On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 07:30 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Nicos Gollan wrote: > > On Thursday February 10 2005 04:24, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > >>I'd really like to use KDE again (I used it up until v2.2.1, and > >>when I moved to Debian, it was broken), and have tested it occasion- > >>ally, but, *IMO*, it looks like it was designed by Fisher-Price. > > > > > > I second that. The KDE themes (like most things that run for theme today) are > > way too "fluffy", with rounded corners, gradients and highlights everywhere > > and stuff. What I'd really like is something resembling parts of the Windows > > XP design (*not* window decorations!), like menus which are nicely designed > > with an offset border for the icons and a high-contrast selection marker. It > > really pays to have fulltime designers sometimes, even if they're coming up > > with Luna every once in a while. And mark my words, Luna is an Abomination > > unto Nuggan. > > > KDE (as is GNOME) is trying to push into the main stream. Since the > vast majority of users today have previous Windows experience, they > mostly want something that is familiar (i.e., like Windows). Besides, > there are alternative themes, or you can design your own. I like the Win2k "theme". The boring theme that I described in the GP reminds me of Win2k. And, I dread the day that I have to "upgrade" to XP. So, is there a Win2k theme for us boring die-hards? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. If you go into a drug store that has it's own brand of Vodka, you just may be in Louisiana...
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