I'm coming across the phrase "flat style" in the context of themes and their components but would appreciate someone explaining what defines a flat style.
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I'm coming across the phrase "flat style" in the context of themes and their components but would appreciate someone explaining what defines a flat style.
Nice example here: http://www.jyloo.com/images/blog/but...uttonStyle.png
I've been on a bit of a "flat theme" kick for a while- I believe it means no 3D-like gradients, no shadowing, etc. Similar to the Windows 8 ex-Metro interface.
My interest is to know if a flat style will consume fewer resources, however marginally, than other styles.
I've been turning off shadows (box and text) and gradients wherever I can for quite a while.
I very much doubt it consumes fewer resources.
I just like the look (for a change). I was going to link my gnome-shell/gtk theme but I forget what it's called now.
Here's just one link:Quote:
Originally Posted by cortman
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3225589
If you google for "box text shadow cpu usage" you'll find more.
And here's a link to what a Midori (browser) dev suggested a while ago:Quote:
Scrolling on website xyz is very slow
Go to Tools > Extensions
Enable 'User Addons' if it's not yet enabled
Create a text file .local/share/midori/styles/scrollfix.user.css
Put this into the file: * {-webkit-box-shadow: none !important;}
Are we talking colors/gradient or effects, such as drop shadows/transparencies/scroll effects?
Perhaps I've just misunderstood.
I'm not well up on the terminology but I'd guess a flat style, in the context of themes as specified in the OP, is something that doesn't convey the impression of depth or "3D". The subsequent point was that conveying depth may have a noticeable price. Again, I did specify "however marginally" because of varying hardware specs.
Another example of flat style theme. ;)
http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/200H...s1-d53qpye.png
Pleats may be out of fashion, but they aren’t out of style. Flat fronts have been popular for a while now—part of the general revival of all things with an early-’60s sensibility. I believe that pleats will be with us always, almost for engineering reasons.
No doubt you're being witty here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parker32