Light BWK presents the latest version of his Energy theme
With the release of every blender version, a new version of Blender theme Energy is launched. Although not included in the theme repository, Blender theme has many users. Mainly because the theme has been keeping default color convention, mostly, unchanged, therefore no relearning when switching to it or from it. Since its inception in Blender 2.59, which was about the time when Blender changes theming to exportable xml format (Thanks Campbell and devs), Energy theme has came a long way to maturity. Version 14 (for Blender 2.71) marks the completion of theme Energy development, where there is very little areas to really change/fix anymore. V14 is a true 1.0 release.Some cool facts about Blender theme Energy version 14:
- No relearning required, hue mostly unchanged from blender default.
- All theme elements' value are carefully crafted (and calculated) to maintain clear and enough contrast even on discolored old LCD monitors (which I happen to have a few).
- To find a setting quickly, scan white for panel header, then scan orange for setting to change. This will be second nature after a while.
- Viewport (3D view) is brighter than Blender's default. Avoiding retina burn on long hours usage.
- Before every release, Energy theme must go through at least 1 month of real production usage. Where small issues are ironed out.
- Future Energy version will still get regular maintenance.
I would like to also thank all Energy users through the years. Your encouragements fill me with "energy" (pun intended) to keep this theme at professional quality.
2 Comments
http://nikitron.cc.ua/Sverchok_man_10_theme.html
sverchok theme (under development)
Some of these themes are very good and the colors help to locate panels, tabs, fields, etc. I wish Blender had a way to distinguish between default values and values that have been changed so that a user could easily tell which values have been changed.
Often times it's difficult to return to a previous work and remember what was changed or which fields were updated.
Green text or field background, for example might indicate that the field has a value other than the default; similar to the way Blender fields change to a light red when a link is missing like when the UV map changes (e.g., renamed, deleted, etc.) or an image is missing.
A quick scan of any panel would instantly tell you what fields you have updated.