Desktop UI look and feel

["markw-4" <user=5@nabble.blu.org>]

 I've been a Linux user since the early 90s and fulltime Linux user since 
1995. My First UNIX system was a Sun 1 circa 1986. I built my first 
microcomputer in 1977. 

I have always liked UNIX better than Windows. I remember when Windows 3.1 
was all the rage, I still longed for *real* graphics like the Sun 
machines. Then I coveted the Mac, which, IMHO, still has the solid and 
functional "feel" of the old machines. 

The Macs look good. They "feel" good. They fit their UI. Windows feels 
clunky. What did Steve Jobs say? "Macintosh looks like it was drawn with 
pencil on paper and Windows looks like it was drawn with crayons." Anyway, 
something like that. 

On to Linux, as sort of a subconscious thing, I think I have been trying 
to get a Mac look and feel on my Linux box. I always knew I was doing it, 
but it just occurred to me that my Panther KDE theme, my Foxdie firefox 
theme, my top-mounted panel, dolphin, etc. are all just mimicking 
Macintosh, they are not, per se' contributing to Linux. They are merely an 
homage to Macintosh. 

So, is there any uniquely Linux UI theme, set, etc. that really looks 
good? KDE and Gnome are chasing Windows and aren't even looking at Mac 
(IMHO). Is there any artistry? Something smooth and elegant with a subtle 
splash of color, not some jarring garish monstrosity that looks like an 
uglier version of Windows? 

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