Hello everyone,
This message is about finding a practical solution for users to find the
themes they need and thereby take advantage of the abundance of
contributed artwork.
I came across this problem when I updated to (Ed)ubuntu 12.4: By using
the normal settings programs to configure the desktop, I could only see
four themes to select from, two of which were high-contrast themes and
the other two being Ubuntu themes with orange activation colors.
As I couldn't find a better solution then, I went to tamper with
the color settings of GTK and, after some late evenings' work, managed
to eradicate the oranges and bring about a satisfying look & feel.
Having thought it over, I think the simplest way to help users find
different themes would be putting a good set of themes into the Ubuntu
Software Centre. In this 12.4 version I'm using, Ubuntu Software Centre
has a category named something like "Themes and Customizations" (I'm
using a translated version so I don't know the exact name) but there
were no themes or themepacks to be found there.
I hope that the decision-makers of Ubuntu will acknowledge the need for
a rich selection of themes made readily available. Better
customizability would probably help people stay with Ubuntu rather than
switch to other official or unofficial Ubuntu variants.
(As I have indicated, this writing is based on the situation with
Ubuntu/Edubuntu 12.4. Please pardon me if the problem has already been
improved for 12.10.)
Regards,
Vesa
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