On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 18:42:42 -0600 "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...> wrote: > > It's not such a big problem! > > It's getting ridiculous! I think I'll stop talking about it right here! > > > > -Alexandre > > > > I have no problem considering new ideas, however any new themes should be > well thought out with the project goals in mind. Oxygen immediately fails > the usability/accessibility test, with the muddy Oxygen icon and widget > styles both causing significant regressions in UI element differentiation > (some would argue that this is just the "modern look", but I say that this > sacrifices usability/accessibility (something objective) for look+feel > (something subjective). > > The other icon theme that Alexandre linked to does not immediately fail > the usability test, so it should be evaluated on other aspects such as how > well TDE can utilise its various icons, completeness, the overall level of > polish from an artistic perspective, etc. > > Tim > Plus, wasn't doing the whole TDE thing the reason - look, feel, workability and intuitiveness of kde 3.x - to get back to that in the first place? If all this 'new', 'modern' stuff was som much needed/wanted, then everyone would simply stick with a distro that *uses* all those 'new' and 'modern' things. JB -- Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin