Re: why are there no themes for galeon? and is galeon 1.3 cooler than 1.2, let's vote

On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 23:19 -0500, philip dahlquist wrote:
> i think that part of what makes an app/browser cool is the look.
> netscape has themes, mozilla has themes (don't point out the obvious)
> window managers have themes. window managers are themes.

I think my Galeon is pretty sexy (as far as computers go, which isn't
very).  Of course, I've selected a good combination of GTK and icon
themes so that EVERY app I use looks that way.

> before you tell me that visual appeal isn't necessary, stop and think
> "why the screen shots?".  that's how apps distinguish themselves.
> it is the fundamental selling  point.

I actually switched away from Opera (probably the best browser out there
for usability IMO) because it looked ugly, that being that it didn't
look like my other apps.  I want a consistent workspace, something I
think most DEs strive for.

> the major idea behind graphical user interfaces is the look and feel.
> otherwise, bill gates wouldn't have spent untold millions on cognitive
> psychologists and human/computer interaction experts developing
> how windows looked and felt. they tried to make it attractive.

Actually, I thought it was usability.  I mean, look and feel are
important, but I bet Bill Gates spent more on making Windows look and
feel nice, so if that's your concern, why are you in GNOME?

> i want to take a vote, and i would like to hear from every galeon user,
> and you can say whatever you want, tell me i'm stupid, tell me to shut
> up, whatever, but answer this, and tell me why:  
> 
> 4) is galeon 1.3.19 cooler than 1.2.14?

Actually, it's up to 1.3.20 and since that restores page icons, that's
an important point. :P

> the main reason i started using galeon was i liked the it looked.  i
> started using it somewhere in the redhat 7 series.

Let me reiterate this point.  That's the main reason I started using
Galeon too.

> 5)   what was the motivation for the interface change?
> 
> i looked on the galeon help, and there was no mention of themes
> i went to the galeon website and looked at screenshots.  they had one
> that said "different theme and fonts".  where is it?

Actually, it is mentioned, at least in talking about why you can't
customise your throbber separate from your GTK theme.

> i would very much like to here what other people have to say, and i
> don't mean things like "galeon does everything i need it to".  that's
> like saying a yugo does eveything a ferrari does.  good luck getting
> laid in a yugo.

Yeah, but I don't want to get laid; why use a car for that?  I just want
to drive....

Kind and humorous regards,
Andrew Conkling



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