incidental aesthetics of gtk/gnome [was Re: Links]

[Justin Ross <rossjr elwha evergreen edu>]

GTK is a beautiful widget set IMO.  However, a few things irk my eyes 
when I look at it.  In KDE, there is a standard (quite thin) space 
between scroll bars and their panes, which is uniform across the KDE 
apps.  In gnome, this space varies from nearly none to as many as six 
pixels, it seems.  Also, when the scroll bar takes focus, the black 
outline jars with the bevel.  One more thing: the bevel-everywhere look 
has grown on me, but for many things, such as the date and time on the 
panel, I prefer no bevel.

Oh, oh.  One thing more, still: System 8 on the mac has its "platinum" 
look, which is default now I believe.  The thing most appreciate about it 
is the shade of grey it uses--very light.  In general, I like the widget 
surfaces to have the quality of paper rather than of sheetmetal.  In 
addition, the subtler effect of blonde or grey stone as default would 
blend well with tigert's splendid icons.

Justin