Bitcoin looks ugly in Ubuntu 10.04 default theme
2010 May 23
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Bitcoin looks ugly in Ubuntu 10.04 default theme @ Satoshi Nakamoto
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NewLibertyStandard
Bitcoin in Ubuntu 10.04
May 23, 2010, 04:28:12 PM
Bitcoin looks ugly in Ubuntu's new default theme. It seems that some,
but not all of the theme settings are being picked up. The unselected
file menu should have light text with a dark background, but it
incorrectly has light text with a light background. They're similar
enough that it's unreadable on my display. It should be fixed before the
next stable release.
Xunie
May 23, 2010, 09:18:46 PM
Can you upload a screenshot? It'd help out great.
NewLibertyStandard
June 09, 2010, 12:35:13 PM
I didn't feel like editing images, so I just took a few partial
screenshots.
Edit: I just added a screenshot of the file menu in gcalctool as an
example of how the menu should be displayed.
Xunie
June 14, 2010, 03:49:46 AM
I don't see any problems here, running 10.04 myself now!
NewLibertyStandard
June 14, 2010, 06:27:20 AM
The problem is with the default theme. You're screen shot is not the
default theme.
virtualcoin
June 21, 2010, 09:08:36 AM
I'm new, but it works fine here. It's version 0.2 though.
http://i45.tinypic.com/1z5knb8.jpg
dwdollar
June 21, 2010, 01:18:09 PM
I think the default theme in 10.04 makes everything look ugly. And
why are mini/maxi/close on the left side and not the right? That's
really annoying.
virtualcoin
June 21, 2010, 01:28:02 PM
I don't thinks it looks ugly.
You can change the buttons back to the right side if you wish, just
google for it. 
Satoshi Nakamoto
June 21, 2010, 05:20:21 PM
Quote from: NewLibertyStandard on May 23, 2010, 04:28:12 PM
Bitcoin looks ugly in Ubuntu's new default theme. It seems that some,
but not all of the theme settings are being picked up. The unselected
file menu should have light text with a dark background, but it
incorrectly has light text with a light background. They're similar
enough that it's unreadable on my display. It should be fixed before the
next stable release.
This is now fixed in the SVN version.
1) Menu bar default color.
2) Balance bar not a different color.
3) Background behind bitcoin address and balance now the same color as
toolbar.
I checked all the standard themes and it seems reasonable with all of
them.
Ubuntu minimize,maximize,close buttons to the right:
gconf-editor
apps->metacity->general
button_layout=menu:minimize,maximize,close
They've got it awfully buried considering 9 out of 10 users are used
to having it on the right.
lachesis
June 22, 2010, 02:04:14 AM
Satoshi, that definitely made it look better for me, but now Bitcoin
won't minimize to tray in Ubuntu 10.04. The proper check box is checked,
but it just minimizes to my taskbar like always.
Satoshi Nakamoto
June 22, 2010, 03:45:56 AM
On Ubuntu 10.04 it wouldn't remove the taskbar button cleanly, so I
made it leave it there.
But now that you mention it, it's probably better to have the
feature, even if it's messy, than not to have it, though it may confuse
a few people when the taskbar button temporarily stays around but
disappears if you click on it.
Updated SVN.
Thanks for testing.
lachesis
June 22, 2010, 06:17:52 AM
Yeah, r89 works as expected for me. It doesn't seem to have any
problems creating or removing icons, but I'm using XFCE, so that might
be the difference.
In addition, there's a difference between standard behaviour for tray
icons in Windows and Linux. In most Linux apps, clicking the tray button
while the app's window is open will cause it to close again. I
personally like that better than the Windows default, where a single
click does nothing once the main window is displayed. Is there any
chance that feature might get added to the Linux version?
Satoshi Nakamoto
June 22, 2010, 04:39:43 PM
It's too late now for feature changes to 0.3, but I'll add that to
the post-0.3 to do list. I never would have noticed that if you hadn't
pointed it out.
Bitcoin looks ugly in Ubuntu 10.04 default theme
2010 May 23 See all postsSatoshi Nakamoto
satoshinakamotonetwork@proton.me
https://satoshinakamoto.network
Bitcoin looks ugly in Ubuntu's new default theme. It seems that some, but not all of the theme settings are being picked up. The unselected file menu should have light text with a dark background, but it incorrectly has light text with a light background. They're similar enough that it's unreadable on my display. It should be fixed before the next stable release.
Can you upload a screenshot? It'd help out great.
I didn't feel like editing images, so I just took a few partial screenshots.
Edit: I just added a screenshot of the file menu in gcalctool as an example of how the menu should be displayed.
I don't see any problems here, running 10.04 myself now!
The problem is with the default theme. You're screen shot is not the default theme.
I'm new, but it works fine here. It's version 0.2 though.
http://i45.tinypic.com/1z5knb8.jpg
I think the default theme in 10.04 makes everything look ugly. And why are mini/maxi/close on the left side and not the right? That's really annoying.
I don't thinks it looks ugly.
You can change the buttons back to the right side if you wish, just google for it.
This is now fixed in the SVN version.
1) Menu bar default color.
2) Balance bar not a different color.
3) Background behind bitcoin address and balance now the same color as toolbar.
I checked all the standard themes and it seems reasonable with all of them.
Ubuntu minimize,maximize,close buttons to the right:
gconf-editor
apps->metacity->general
button_layout=menu:minimize,maximize,close
They've got it awfully buried considering 9 out of 10 users are used to having it on the right.
Satoshi, that definitely made it look better for me, but now Bitcoin won't minimize to tray in Ubuntu 10.04. The proper check box is checked, but it just minimizes to my taskbar like always.
On Ubuntu 10.04 it wouldn't remove the taskbar button cleanly, so I made it leave it there.
But now that you mention it, it's probably better to have the feature, even if it's messy, than not to have it, though it may confuse a few people when the taskbar button temporarily stays around but disappears if you click on it.
Updated SVN.
Thanks for testing.
Yeah, r89 works as expected for me. It doesn't seem to have any problems creating or removing icons, but I'm using XFCE, so that might be the difference.
In addition, there's a difference between standard behaviour for tray icons in Windows and Linux. In most Linux apps, clicking the tray button while the app's window is open will cause it to close again. I personally like that better than the Windows default, where a single click does nothing once the main window is displayed. Is there any chance that feature might get added to the Linux version?
It's too late now for feature changes to 0.3, but I'll add that to the post-0.3 to do list. I never would have noticed that if you hadn't pointed it out.