From: Michael V. <Mic...@gm...> - 2010-09-16 06:30:41
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On 09/15/10 15:06, hig...@bo... wrote: > > Michael Vehrs <Mic...@gm...> hat am 9. September 2010 um > 11:56 geschrieben: > > > On 09/09/10 11:21, hig...@bo... wrote: > > > > > > "hig...@bo..." <hig...@bo...> hat am 9. September 2010 um > > > 11:17 geschrieben: > > > > > > > I tried my hand at a replacement graphic for the minimap skin, using > > > a "paper" > > > > style (see attached file). If this is good enough, I could try to > > > provide other > > > > graphics with the same style. > > > > > > Attached file now attached! ;) > > > > > > > Good enough for me. But what we really need is a "unified vision". > > Someone needs to design an intuitive and consistent interface, making > > sure that all components use a similar style. That is what we lack > > today. We have a few very nice background images, but one is a map and > > another is a painting of a town scene. Some of our "skins" look like > > wood and brass, others look like paper or parchment. Some elements, such > > as the compass rose, don't fit either category. > > I've just uploaded a first set of changes towards a "paper UI" > (rev.7443). If any of the changes are unwanted, please let me know and > I can revert. Also, let me know about any further problems. > This looks rather better than I had expected, although I feel the paper background looks rather like marble. The one thing I don't like is the new look of the minimap, however. Firstly, the modern look of the zoom buttons doesn't really mesh with the old-fashioned paper look. And secondly, I feel the very clear rectangular borders of the minimap clash with the torn-paper look. For the second problem, I propose two solutions: Firstly, don't draw a black background on the minimap, but make it transparent instead, so that the unexplored regions appear as paper. Secondly, change the color of high-seas tiles to partially transparent instead of solid blue, so that the paper background is partially visible. > The new canvas background map is taken from > http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3300.ct000705 and, as a pre-1922 work, > supposed to be in the public domain. Do I need to add that URL as a > resource somewhere? > Regards Michael |