On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:03 PM, John Baer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Reviewing many of the submissions on the topic of "theme engines" has left > me with the impression many feel Murrine is the desired theme engine but its > adoption is constrained by the lack of documentation. > > If this assumption is true I'm up for helping as I have a theme I am > considering for Jaunty which could use Murrine as the primary theme engine. > > My understanding is Cimi has checked out for awhile to devote more time to > his education (very important). If this is true is the engine being > maintained by others? > > In many respects I am starting at ground zero so I would like to look > at Murrine based themes which do a good job of demonstrating it's features. > > Someone posted a link to this list a few months ago of a Murrine only theme > which looked good but I have not located that post. I have the "Dust" theme > to review and I can always go to "Gnome-look" or "Ubuntu-art" for others. > > Once I become better informed on what as been done I will begin crafting my > theme and writing documentation on how I was able to achieve the desired > results with this engine. The theme and the documentation will be available > to all. :) > > Is this a good idea, may I have some links to Murrine themes which show off > what the engine can do? > > If this is not a good idea that is Ok as well. > > Cheers, > > John > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > Can somebody point me to a link for some good documentation about how gtk engines work, and where the lines between gtk engines and gtk themes are? I've tried googling, but I don't understand the topic well enough to google intelligently. I understand gtk vs. qt and I understand different themes w/in gtk, but this engine thing is a bit over my head--I'd love to read up on it. Thanks! -- Peaces, Jake
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