install all the "AROS One Colored Themes" will simply have to copy them into Prefs/Presets/Themes

For full compatibility with AROS One, you will have to replace Titlebar and logo, also you have to change a value in the Config file so that DigiClock will be placed on the left side of the top bar, as shown in the screenshots.

Making this change is a very simple operation, those who do not have experience to do it can ask here on the forum.