On Monday 25 February 2013 08:48:25 Steven D'Aprano wrote: > *My personal feelings* are: > > - Trinity should be very conservative about moving away from the KDE 3 > look and feel. I'm not suggesting that KDE 3 was "perfect" and never > to change anything, but we should be cautious about changing what is > the distinctive Trinity/KDE 3 look. If people want KDE 4, they have > KDE 4. Trinity is for people who want KDE 3's look and feel. I'm not sure that that is a universal truth. :-) My personal reason for moving from KDE4 to Trinity was because of the additional "features" that were forced on me. They excessively slowed down my machine, which is not a little entry-level one, making it frustrating to use. One of the things that I like most about KDE in general (3 or 4) is the customizability of its look-and-feel. > > - KDE 3, and Trinity, already have a bewildering array of configuration > options. Adding new options adds complexity and confusion. We should > resist the urge to pile even more options onto the software except > where they bring real benefit. I wonder if OP's enhancements can be encapsulated in a separate theme? Then those who like them can switch to that theme, while others can use the one they prefer. Leslie