AROS Window Themes

[AMIGASYSTEM]

This could a "Theme Archives Aros", I can't create it because I haven't figured out how to configure this kind of images   

[miker1264]

This could a "Theme Archives Aros", I can't create it because I haven't figured out how to configure this kind of images   

Are you saying this is a theme concept ?

I could make that theme style. What color scheme ?

It has a light-dark transition so we must choose colors that look good in those two ranges.

If we use the same "light" colors as the AROS One Colored Themes I just completed then we just need to make the "dark" variant of each primary color. Then we have to draw the curves. I usually make a blue template.

After you draw the first curve to act as a transition piece from light to dark you can produce the other two curves. You can make the other two using 32bit image compositing with various degrees of semi-transparent grey pixels.

So I'll make a template (prototype) that later can be produced in many different colors. That saves effort.

I reproduced the curve in shades of purple because it was easier to see them I shifted the purple to green and I added the artwork to the left of the transition. The bar on top is what I did. I don't like how dark the original was. I'll work with it to come up with something nice to start with.

[ilBarbax]

Hi Mike

May i propose something different that your skill surely can approach.
Rater than drafting the different colour schemes for each theme I think would be better to have a sort of base theme structure with a base color and a tool (may be integrated into the theme preferences) that allow the user to change the base color trough all the theme gadgets and graphics items in order to generate any color variants of the theme.
This is just an idea that has to be further developed.
Thanks

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Great idea ilBarbax, this would avoid having so many similar themes and better management in choosing !

[miker1264]

Great idea ilBarbax, this would avoid having so many similar themes and better management in choosing !

That's a great idea. Extra colored themes can be kept in Storage/Themes.

In Theme Manager add another checkbox for Colors. If unchecked it only shows the first color. If checked it shows all colors available for each theme style.  Great idea.

Here is "AROS Curved Blue". I haven't added the secondary grey-scale accent curves. Just the main transition curves.

[miker1264]

Here is AROS Curved Green.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Also nice is AROS Curved, I would say that AROS users will never get tired of seeing the same things over and over again 

[miker1264]

Is it better with them or without the accent curves ?

I seem to prefer the single curve. It's cleaner and nicer.

I think we should go with a single transition curve.

[miker1264]

Here are the color selections for AROS Curved Theme.

[pixie]

Is it better with them or without the accent curves ?

I seem to prefer the single curve. It's cleaner and nicer.

I think we should go with a single transition curve.

If you could get a gradient on the rest of the window

[miker1264]

Is it better with them or without the accent curves ?

I seem to prefer the single curve. It's cleaner and nicer.

I think we should go with a single transition curve.

If you could get a gradient on the rest of the window

What type of gradient ? Horizontal or vertical?

The rest of the window as in the window frame or the TitleBar?

I'm not sure what you're asking about. Which type ?

[miker1264]

AROS Puzzled Green Theme. It's geometric... 

Window themes are only limited by one's imagination.

Anything you can conceive, you can achieve.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Is it better with them or without the accent curves ?

I seem to prefer the single curve. It's cleaner and nicer.

I think we should go with a single transition curve.

This one with shades is more elegant !

[pixie]

Is it better with them or without the accent curves ?

I seem to prefer the single curve. It's cleaner and nicer.

I think we should go with a single transition curve.

If you could get a gradient on the rest of the window

What type of gradient ? Horizontal or vertical?

The rest of the window as in the window frame or the TitleBar?

I'm not sure what you're asking about. Which type ?

The title bar has a different color on the left that of right, so if you get a horizontal gradient that starts from the left to the right corner you will have a perfect blend between the title and the rest of the window. As is, below the title on left there's a big discrepancy between the title and belo

[miker1264]

pixie

If we use a horizontal gradient from left to right (light to dark) then it flattens the TitleBar & we lose the 3d effect and it would defeat the purpose of having a transition curve to divide the light and dark colors.

Currently there is a vertical gradient from top to bottom for both the light and dark areas. The gradient at top is lighter indicating a shine area on a 3d rounded top. The lower area as in under the title text is darker as it represents a flat area.

I do intent to fix & cleanup the vertical gradients though to make it look nicer.