Compiz does not integrate well with the system colour scheme
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Compiz |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Compiz Core |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
|
|||
compiz (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Various compiz plug-ins (e.g. resize info, resize window, grid, grab handles,
etc.) use coloured visual elements (e.g. resizing rectangles, info/title labels
and grab targets) to acheive their desired effect.
At present, all of these plug-ins allow the user to manually select the colours
of these various visual elements. It would be preferable, however, for these
plug-ins to draw this information (automatically) from the systems colour
scheme/theme (varying alpha transparency, hue, saturation, etc. from a base
colour defined in the system colour scheme/theme as necessary). I user override
would still be desirable, but the user should not need to manually reconfigure
each and every such plug-in whenever they change colour scheme/theme.
An cogent example; A default installation of Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
comes preconfigured with (broadly) orange coloured visual elements. This suits
the default Ubuntu 11.10 colour scheme/theme very well. However, where a user
to switch to a custom colour scheme/theme, such orange visual elements might
look out of place. They certainly do with my currently preferred colour
scheme/theme, eGTK (from elementaryOS).
To surmise, a more consistent and possibly centralised approach (with the
option of per plug-in user overrides) to colour scheme management and its
application to compiz plug-ins would be desirable.
summary: |
- Various compiz plug-ins visual elements do not integrate well with the - system colour scheme + Compiz does not integrate well with the system colour scheme |
Changed in compiz: | |
importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
affects: | compiz → compiz-core |
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in compiz: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Various compiz plug-ins (e.g. resize info, resize window, grid, grab handles, etc.) use coloured visual elements (e.g. resizing rectangles, info/title labels and grab targets) to acheive their desired effect.
At present, all of these plug-ins allow the user to manually select the colours of these various visual elements. It would be preferable, however, for these plug-ins to draw this information (automatically) from the systems colour scheme/theme (varying alpha transparency, hue, saturation, etc. from a base colour defined in the system colour scheme/theme as necessary). I user override would still be desirable, but the user should not need to manually reconfigure each and every such plug-in whenever they change colour scheme/theme.
An cogent example; A default installation of Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) comes preconfigured with (broadly) orange coloured visual elements. This suits the default Ubuntu 11.10 colour scheme/theme very well. However, where a user to switch to a custom colour scheme/theme, such orange visual elements might look out of place. They certainly do with my currently preferred colour scheme/theme, eGTK (from elementaryOS).
To surmise, a more consistent and possibly centralised approach (with the option of per plug-in user overrides) to colour scheme management and its application to compiz plug-ins would be desirable.