Re: gnome-games themes, screenshots

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

CC'ing onto games-list as well.  Sorry for the spam, folks.

On Wed, 2004-07-14 at 00:21 -0500, Shaun McCance wrote:
> I want to get some discussion going about what themes and settings to
> use in screenshots for gnome-games documentation.  Along with themes,
> most of the games allow you to toggle the toolbar.  Should the toolbar
> be enabled for screenshots?  Also, many of the games allow you to set
> the background color, so that should be decided as well.
> 
> In general, there's always at least one good reason to stick to whatever
> the default setting is.  But sometimes the default setting doesn't make
> for good screenshots, or has color problems.  In some cases it might
> just be a good idea to change the default anyway.
> 
> Here's the rundown and my opinion:
> 
> AisleRiot: The default theme is fine, with the yellowish backs of cards.
> 
> Ataxx: The default theme is fine, with the textured white and black.
> 
> Blackjack: I don't see why all the AisleRiot themes aren't available
> here, but bonded seems the same as AisleRiot's default, so it's fine.
> 
> Five or More: Definitely shapes.  Shapes rocks.  I think it should be
> the default.
> 
> Four-in-a-row: Classic is classic, and works fine, but it's kind of
> boring.  Marbles looks nice.
> 
> Iagno: I think these are the same themes as for Ataxx.  Default is fine.
> 
> Mahjongg: With the awesome scaling stuff, default feels pixelated and
> ugly now.  I'm pretty fond of smooth.
> 
> Gnibbles: Worm colors?
> 
> Robots: Whatever.
> 
> Same GNOME: Marbles, planets, stones all look nice.  Are there any plans
> to make this one scalable?  Planets grayscales best.
> 
> --
> Shaun
> 
> 
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