Re: Gnome GTK Engine

[Ali Abdin <ALIABDIN aucegypt edu>]

> Short version: no.  (For one thing Apple will chase you with a C&D order :-)

That is incorrect. The "look&feel" of a desktop can not be 
copyrighted/patented:)

Thats why you have hackers who are "clean room" (haven't seen MacOSX 
code) and imitate it /exactly/. Thats what the Harmony (a.k.a freeQT) 
project was doing. 

I believe there /is/ code underway for a gdk-pixbuf theme engine already. 
Or you might consider hacking your own
 
> Even when gdk-pixbuf is used by GTK themes X doesn't allow translucency
> between windows which is what I assume you'r talking about with Aqua. Untill
> the point that X is rewritten to support alpha between windows all alpha
> effects will be hacks (ala Eterm).