RE: [Web-erp-developers] New Look

[Rom P. <ro...@pr...>]

Hello Steve and All,

 

*       I'm thinking that possibly you're working from the old interface.
Have you downloaded the most recent cvs?  By the way, if you haven't, they
seem to be having trouble with it for the last week.  You'll either have to
wait or 

*       maybe Phil has a copy that he could send.

 

Yes, I did this based on the download version of webERP. I did not join the
CVS efforts yet. Where should I start?

 

*       The graphics are very good.  The font on the menu is too small as it
displays on mine.  Do you mean to have the Selects in that Go To drop-down? 

 

Yes, it is quite small. I am still doing some work on it since there are 2
concerns in that part: 1) the description of the icons and 2) the
translation of it. I was thinking in maybe making the Modules Navigation a
pull down menu. I don't know. All inputs are welcome :D.

 

> Personally I'd like to drop the plus sign at the end of webERP as I think
any punctuation makes it difficult for people to catch onto and readily
communicate.  I believe a name that is represented the same everywhere and
without > anything that hinders remembering it quickly and long term means
it spreads quicker.  Especially in web searches, etc.  However, that's
Phil's call.  

 

I just copy the actual way you write down the logo. As you said it is Phil's
call. I just did a little redesign since "web" and "erp" are two different
word and in languages like mine (Brazilian Portuguese) it sounds like one
word. So it would be important, in my point of view (I can be wrong), to
show that it is 2 words. I agree about the identity thing. One cannot change
its name otherwise it looses it identity.

 

> I find these days that several of the erp vendors have gone with pastel
(calmer) shades as a color scheme.  In fact earth tones seem to be the
"norm".  Accpac has varying shades of soft browns, blues (some harder)and
greys > including their icons.  Great Plains uses soft to medium blues,
greys, browns and soft, sort of grey/green.  Navision is soft blues and
browns.  Possibly others may disagree.  Is it possible to reshade the
graphics into a pastel > color scheme?

 

I just copy and paste the icons in the interface. The green and orange makes
it more commercial now-a-days, but I do agree with you that the pastels are
more neutral and it is hard that people hates it. Who does not like pastels
can easily ignore it. But my idea is the following: with CSS it is easy to
change the main interface colors and we can do (as soon as we decide to use
the Everaldo icons and the he sends to me the vector version of his icons so
we can change the coloring on them) different versions of the icons for the
different themes. So we can have 10 different versions of the coloring of
the icons and much more combinations of the CSS schemes.

 

Best regards,

 

Rom Pereira

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Rom Pereira <mailto:ro...@pr...>  

To: web...@li... 

Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:12 AM

Subject: [Web-erp-developers] New Look

 

Dear All,

 

I am designing a new look for the interface (I am doing the design job, so
please don't mind the graphics) and would like to know your opinion about
it:

 

http://www.primor.ind.br/i/weberp_01_18.08.2004.jpg

 

I kept all 3 navigations on it:

 

- The icons are the navigation between modules;

 

- The pull down menu is the navigation inside the modules (main menu and so
on)

 

- The items below are the same.

 

The interface is good for 800x600, but it is possible to do a "slim" version
that will fit in smaller screen widths.

 

Please let me know your input,

 

Best Regards,

 

Rom Perei