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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: ANNOUNCE: KDE themes for download available
From:       "Yannai A. Gonczarowski" <yannaigo () leyada ! jlm ! k12 ! il>
Date:       1998-08-25 21:14:08
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Martin Konold wrote:
> Currently you can download the following themes from
> 
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_OpenLook-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_blue-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_brown_marble-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_factory-0.1.tgz
>ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_fade_to_black-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_gold_n_rock-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_leaf-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_sky-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_volcano-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_wasp-0.1.tgz
> ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/apps/themes/ktheme_wide_green-0.1.tgz

First of all, let me say that the idea of pixmaps around windows is really
cool.

A few Qs:
1. What is the point of putting themes in the unstable path? What can be
unstable about a theme? when can a theme be considered stable?
Classifying something as "unstable" only scares the common user.

2. Since the idea behind KDE is that everything can be configured using a
mouse, I suggest extending the kcm which controls the appearance of the
buttons on the titlebar of the window to include controls for the xpms around
the window. (ignore this and excuse me if this has already been done).

3. Since there is still config-file-editing involved in installing a theme, I
think that it would be a good idea to make a kcmtheme which could preview a
theme from a file and if the user decides to, set all preferences (sound, bg,
window appearance) accordingly (similar to "Desktop Themes" on Plus! on
windoze).

Unfortunately I haven't the time right now nor the experience in KDE
programming to take on such a project, so I'm sending this to the list in hope
that someone else does.


Regards,
Yannai.

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Yannai A. Gonczarowski    System Administrator    yannaigo@leyada.jlm.k12.il
The Hebrew University High School    http://www.leyada.jlm.k12.il/~yannaigo/

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