Looks relay great and a good idea!<br><br>But i think nuoveX can also be CrystalClear too? <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2006/1/21, Flavio Tordini <<a href="mailto:flavio.tordini@gmail.com">flavio.tordini@gmail.com
</a>>:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi all,<br>I'm a Kubuntu user since the very first release. I'd like to propose
<br>enhancements to the default Kubuntu look. Sane defaults are vital for people<br>not able or not willing to customize their desktop. I'm aware that this topic<br>is highly subjective and that there is no perfect solution, anyway here are
<br>my proposals:<br><br>1. Use nuoveXT (<a href="http://nuovext.pwsp.net/">http://nuovext.pwsp.net/</a>) as the default iconset. nuoveXT<br>looks very professional and is available for both for KDE and Gnome. Kubuntu<br>
should come with both versions installed.<br><br>2. Use DejaVu Sans Condensed instead of DejaVu Sans. The Condensed version is<br>smoother. The "sans" alias should be resolved to the chosen font and not to<br>Bitstream Vera.
<br><br>3. Provide GTK+ libs configured with the ClearLooks theme, nuoveXT icons, and<br>Dejavu Sans Condensed. ClearLooks is cleaner and more stable than GtkQt,<br>users care more about great looking apps than identical widgets everywhere
<br>(think OSX Aqua and Brushed Metal). A typical user will surely need at least<br>one GTK+ application, and it has to look good out of the box.<br><br>4. Use bigger icons, 16x16 icons are a relic from the past. The toobar icon
<br>size should be 32x32. Some applications still have way too much toolbuttons<br>(e.g. KOffice), they should be simplified. Small icons should be 22x22. Icons<br>in the KMenu should be set to 32x32:<br><a href="http://purl.org/net/flavio/download/kubuntu-proposal/kmenu.png">
http://purl.org/net/flavio/download/kubuntu-proposal/kmenu.png</a><br><br>5. The color set is too dark/bluish. The "Redmond XP" color theme is a good<br>starting point, especially the light gray background. The "Contrast" setting
<br>should be set to "Low". The "Alternate background in lists" should be set to<br>white. The violet Konqueror filelist background should be dropped in favor of<br>a plain white one.<br><br>6. The Lipstik style should be configured as shown in this screenshot
<br><a href="http://purl.org/net/flavio/download/kubuntu-proposal/lipstik.png">http://purl.org/net/flavio/download/kubuntu-proposal/lipstik.png</a>,<br>especially the menu gradients should be removed.<br><br>And here's the final result:
<br><a href="http://purl.org/net/flavio/download/kubuntu-proposal/filemanager.png">http://purl.org/net/flavio/download/kubuntu-proposal/filemanager.png</a><br><br>kind regards,<br>Flavio Tordini<br><br>--<br>kubuntu-devel mailing list
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