http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/6772/ As in Clearlooks Compact http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Clearlooks+Compact?content=69357
we could gain some space reducing the bottons and sidebar size (look at the .gif)
http://pollycoke.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/clearlooks-compact.gif
(thanks, felipe)

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]]> en-us Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:29:09 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:46:20 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/6772/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:12:20 +0000
Ideally this could be parameterised, so that its the same theme, but with a parameter to choose how much compactness you want. ]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:23:30 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:41:32 +0000
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-artwork/+bug/160938]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://martin.ankerl.com/2008/05/13/human-compact-gnome-theme/]]> Fri, 30 May 2008 12:37:49 +0000
A compact theme would thus also improve the ergonomy of the interface as one would have to move the mouse less when selecting menu entries, for example. Good work Martin ! Thank you very much.]]> Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:35:53 +0000
Doing this makes the windows and dialogues kind of cluttered, though. I think that it might be a good idea to reduce the contrast in the controls slightly (especially dark borders on things like buttons) in order to counteract the jumble.

This might require modifying the engine - I'm not sure how good the various engines are at handling things like variable contrast. I don't believe that clearlooks has anything like a universal contrast setting.]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:13:32 +0000 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:13:08 +0000 There are so many ugly themes in ubuntu, so I can't understand the argument that there could be people that would't like a compact theme. It has definitely a useful purpose (The same argument was used for ages about tabs in nautilus. Finally they are there, great!)]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:51:57 +0000
http://martin.ankerl.com/2008/11/04/human-compact-themes-for-ubuntu-810/]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:19:49 +0000
Martin Ankerl's Theme is a great solution for now, but the default theme should be improved, too.]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:41:21 +0000