Re: Beautifying Debian Etch
On Sat, 2007-04-07 at 11:47 -0400, cga2000 wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 04:53:16AM EDT, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:
> > On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:14:35 -0400 (EDT) eklektik wrote:
> > > For me the problem is that etch default look and feel is totally
> > > out of date. Even those who doesn't have artistic training can sense
> > > that the artworks are amateurish. When I showed the artworks to my
> > > graphic designer friends they were horrified.
> > >
> > > But here is a question; why did you choose Rodent as a default
> > > when there are so many awesome icons are available on the gnome look
> > > site?
> >
> > It is not my intention to say something unfriendly, but I must say
> > that I still strongly prefer the original design.
> >
> > Displaying a home directory with a picture of a house, depicting
> > the 'settings' with a spanner? Children will like it, but as an adult
> > I feel insulted.
>
> I agree 100%.
>
> And it's not just that I feel insulted .. The confusion between complex
> abstractions such as home or settings .. and cartoon-style renderings
> of fragments of reality .. houses .. spanners .. doesn't strike me as a
> very effective way to encourage creativity and nurture intelligence in
> children and adults alike.
Sheesh, the nerve of you all.
Nothing like quashing someone who wants to help show people how to do
something.
At least you could give kudos for showing the light as to how easy it
really is.
And people bitch about my off-topic threads that aren't even close to
this kind of rudeness.
--
greg, greg@gregfolkert.net
That was as boring as a performance of "Richard the 3rd" with potatoes for
actors. They're all eyes.
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