Re: A question about the relation between different kind of themes on the Gnome Horizon!

[Bill Haneman <bill haneman sun com>]

On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 16:38, Eugene O'Connor wrote:
> I made some suggestions to simplify themes in
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=111346. They might help
> clarify the UI at least.

I like your terminology suggestions!

I am not sure about removing the ability to control the interface
details since, for instance, selecting HighContrastInverse if the theme
was "Mist" would alter the appearance so severely that the original
theme name didn't apply anymore.  What would such a theme be called? 
(just "user defined theme" or something?)

- Bill

> 
> Eugene
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> On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 15:58, Richard Torkar wrote:
> > ** SNIP **
> > >I am quite wondering about the inter-relation of different kind of 
> > >themes.
> > >
> > >In my knowledge, there is GTK2 themes, icon themes, metacity themes,
> > >metathemes. SVG themes.
> > >I also know that, gtk2 themes, icon themes, and metacity themes are
> > >quite standalone.
> > >i.e. You untar it, and configure with gconf-editor. that's it. Right?
> > >
> > >How about SVG theme?
> > >Is it also a kind of gtk2 theme engine?
> > >
> > >And how about metathemes?
> > >I think I would like to know a little bit more, so that I can have a
> > >clear picture..
> > 
> > Hehehe, clear picture?
> > 
> > To be honest, I find this whole matter a mess.
> > I think Gnome is clean and nice now, but the theming is still a mess...
> > 
> > There are X ways to change the appearance with themes. Then you have
> > several different engines which are used for theming. Some themes should
> > be un-tarred other should use the theme-GUI.
> > 
> > I just wish that we'd clean it up so that there would be _one_ true way
> > to change the appearance with themes.
> > 
> > /Richard
> > 
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