Re: Default WM theme settings

[Chris Lyttle <chris wilddev net>]

On 15 Mar 2002, Seth Nickell wrote:

> > - the return to the dot stippling provided by an earlier version of
> >   this theme (the solid color just lacks visual interest without
> >   this, IMHO).
> 
> Stippling is probably also better for usability reasons. A stippled
> surface tends to afford dragging. An affordance is something that,
> although it may not be functionally necessary, indicates how an object
> should be used. For example, the flat metal plates on some doors meant
> to be pushed are primary placed there because they afford pushing, and
> hence immediately cue the user that the door is meant to be pushed.
> 
> -seth
> 
Afford all you want it looks ugly as hell and all it reminds me of is an 
older Macintosh design (which I didnt like then either). Keep this sort of 
thing out of the default theme, plain and simple is the way to go.

Chris