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I hate how Linux window styling has gotten "better" (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by bigBananas@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Don't get me wrong, the average X-interface looks great. Some are absolutely stunning. But, in my opinion usability has gone down the toilet. Almost everything that should be a clear distinction is displayed in shades of the same color, including icons.

I'm now running an XP-inspired theme on cinnamon so I at least have some functionality (e.g. title bar in a different color, buttons with clear borders, etc). I wish I wouldn't need to, to have a productive interface. I wish for something beautiful and productive.

Seeing screenshots of someones Aero-inspired Steam-mockup inspired me to make this post. I found it attractive while I hated Aero when it came out and never used it (it was around the time I switched to Linux). Is there any theme/window manager/setup I should be looking at that I obviously haven't?

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[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

idk man I just run stock GNOME and get paid for work.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

GNOME is entirely adequate for my professional needs, which is... entirely adequate.

;-)

[–] CCRhode@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

GNOME is entirely adequate.

Yes it is except when it isn't. Maybe there's a reason practically no Adwaita theme alternatives ship with Debian. Maybe not. But, using Gnome, it's the default theme or nothing. I have to admit I don't know from themes. However, there are lots of Gnome themes available from theme peddlers.

Recently I became fed to the teeth with claws-mail, which is a GTK app. In Adwaita the foreground font color is too dark (gray) on top of the background highlight (blue). My eyesight had deteriorated to the point that I just couldn't read the Subject of the current eMail, so I shopped for a new theme that would be ... adequate. I didn't have time to try them all.

I settled on Ant by EliverLara. In this theme foreground font color (white) on background highlight (salmon) is just barely visible. I use it only for claws-mail:

> env GTK_THEME=Ant claws-mail

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

adequate: of a quality that is acceptable but not better than acceptable

The default theme is also adequate for my needs. I don't even change the wallpaper from the default.

Themes apparently require better than "adequate".

[–] Brickardo@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you really need a cool usable theme to be productive, whatever the crap that is? Are you 7 years old?

[–] bigBananas@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

Please read again or comment on where I'm not clear. I'm trying to express about the exact opposite, I don't really care that much about how visually pleasing it is, I care about how usable it is. That usability is largely defined by contrast, largely because I'm don't have the eyes of a 7 year old.