This is being worked on and I have forwarded to the person working on kde
theme support.
-Chris
On Monday 13 November 2000 05:23, you wrote:
> Hi ,
>
> I know that is could be out of topics , but subscribe miself to kde
> mailing list will be suicid since I already got 30 mails minutes ...
> So I post to the more closest mailling list my suggestion hopes that it
> will help....
>
> I'm thinking that the installation process for themes in KDE is quite
> disapointing for new users .
> telling them go to kde.theme.org search for the themes you want is ok .
> but telling them uncompress the theme if it's an old theme convert it copy
> to .kde/apps/kstyle/themes/ .... could disapoint them . (for me is ok
> but....)
>
> I think it could be done easiest by call the themes :themes_names.ktheme
> that is really a tar.gz file of a known format with file telling version
> and all as it is now....
> when kbrower see that we want to download the files give also option to
> install ktheme when clicked is copyed to the corect dir and then a dialog
> tell if the user want to try it.
>
> when a file of this type is clicked ask fr installation and try .
>
> It will make the stuff simpliest than now ....
>
> another stuff with themes is to put a previews and go/search in
> kde.theme.org stuff on the controle panel lokk&feel-> style part .
>
> Hopes it will help to do kde more useable for very new user . (those that
> ask me how to questions evry days)
>
> I could give a lot of idea since I helps a lot of friend to pass from the
> microsoft world to the linux one ...
> Why not do a anti-microsoft dependance hospital ;-) (it's a joke but....)
>
>
> So thanks ,
> Meir Faraj
