Re: 1.2 theme properties / 2.0 default theme

[Joakim Ziegler <joakim helixcode com>]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 04:06:40AM -0800, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com> writes:

>> The default theme needs to be:
 
>>  - Lightweight enough to work well over networks
>>  - Plain enough to stick around for years and not get tiresome
>>  - Somewhat distinctive (a GTK+ look), yet comfortable for people
>>    coming from other environments.
>>  - Attract`ive
 
>> A tall order...
  
> I think the current Gtk+ default may be a bit too much on the plain
> side. The MacOS "platinum" look is definitely a bit more flashy and
> seems to have withstood the test of time (OTOH the "aqua" look is
> flashy to the point of unusability).

I generally like the platinum look, although I think perhaps Arlo's mockups
are quite a bit too Mac-like. Engine or no engine, drawing gradients is going
to be slow over networked X, and gradients add little or nothing to usability
(they're attractive, but I don't think the mockups would look very much worse
if they were flattened out).

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