I login after a backports update to Compiz and my window decoration isn’t working! I found that gtk-window-decorator was failing to load, so the work-around I found was to go to System>Preferences>Sessions, and add a new entry for:
gtk-window-decorator
Now my close maximize and minimize buttons are there again… Odd..
Ubuntu needs beauty work, they admit, it will be the focus of the next release. However, I would like to salute Mark S.’s poor taste in design with WillWill’s GDM Concept. Sadly and in all likelihood it will not work it’s way into Intrepid. Every one of Will’s works has been amazing, yet all get shot down by those who prefer to use every tone of poop brown or puke orange they can document off the floor of a nursery or dance club.
So here it is, the artwork I am wishing would be considered for Ubuntu’s next release. The artwork that inspires Elementary’s upcoming release.
I have been dedicating some of my free time to this project, and it is looking like something real now. The current plan is to base it off Ubuntu, I think Ubuntu Ultimate might be the best option, but we’re keeping our minds open as far as the OS goes. I am working hard to get a .deb installer built for the theme and default settings.
Some highlights/goals of the project:
Here are some screenshots:
GDM
Default Desktop:
