Re: [Usability]Re: A "cheat" to full window manager integration

[Christopher Warner <zanee kernelcode com>]

James Ramsey wrote:

> --- Christopher Warner <zanee kernelcode com> wrote:
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> > James Ramsey wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > My point is that it is easier for a theme designer
> > >      
> > to
> >    
> >
> > > make poor choices in widget theme design than in
> > > window frame design. 
> > >      
> [snip]
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> > > With a combined theme format, one is likely to see
> > > window frame themes good enough for use saddled
> > >      
> > with
> >    
> >
> > > hard-to-read widget themes.
> > >      
> [snip]
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> > Don't underestimate the designer.. especially if
> > he/she has tools to 
> > make a theme with. What I'm talking about is not a
> > patch or hack (even 
> > though it accomodates the non unified with the
> > unified); it's a complete 
> > rewrite on the way themes work and taking that idea
> > and applying it to 
> > gnome.
> >    
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> But there are many theme designers, with differing
> competencies. Tools can only go so far to make things
> easier on the themer. After that, it's a matter of
> balancing flashiness with readability--which is easier
> said than done, especially when it comes to toolkit
> themes.
>
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What exactly are you saying? I'm lost, are you saying that it's hard to 
be a designer? Yes I agree; it's hard to provide something thats 
aesthetic to the human eye. Thats why there are people dedicated to the 
job and do it well. I'm not one of those people. What does this have to 
do with anything that I said about file formats and the combination of 
the themes into one theme format?