[ubuntu-art] Idea regarding themes

Viper550 gthompson at cogeco.ca
Sun Jun 18 13:12:53 BST 2006


Michiel Sikma wrote:
> I've been thinking about how to retain consistency between different 
> types of Ubuntu (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu). Perhaps we could simply 
> make sure that the default themes that exist for the different distros 
> are somewhat universal?
>
> For instance, Kubuntu could have a blue theme. It should preferably 
> look as much like the Ubuntu default theme as possible, barring the 
> color set. Then we should include that blue theme not just in Kubuntu, 
> but also in Ubuntu. And the other way around, of course, there should 
> be an orange theme for Kubuntu.
>
> This way, we can retain consistency between the different types of 
> Ubuntu and also adhere to the thought of making several color styles 
> for the default theme. I'm not sure if this is entirely possible to 
> perform, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.
>
> Michiel
>
Best. Idea. Ever!

Even better, I was even trying to get Kubuntu to use Polyester as the 
default theme for Dapper because it looks very simliar to 
Ubuntulooks...basically being a glossy version of Plastik.

Viper550



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