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  • B3Nji, on 08/02/2008, -9/+226Dude,

    That is the best ubuntu mock up I have seen !

    If only I could get my ubuntu to look like that, this theme owns all desktop themes!
    • ozid, on 08/04/2008, -18/+8i concur. this is, quite possibly, the best mockup i have ever seen (for ubuntu)

      The only downside is Gnome (IMO). While I prefer gnome to KDE, I think there needs to be an all new desktop environment.
    • fanclerks, on 08/04/2008, -3/+39It looks like the best of OS X with a small bit of Vista flair with the "gadgets" on the side. It looks like a much more pleasant interface to deal with, that's for sure. I just hope they can improve the usability to match. That's the only thing I see holding back Linux.
      • alecks, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1Reading the description, it sounds like theres a bunch of different programs involved to get it to look like that. Which sucks.

        Plus it's easy to get confuse a good looking wallpaper and color scheme with a good interface.
      • supermanred, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1It's exactly OS X...
    • redwallhp, on 08/04/2008, -3/+15Looks awesome. I'd almost dual-boot OS X and Ubuntu if they made it look like this...

      Though actually, it looks similar to my desktop: http://i38.tinypic.com/5ai51l.jpg
      • manitoba98xp, on 08/04/2008, -0/+13Your list of ideas looks pretty short.
      • oriondr, on 08/04/2008, -10/+2Yeah except yours looks like poop compared to the mockup above.. no offense - it's not your fault ;)
      • adriaaan, on 10/12/2008, -1/+4Could you upload that wallpaper? Or link to where you got it from?
      • Theli, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6I personally prefer the mockup. It's softer and more subdued.
      • kokuei, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1Do you really like the big corporate logo on your desktop all the time? I guess I just don't understand that.
      • andrewtheart, on 08/04/2008, -2/+2You'd dual boot just based on appearances? That's unbelievably shallow. What do you think an operating system is designed for - to please your eyes or to accomplish a task? Does it really matter what it looks like as long as it's fairly modern and clean (even those two things don't *really* matter to any substantive degree, but most people have a tendency to care about that kind of stuff to some limited degree). You can appreciate the looks, but surely there are other reason you'd want to dual boot besides how it looks.
      • mikeleeuk, on 08/04/2008, -0/+3http://zyklophon.deviantart.com/art/Hardwood-w-Lig ...
        I managed to find the pattern. He must've added his own Apple logo, I guess.
      • melat0nin, on 08/04/2008, -0/+2Which iconset is that? I can never seem to find a matching SVG iconset which scales well and is consistent.
      • MtheoryX, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1@melat0nin:

        It looks like the default Leopard icons for everything.
    • posure, on 08/04/2008, -2/+7If a Linux distro came with a usable and attractive UI, the universe would implode. This looks pretty sweet though.
      • manitoba98xp, on 08/04/2008, -0/+8Which is precisely why it will never become the default Ubuntu theme.
      • expert01, on 08/04/2008, -1/+4It won't become the default ubuntu theme because it's the OS X interface with different colors, and a vista sidebar clone.

        A little originality goes a long way. Unless you're being original by copying everyone else.

        I must say I'm sick of all the Apple worship. I had OSx86 installed for three months on my computer and I couldn't stand the interface. Hiding all the options does not a usable interface make.
      • bagboyrebel, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1@ expert
        all of the stuff in that picture already exists for linux and people like them, where the ideas came from is irrelevant.
      • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1So they should avoid the dock and what, use a start menu instead like KDE has for years now?

        Gnome is quite close to a start menu too, one option splits things into 3 different top level menus and one of them is basically another start menu.

        The outrage over using the good ideas from Windows and OS X is ridiculous, get over it.
      • supermanred, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1It has, it's called OS X.
    • addiktion, on 08/04/2008, -0/+4I agree this is the best I've seen so far. Although the wood is trendy these days It has a nice touch. Obviously the background can be changed. I like the subtle effects of the pop up bubbles. 10/10 from me for ubuntu. Now if only those damn open source developers can make it happen!
    • ommadawn, on 08/04/2008, -0/+4Sorry, GTK+ is not capable of rendering widgets that look like that.
      • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+5Well then they need to fix GTK+ so it can, or quit using it.
      • orcishstra, on 08/22/2008, -0/+0The application is called Screenlets!
    • doctordbx, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6Isn't the nature of Open Source that you *can* get it to look like that?

      Sure you gotta make the theme yourself, but it's doable right?
    • silfiriel, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1The menus are original, and the panel, but the rest is Vista/Mac OS rip off. Also there's no Nautilus window mock up.
      So this is not a mock up at all.
  • fatas, on 08/02/2008, -5/+80Yes it's nice but the "Ubuntu Art Team" has be just ***** around.
    • ruddy, on 08/04/2008, -1/+9agreed. i don't get this excited about artwork, but i think this is what ubuntu needs to put it over the top.
      get involved
      https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Meetings

      Join the IRC chats, and suggest this concept. If it's presented correctly, i think the team could fit this design in.
      • brettalton, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1IRC chats and a wiki? This is another process they need to improve.
      • ruddy, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1the mailing lists work great though. very active.
    • matcram, on 08/04/2008, -2/+5it will never pass. The default ubuntu theme has to be made of crappy brown to get approved. Please Mark take a look at this mockup, fire actual designers and hire the one that made this mockup. Plz
    • addiktion, on 08/05/2008, -0/+1I like this mock up for sure. I might actually try Ubuntu out if this went golden.
  • compacho, on 08/03/2008, -3/+110Now that's nice. I've told many of my friends that brown can be made to look elegant and this just proves it.
    • meamog, on 08/04/2008, -0/+12Well, yeah. Brown can be elegant. But note that this theme appears to be transparent white and yellow, and the screenshots are on a brown background.
  • muppethouse, on 08/03/2008, -48/+57I don't even understand this. It is a tribute to proprietary software. It attempts to look like OS X and Vista at the same time, all while pimping Acrobat and Photoshop. Good job on not "getting it".
    • Aeuta, on 08/03/2008, -8/+45Vista + OSX does not equal Vista OR OSX...Taking good elements from both is not a bad idea...and there are some original ideas in there as well...Yet, I HATE docks...JUST SAY NO TO THE DEFAULT DOCK!
      • maelp, on 08/03/2008, -1/+4I hate dock too, and I don't understand why people keep using the desktop when more efficient "gnome-do" ways of launching apps and finding the stuff exists and work well?
      • ethana2, on 08/04/2008, -8/+0Again, docks are superior to window lists. Much less visual noise.
        ..but don't use them for launching apps, and position the dock at the top of the screen over the empty space in the main panel.
      • abhiroop, on 08/04/2008, -0/+2the only potential I see for a dock is to launch apps for which I use gnome do. Other than that I need a panel for open windows and notification bar.
      • zdiggler, on 08/04/2008, -1/+1Windows task bar work pretty good for me. I hate the OSX dock thingy thought. its hard to know what app is running in background and also hard switch between app quickly too.
      • bagboyrebel, on 08/04/2008, -1/+2Docks are much easier to use than Gnome-Do. With a dock you just have to click an icon, with gnome-do, you have to enter a key combination and then type the name of the program. Part of the point of mock ups like these is to find a good balance between nice looks and usability. That being said one of the nice things about linux distros is that you can change the parts you don't like.
      • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+2The dock doesn't do well as a window list, but if you configure compiz (or OS X itself, on a mac) to show you expose-like images of each open window when you hit a specific button, or better yet a specific mouse button, its much quicker than a window list like Windows, Gnome and KDE currently use.
      • wastern, on 08/04/2008, -0/+3Most Dock clones are just applications launches, thus they suck. The Dock in OS X does much more and I actually find it to be better at managing things when I have a lot open.

        There is a small light under running apps, you can right click an icon to see all windows of that app vs having 30 separate things in a task bar, and in apps like iTunes and Mail you can right click to perform actions on that app without going to it, like play/pause, next song, get mail, ect.

        A true Dock is a great thing, application launchers that just try and look like a Dock and nothing more suck
    • koko775, on 08/04/2008, -1/+11OS X and Windows have probably had quite a bit of hours spent on usability. The lessons learned from them aren't necessarily patented*, and make computer usage better. Why not take those lessons and apply them to *nix systems?

      *Not that it matters, really, but we can leave the patent debate for another thread
    • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -1/+9Tribute to proprietary software? You are looking at things the wrong way, and are seemingly more concerned with NOT looking like Windows or OS X than with a nice interface.
    • digitalpencil, on 08/04/2008, -2/+3I just can't see much in the way of original thought here..
      I mean you've got Vista's sidebar, OS X's 3D shelf dock, quicksilver's alt-tab interface and icons from both.. once you remove all that you're left with a wood background and a top bar.. the latter of which doesn't even look that great anyhow.. not much cause for celebration.
      • insertnewsn, on 08/04/2008, -1/+0All of those things are currently found within Hardy Heron. It's not like the mock-up creator was the first to add those to his desktop. Nor did he claim to be. It's a clean-looking desktop that is easy on the eyes and appealing none the less. I think it looks great.
    • spoulson, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1I think it is you that does not get it. Ubuntu caters to an easy to use Linux system that just works. Someone familiar with Windows or OS X should have no problem making the jump to Ubuntu. For example, I got my non-techie wife using Hardy without much of a complaint. It would work against its mission if the interface were completely off the wall.
      • JasonHaley, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1You may be right...which may be what causes me to finally move to something like Fedora if Ubuntu starts to get too dumbed down. ...but for now as long as I can set a bunch of these features off and don't have to put up with excess docks/widgets/eye-candy Ubuntu is still the best distro for me.

        But with that said there's more to Ubuntu than just that. The community is one of the largest and most helpful ones I've seen.
    • geekyforlife, on 08/05/2008, -0/+1dude at this point its still open software im not an elitist i would rather this than the 8.10 theme
  • jake6730, on 08/03/2008, -8/+40VERY nice, too bad you have like all the programs that don't natively run on Ubuntu... Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, MSN, iCal, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel (Both with MAC ICONS) and we can't forget Quicktime.

    But very nice theme, and very nice way of keeping the brown theme and making it look good.
    • trogdoor, on 08/03/2008, -1/+32Actually Adobe does have a native Linux version of Acrobat, why you would want to use it is beyond me but it does exist.
    • maelp, on 08/03/2008, -9/+3Most of those programs do natively run under Ubuntu using wine implementation of the windows API, or not ?
    • ethana2, on 08/04/2008, -6/+2So he used the mac Office icons for OpenOffice apps. So what?
      ..and Adobe Photoshop CS2 runs perfectly on Ubuntu. Natively?
      ....that depends on how the Human WINE theme is coming along. It could very well look native in 8.10.
    • Punjabdasher, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6Don't use like! Did you not pay attention to the anti- like campaign?
  • Aeuta, on 08/03/2008, -3/+13Brown can actually look quite good the Ubuntu Art team just hasn't given it enough effort or else has been told to keep it simple.
  • munikho, on 08/03/2008, -6/+79this is probably the first dark theme i wouldn't mind using...
    • sfury, on 08/04/2008, -1/+1and what's so "dark" about it? (except the wallpaper and the selected stuff)
  • munikho, on 08/03/2008, -7/+4Btw. why doesn't he contact the design team of Ubuntu himself? Because i think the mockup will convince them enough for them to talk to him...
  • forteller, on 08/03/2008, -1/+6Beautiful! I really want to use that background right away! Does anyone know if it's available for download somewhere?
  • forteller, on 08/03/2008, -2/+63Here's also a mockup of a very good looking file browser by the same person: http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-Mocku ...
    • solidus636, on 08/04/2008, -0/+15I knew it.

      This is the same guy that did the Hardy Heron mockup.
      • allyant, on 08/04/2008, -0/+21Yeh, and it never went further, does the ubuntu design team even take in ideas? because I have never seen any major changes.
    • dacjames, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6I really like the curved outline of the window controls
    • compacho, on 08/04/2008, -0/+11I can't believe how good the yellow background actually looks.
  • Polluted, on 08/03/2008, -12/+3To busy for my tastes. I prefer my desktop icon and widget free. The dock's nice, but it's not exactly hard to install AWN.
  • Carroarmato0, on 08/03/2008, -1/+15I wish the guy could post more details on how to mimic it. At least the stuff that isn't mocked up.
  • krustaceo, on 08/03/2008, -19/+19err why is it bad for ms to copy apple, but it´s ok for linux to copy both?
    • hungryduck, on 08/04/2008, -11/+4Because Linux means well.
    • HonestAbe, on 08/04/2008, -7/+4Because Linux developers aren't creative enough to outdo either of them?
    • arobicha, on 08/04/2008, -1/+5Because people who want windows or OSX, but don't want to pay, use Linux. Not everyone who uses linux wants to emulate Windows or OSX. Try XDM, Fluxbox, Enlightenment e17, a terminal...
    • bagboyrebel, on 08/04/2008, -2/+6There is nothing wrong with taking good ideas from each other, the problem is when they try to make everyone think it was an entirely original idea.
    • Papajohn56, on 08/04/2008, -5/+2because linux fanboys will act all high and mighty about everything
    • christophski, on 08/04/2008, -2/+1because Microsoft has tonnes of money to put towards hiring people for original ideas!
    • kiput, on 08/04/2008, -1/+2No, it's because MS and Apple always say that it was *their* idea while they *copied* it. That's why.
    • orcishstra, on 08/22/2008, -0/+0Sun Microsystems invented the dock!
      NOT Apple!
  • jbworld, on 08/03/2008, -10/+22Why do people think that the future of Linux is to adopt an Apple-ish look? Shouldn't they move forward instead of copy what is like years old stuff? I don't mean that Apple interface design is bad - in fact I love it & am using it right now, but all too often we fall into the trap of believing the marketing slogan "The future is already here". No, it is not - and if Linux wants to conquer the hearts of Average Joes, it's time to think harder.
    BTW, there are many amazing innovations at work behind the scenes of the Linux community - the X server already has multi-mouse and multi-touch support, Compiz is slowly reaching a mature state, and distributions realize the potential of creating easy-to-install and easy-to-maintain systems - one thing is missing, and this is probably the most important thing to learn from Apple, their philosophy: It should just work!
    • ozid, on 08/04/2008, -1/+3my mac mini begs to differ.

      (i love the thing to death, its just unreliable as far as mac's go)
    • ertz, on 08/04/2008, -13/+5***** you. Two of my friends died trying to answer that question.
    • arobicha, on 08/04/2008, -0/+5Linux developers made those desktop managers because people wanted their Linux environment to perform like Windows or OSX. There are other developments in the way of linux desktop management, each with it's own quirks. Rest assured that Linux is able to adapt to whatever you want/need it to be. That's why it's so freaking great.
    • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -1/+2"Shouldn't they move forward instead of copy what is like years old stuff?"

      Yea, anything that will move the look and feel of Gnome and KDE (before 4 i suppose) beyond 1997 is a great idea as far as I'm concerned.

      By the way, i can't let you get away with using the words innovation and X server in the same sentence, X11 is horrible and needs to be replaced or massively updated quickly.
    • digitalpencil, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1Agreed, whilst this is a good design it is far too close to both OS X and Vista..
      Quicksilver alt-tab interface, 3d shelf dock and a vista side bar.
      and then if you look at his second screenshot including an explorer window:
      http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-Mocku ...
      Vista folder icons, iDisk, dvd and ipod icons from OS X..

      I'm not saying it's a bad implementation, but there is far too much in both that is taken from Vista and OS X and once you get over the pretty icons and backgrounds there isn't that much else here. Take the explorer window for example.. both the window title bar and main toolbar are too long and the rest of the layout is again, a mesh between Vista's explorer window and finder's sidebar with a yellow background..

      It's a nice layout but as you've already said, Linux needs to move in a new direction, try some different GUI devices and ones that enhance usability rather than adding jazzy 3D compiz effects.
  • TheSilentNumber, on 08/03/2008, -5/+3Post it to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid !!!
  • TheSilentNumber, on 08/03/2008, -2/+20Its already been submitted, nice! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/ ...
  • Yarkz, on 08/03/2008, -2/+6This looks like the best Ubuntu ever if it ends up looking like this I may reinstall it just to see how well it looks for myself.
    • RobotLeAwesome, on 08/04/2008, -11/+4just use OSX to see how well this mock-up looks in use.
      • iyatoni, on 08/04/2008, -0/+4Yawn
      • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1Lots of things are different. OS X doesn't have drop down menus on every window, and OS X doesn't have desktop widgets that can be used alongside other windows without hacking things a bit.
  • shifty2, on 08/04/2008, -4/+44More mock-ups:
    Part 1:
    http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Interpid-Ibe ...

    Part 3:
    http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Interpid-Ibe ...
    ^^^ very sweet login/logout screen!!

    • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6The login/out screen is actually better than the ones from Vista, OS X, XP and all the currently available Linux distros. Looks very nice :D
    • Rehumanize, on 08/04/2008, -0/+4That would be called a GDM theme.
  • Proctor, on 08/04/2008, -18/+6Hmm, this looks like another OS I know of that Has OS in the name, and an X somewhere. Seriously, stop copying OSX and come up with something Original. Or warez OSX because you're all cheap ***** and don't want to support the people who put hard work into making the OS.
    • ethana2, on 08/04/2008, -4/+0As is money was the most valuable thing users could give devs.
      I submit feature requests.
      I submit bug reports.
      I support fellow users.

      OSX's and GNOME's gui's are both very close to perfection-- it's somewhere in between them actually, and this is pretty dang close too. ...but it's not completely there.
    • DontThinkSo, on 08/04/2008, -2/+0Not quite the same. The bar at the top is dedicated to the desktop environment; windows still retain their own menus (as in Windows). People want a familiar, easy-to-use interface; it was either copy OS X, copy Windows, or take the best elements from both and innovate where you *should*, not where you *can*.
      • Proctor, on 08/04/2008, -0/+2It looks almost EXACTLY like OSX. A quick glance and you could be like "wow, how'd you get this OSX theme?"
      • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+3It doesn't look like OS X, if you'd ever seen it you'd know that.

        Remove the dock at the bottom and almost nothing resembles OS X at all, and the dock is not the entire interface.
  • digitallysick, on 08/04/2008, -2/+8looks good, i approve
  • Crath, on 08/04/2008, -13/+4Too Vista-like for my tastes. I like it just how it is.
    • Seann7656, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6The only thing Vista-like is the sidebar
    • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+3Not really, but either way if you are picking GUI looks and usability with "it's not vista" as your top priority you are doing it wrong.
  • andrew1338, on 08/04/2008, -18/+9Please. There's a reason Linux users are using Linux, and not Mac or Windows

    GTFO
    • RgyaGramShad, on 08/28/2008, -6/+3because its free?
    • nmnnotmyname, on 08/04/2008, -1/+5I don't know exactly what you mean. I can use any of them - it's which i can get running the best for me. And I got into Linux enough that I can make it more productive for most of my tasks - so i can run all three. I prefer Linux or Windows over OS X because of the GUI...
    • bagboyrebel, on 08/04/2008, -2/+2yeah, because they appreciate a system that allows them total freedom and control over their computer, or they want a free system, or just for fun. I have never met someone who uses linux because of the default themes.
      • nmnnotmyname, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1Yes, But keep in mind a key factor even for somewhat expierenced users is the polish. We aren't talking just themes - We're talking polish too. Look at how polished and integrated those mockups look - It's too good to be true.
      • andrew1338, on 08/04/2008, -1/+1...which is why they call it a mockup...
      • bagboyrebel, on 08/05/2008, -0/+1@andrew
        so what's your point then, you were the one complaining about it.
  • amillion3, on 08/04/2008, -19/+10Lame. give us something that doesn't SCREAM apple!
    • nmnnotmyname, on 08/04/2008, -5/+1Hah! There's no crappy brushed aluminum on this desktop that i know of - but if i see any i'll tell you. (Seriously, If you're talking about the top menu that's the GNOME menu - it's been like that for a while, by default, though some distros do customize it a lot.)
  • ileftfark, on 08/04/2008, -8/+7Does anyone commenting here realize they're talking about a *mock-up* from a *deviant art* user? This kid has nothing to do with the Ubuntu project.

    However, his mock-up does look kind of nice, minus the ***** widgets and docks. Why does "elegant" always translate into "clutter"?
    • NOFXY, on 08/04/2008, -1/+3because it makes it easier for the average joe to just hover over the icons and see "internet" or "chat" or "music" and learn after that, which icon does what. its about making it dead simple for people who aren't familiar with computers. anyone that doesn't like it should be smart enough to uninstall and use whatever the hell they want.
  • Weekapaugr00ve, on 08/04/2008, -10/+37Vista and OS X had a child?
    • estvir, on 08/04/2008, -15/+3A hideous one.

      Look that thing up in the basement.
      • DeathGod321, on 08/04/2008, -1/+5Why would you put it with the pretty ones?
  • hughra, on 08/04/2008, -15/+10looks more like a windows / mac ripp
  • mizike, on 08/04/2008, -12/+5Wow, could it look more like OSX? Get your own ideas ubuntu. Also putting photoshop in there is pretty funny, linux naively supports photoshop now? Seems a bit misleading.
    • ajchavar, on 08/04/2008, -0/+2i've naively supported many things in my life. don't worry, its a just a phase that ubuntu needs to go through on its path to adulthood.
    • MethodOne, on 08/04/2008, -0/+3The person could be running Photoshop in Wine or use the icon for an FOSS alternative.
    • gavintlgold, on 08/04/2008, -0/+4This is NOT an official Ubuntu mockup, this is done by someone on Deviantart. Don't assume that *Ubuntu* is copying Apple based on that.
    • mrsteveman1, on 08/04/2008, -0/+3Yes, it could. The windows could be silver with a gradient, everything could be bubbly, the window buttons could be on the left and lack a maximize button, windows could only be resizable from one corner, the dock could have a reflective background, window menus could be on the top and only appear when a specific programs is selected.

      Oh, and it could have Apple logos all over the place.
  • travist120, on 08/04/2008, -6/+16Wall paper and gtk theme is good, but no awn. Get rid of awn and replace with a bottom gnome panel. Gnome is gnome.
    • sloppychris, on 08/04/2008, -1/+5Fine, but make AWN easy to switch to.
      • gavintlgold, on 08/04/2008, -0/+13What I would love is if at the install process they had an option: Dock-based desktop or panel-based. Because it really is neat to have a dock, but not all users like it.
    • ahpro, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1I don't think AWN works well as a useful tool. I've given it a good shot but i don't think it works in the way that the OS X dock works.
  • aetherane, on 08/04/2008, -0/+10I don't like the dock & widgets, but the theme is otherwise the best one I've seen. (I saw some others that don't count because they used graphical features not available yet in Gnome)
  • burjzyntski, on 08/04/2008, -9/+3Gahh! Why do looks matter so much more than functionality allofasudden?! It seems like so many people are drawn to linux (or should I just say Ubuntu? since that is what everybody basically calls linux now...) based on looks alone? Do you people know (or care?) about the way it works at all?

    You know, you can make it look like whatever the ***** you want if you know what you're doing...there's more to it than KDE and Gnome themes.

    BTW, XFCE FTW.
    • rocksouljah, on 08/04/2008, -0/+0If you really want to make it look like whatever you want, something like fluxbox is a good starting point.
    • bagboyrebel, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1well the dev team already has the functional part taken care of, and release notes have hit the front page in the past.
  • Deathcow, on 08/04/2008, -0/+80Looks good, but I'll never understand the need for an analog clock directly below a digital clock.
    • mrblue182, on 08/04/2008, -0/+6Agreed, as pretty as it is, I never used it.
    • undershirt, on 08/04/2008, -1/+8I don't have a clock in my room, but I can see the analog clock easier from a distance when I have my computer on.
    • redmyse, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1its a mockup. he's just showing what the analog clock would look like
  • lmp49, on 08/04/2008, -7/+2so it looks like OSX + Vista. big picture: who cares? it looks nice and it's free. some linux users can be so highbrow sometimes..
  • PhillipJFry, on 08/04/2008, -10/+7This is perfect,

    Lure all kinds of potential switchers over with snazzy graphics and a clean installer and watch people bitch like hell once they realize how much a pain in the ass Linux is.

    This is the problem with Linux at the moment. Don't get me wrong, I use it on a daily basis, but what I'd really love is a lot more focus on bugfixes and stability that don't break what I have already. Also maybe support for 2 monitors? Please? OSS is pepetually buggy because nobody wants to track down the hardest bugs, they'd rather do interface mockups. It's always the easiest and coolest things that get done while nobody does the dull / ***** work.
    • Shmock, on 08/04/2008, -1/+5I couldn't decide to digg you up or down.

      Linux isn't a pain in the ass.
      It's annoying if you don't know what you're doing, to learn what you're doing takes a certain mindset.
      If you're not willing to get your hands dirty, and you just want something that works stay away from linux, and use OSX.

      I agree that more effort needs to be put into the OS, and some things need to be fixed in every OS.
      It's understandable that people who donate their time prefer to donate it doing things they enjoy.
      If you have a problem with that, fix it yourself or go ***** yourself. Not everyone wants to do the "dull / ***** work" as you have said, and you have no right to complain, you get the software free.
      If you don't want to donate your time to fix it that's fine, maybe others are in the same boat.
      There are a lot of backend eatures being implemented every day, and Linux has functionality that competes with the giants.

      Linux would be better with dual screen support, but the vanity cube is more fun for developers.
      Eventually it will come.
      • Takayama, on 08/04/2008, -0/+2Actually, my linux box is connected to three monitors, and has been for years.I don't see your problem with dual monitor support.
    • djhen, on 08/05/2008, -0/+1There are different teams doing graphics than fixing bugs. While I agree a lot of work still needs to be done on the system integrity, I'm sure most graphics artists designing mockups havn't the slightest clue how to code.
  • elitexero, on 08/04/2008, -7/+2ObjectDock and a Sidebar? Pfft.
    • iyatoni, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1If you don't like them, don't use them. But some people love them, so they install them.

      Such is life.
  • aetherane, on 08/04/2008, -7/+6I posted it to the Ubuntu art wiki:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/ ...
  • Awspire, on 08/04/2008, -10/+5Woohoo! Rounded corners. Monumental!
  • blurrie, on 08/04/2008, -9/+8looks like a mac.
  • MalDON, on 08/04/2008, -2/+4If they implement this, I might actually consider switching. Seriously, this is really awesome, albeit some things need tweaking, but I'm sure everyone already knows that.
  • iNNeRKaoS, on 08/04/2008, -7/+3That ain't half bad. I might have to upgrade.
    • iNNeRKaoS, on 08/04/2008, -1/+2Oh, come on. Half bad isn't bad. I use Ubuntu, I like it, as I've stated before. Because I don't say something is amazing, I'm getting dugg down.
  • nmnnotmyname, on 08/04/2008, -7/+2Hey, If this gets implemented, I will use Ubuntu.
  • mynameistux, on 08/04/2008, -2/+4I would keep it, and not change the theme
  • marcus1060, on 08/04/2008, -3/+4This is the best mock up I've seen.
    It's gorgeous, all elements of it.
  • ptFoe, on 08/04/2008, -8/+10How does it look like a MacOS apart from the Dock which is actually Sun invention.

    The side bar looks Vista-ish, But it is not a bar as there is no bloody bar.
    • silfiriel, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1There's a bar it's just 100% transparent :)
    • ukblacknight, on 08/04/2008, -0/+3People see the "taskbar" at the top and say it looks like a mac.
      People see the "taskbar" at the bottom and say it looks like Windows.

      Someone should invent a bar that goes diagonally across their screen just for them.
  • jonnyvice, on 08/04/2008, -10/+3seriously? are you kidding me? this is getting really ridiculous now. I understand some people enjoy the mac look and feel and i also understand that the people who enjoy the mac look and feel run macs. the ubuntu "art team" constantly has revealed themselves to be apple-wannabe "artists". Whatever happened to the day when there was a drive to make your desktop just functional? cde was great (those who say otherwise aren't from a unix background and probably run macs anyway), indigo magic desktop was brilliant, the 98 & 2000 windows gui was incredible and mac has a great desktop as well. but do we really need another what-would-an-ugly-ass-brown-osx-look-like_intrepid_ubuntu1 theme? ***** sake. i think this is only brought to light so well because of the direction of gnome as a whole since the 2.x series came out. 2.x marks the spot where the gnome developers themselves basically regulated themselves to be the makers of a desktop environment that copies EVERYTHING from windows and mac because it's more "friendly" looking. i just.......argh, i guess i'm just ranting. i remember back during my red hat 6.x series days when the gnome desktop was aweseome, functional and friggin fast! now it is just a ***** mac impersonation. blah.
    • gavintlgold, on 08/04/2008, -2/+2This is NOT from the Art Team!
    • mahler, on 08/04/2008, -1/+1What are you compaining about? There are still loads of alternatives out there... Ubuntu isn't the only distribution, and it certainly seems like it's not the best for you. Linux distributions are created based on philosophy (much like martial arts) ... first decide what is most important to you in a desktop OS and then find the distribution which tries to embody that. If you do it the other way around, you'll keep bitching.
    • iyatoni, on 08/04/2008, -1/+2I guess you'd be happiest if Linux remained the OS of choice of only the very elite techie-crew, rather than becoming accessible for all.

      Goal - mass-adoption of open-source software not controlled by corporations.
      Route to goal - Making open-source software like Ubuntu easy to use for the masses, and attractive. Giving them what they want, rather then dictating to them what they should want.
      Result - attractive, glossy, high-level interface.

      The techie elite can continue to use KDE or whatever desktop environment (or none) they want.
      • jonnyvice, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1to gavinglgold: thank you for the correction and thank god.

        to mahler: i'm complaining about the lack of vision in todays current gui designers for linux. There are loads of alternative out there, but that doesn't really have anything to do with my critique. I'm more concerned about the fact that gui designers such as these charlatans seem to only want to copy osx as much as possible up until right before the point where apple's lawyers send them a letter. Up until now I didn't realize Ubuntu was actually just a hijacked debian fork that is supposed to be an apple clone (that fails miserably). it wasn't in the past and i hope it isn't in the future. i'll stop bitching once i feel like i'm the only person not eating retard pills and realize this is just yet another failed mac os x theme for ubuntu.

        to iyafona: i'll be happy once linux gui developers actually develop and expand on the desktop. being lazy and copying osx doesn't make you any more or any less accessible. that's ridiculous. and of course, the goal for ubuntu is mass-adoption. i'm not arguing that point at all. giving people what they want, well, i am very much cross on that subject. For example, for years, all i've heard from ubuntu users is "man, the first thing i had to do was change the colors". this is from friends, colleagues, people i know over the internet, people i don't know over the internet, reviewers, etc. this alone makes me think ubuntu and its art direction hasn't been listening to users since its inception.
        I have several reservations about the glossy interface as well. try this experiment: turn on compiz, turn on lots of widget daemons, turn on font anti-aliasing to highest settings and then run a program that is opengl based. in ubuntu, try running $ /usr/lib/xscreensaver/helios. now, turn off all those services that leech away performance (compiz, turn down aliasing to minimum levels, use dynamic color based themes instead of bitmapped ones,etc) and run the same program. the results is the stutters you will see, even with the newest hardware, show that ubuntu and some of its potential art direction, are shooting themselves in each foot and then raving about its pretty pretty colors. is this what we've come to? making our workstations a pretty (ugly) mac osx clone, sacrificing performance and innovation? it is a really ***** period of time in linux gui development either way you look at it.
      • mahler, on 08/06/2008, -0/+1to jonnyvice: the fact that there are loads of alternatives out there has everything to do with your critique. You can ofcourse try to convice people that they are looking in the wrong direction, but if you become bothered to the point that you start generalizing and calling people names (aka bitching), because of the direction in which a distribution is headed... then please (ftlog) accept the situation and pursue your own vision in an alternative distro.
  • Atsumori, on 08/04/2008, -5/+2Does anyone know if there is a post of this mockup in the ubuntu art/design forums?
  • toastrbot, on 08/04/2008, -3/+4Wow, that is insanely nice. I'm loving it!
  • that1bander, on 08/04/2008, -3/+11I love it.
  • piznut, on 08/04/2008, -13/+5Wow! That looks similar to my leopard UI. Give me a reason to use a cheapo x86 laptop instead of this Macbook Pro and Im all over it!

    Honestly? linux is a shoe-in for functionality vs windows and osx..

    Get the eye candy dialed in and youll score a ***** more users.
  • Disease, on 08/04/2008, -3/+6This is a very nice theme. I would love the next Ubuntu release to look something like this.
  • mntbikeracer1, on 08/04/2008, -1/+4I've Ubuntu looked like this, it would win me over. I don't care if I have to muck around for hours getting all my hardware to work. That is gorgeous.
    • chantron, on 08/04/2008, -0/+2You wouldn't have to muck around for hours to get your hardware to work. Ubuntu is really good at "just working" when it comes to hardware.

      Except when it comes to wifi cards (even then its not that bad), you might want to try a livecd for that. :)
      • wonkavsn, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1Or anything ATi
      • supermanred, on 08/04/2008, -1/+1...or most hardware... come on get real "just working" my ass.
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