Re: Look and Feel

[Alexander Malmberg]

> --- Jesse Ross <jesse@jesseross.com> wrote:
> > Is is possible to set up some kind of poll somewhere where we can vote 
> > on whether or not the switch the GNUstep default theme? I'm not saying 
> > that my UI design has to be the final -- I just want to make sure we 
> > get the conversation about "keep it or ditch it" resolved in a 
> > democratic fashion.

No. The default look won't be "ditched". Again, there is one (1) GNUstep 
look, based on OPENSTEP; anything else is an externally provided theme.

That said, the default look is not set in stone. OPENSTEP isn't perfect, 
it's just a very good start. :) Suggestions for improvements _are_ 
welcome (preferably as patches, to make it easier to test and decide 
whether it's good or not). However, suggestions for the default look 
really should be obviously and clearly better than what we currently 
have; otherwise, there'll just be another flamewar.

(Vertical vs. horizontal menus and left/right scrollbar have been 
discussed before, at length. Unless some amazing new argument turns up, 
I won't consider changing this (and if you do think you have an amazing 
new argument, please verify this by reading all the old flamewars in the 
mailing list archives :).)

Gregory John Casamento wrote:
[snip]
> 2) GNUstep also has a theme engine called Camaelon.

To clarify, there is a theme engine _for_ GNUstep called Camaelon; it 
isn't provided _by_ GNUstep. There are also various other "theme 
bundles", also not provided by GNUstep; e.g. I have a couple that help 
you debug apps.

- Alexander Malmberg