On Monday 11 Apr 2016 22:34:04 Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 11/04/2016 20:15, Mick wrote: > > On Monday 11 Apr 2016 13:17:05 J. Roeleveld wrote: > >> On Monday, April 11, 2016 11:34:03 AM Peter Humphrey wrote: > >>> On Saturday 09 April 2016 11:12:51 Mick wrote: > >>>> I noticed today that Plasma 5 is now stable, which means I will soon > >>>> have > >>>> to deal with it. > >>> > >>> I saw that too, and it cast a gloom over the rest of my day. I intend to > >>> stick with KDE-4 until some more sensible themes become available in > >>> Plasma > >>> 5, so I hope someone will be keeping an archive of KDE-4 somewhere, as > >>> in > >>> the earlier case of KDE 3 -> 4. > >>> > >>> Last time I searched for Plasma 5 themes (or design methods, in case I > >>> might be able to create my own) I came up empty handed. My objection to > >>> the available one is that it's just ugly: acres of wasted space > >>> everywhere, and great blocks of solid colour, some of which are actually > >>> buttons without looking like them. Nothing subtle or sophisticated about > >>> it at all. > >>> > >>> If anyone can point me to a better theme I'll be grateful. > >> > >> You could try the following: > >> http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/ocd-plasma5-theme?content=175772 > >> > >> I am not fully convinced, but then again, I quite like "Breeze Dark" with > >> "Air" so far. But still looking for a really nice one. (My design skills > >> are non-existent) > >> > >> -- > >> Joost > > > > It's all a bit flat and boring, at least for a desktop. However, I > > wouldn't be surprised if the target audience is MSWindows users with > > Surface tablets. What other reason would KDE devs have to imitate the > > aesthetic shift from Windows 7 to Windows 10? > > Or maybe it's just fashion, like garments and shoes.
Yes! I noticed that soon after KDE4 started having a blue shade on its window borders, so did e17. Perhaps coding and innovation in creative design don't go hand in hand. :p -- Regards, Mick
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