Re: Desktop UI look and feel

["John Abreau-2" <user=184@nabble.blu.org>]

 Enlightenment was supposed to be something like that. 



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> 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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