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Re: Wallpaper thoughts
Posted: 18. Sep 2010, 18:54
by gapan
A pirate I was born to be
trim the sails and roam the sea...
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Re: Wallpaper thoughts
Posted: 20. Sep 2010, 09:43
by thenktor
Fly our flag, we teach them fear
Capture them, the end is near
Firing guns, they shall burn
Surrender or fight, there's no return
Under Jolly Roger!!
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Re: Wallpaper thoughts
Posted: 21. Sep 2010, 13:48
by mimosa
@lmello
I agree. Ergonomic criteria are not the be-all and end-all, and perhaps tend in the direction of boring. The existing style has real character. If necessary I'm sure it could be tweaked a little without losing that. And yes, of course the user can change these things, but if you're not good at visual design it may be better to go with a good default. The only competition for Salix's looks in my book was OpenSuse 11.2 (Gnome), which also had real character; 11.3 looks like Cinderella to the KDE.
I suppose there is an inherent tension between character and unobtrusiveness - but my own feeling is there should be room for a balance, and as it stands it's really not that cluttered. The slight visual quirkiness of Salix, while still making up a pleasing, harmonious whole, is attractive and expresses the character of the distro.
Re: Wallpaper thoughts
Posted: 26. May 2012, 01:16
by deja69