On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:51:13 +0000 Stephen Houston <smhousto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Again we are talking about default out of the box themes not custom > themes that are popular. Most of Cinnamon was dark, that maybe changing. It was Matte that was the light UI for Mint. They may have changed other aspects. But that maybe for another reason. I cannot find the article. Years ago I read one about Microsoft intentionally making UI for different applications look different. Which helped visually identify what application. Having a consistent look defeats that. It was an interesting perspective. When you think in *nix, between GTK, QT, and EFL, people want things to look the same. Consistent theme across all. That is a countering view point, which has its own merits. > Also statistically based on research. Dark > text on light backgrounds is preferred and easier read. It is > irrelevant at this point to continue this argument Discussion not argument, debate if you will. I myself always had light. Till I started having vision problems, had to get glasses. Then switching to dark really helped me. Thus I feel strongly on this per my own experience. I wonder if the light bright screens damaged my eyes.... It feels like it when I am back on white backgrounds with black text. If you notice most everything on 10 foot displays are dark backgrounds with light text. TV interfaces, etc. Almost none are light backgrounds with dark text. > The decision has been made to offer both styles out of the box with > a choice between light and dark. I have no problems with choices or making another. Not sure I would be for changing the default from dark to light. Though rather than discuss it, I tend to do it, like making my theme Eminence. I wanted darker than default, so that was one of the first things I did vs request. Granted using another for a foundation. https://github.com/Obsidian-StudiosInc/eminence To make a case for a light theme, having one would help IMHO. Really if the colors for the main theme get centralized. Making different color variations, light, dark, etc should not be to difficult. Like what Simontek does, maybe check out his Ice theme. https://github.com/simotek/Enlightenment-Themes Since calling home is the name of the game for anything Mobile. May code in something to track theme switching and log dark vs light once a light choice exists. That would give raw factual data on actual usage of one vs the other. > You can follow the discussion on the phab ticket and > submit your responses there. I can read but not post. I am banned from phab https://phab.enlightenment.org/p/wltjr/ I had to use a 2nd email to post here. My wlt...@o-sinc.com is banned from this mailing list. I will not be using a 2nd account for Phab. I would like my account to be un-banned/re-enabled in Phab. Also my other email address unblocked for list posting. I never use this one. I had to create it to subscribe and post.... Running risk of this one being banned as well... Really helps with EFL application development to be banned from Phab... I was just about to start furthering Enjoy when that happened. I haven't touched it as a result.... But I do continue on with other stuff in addition to my theme. https://github.com/Obsidian-StudiosInc/ecrire https://github.com/Obsidian-StudiosInc/entrance https://github.com/Obsidian-StudiosInc/clipboard At some point will get to Enjoy. Just was discouraged and demotivated. I have to make effort to do any EFL development. -- William L. Thomson Jr.
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