[ubuntu-art] How the first theme is chosen for the user.

[Cory K.]

Yay! Another top post. Thanx for being considerate. ;)

-Cory \m/

shadowh511 wrote:
> i need some help with the coding for it, attaching the file
>
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 2:00 PM, sylvain marc <sam7.ubuntu at gmail.com
> <mailto:sam7.ubuntu at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I agree with you
>
>     2008/4/29 Arjuna Navaratna <arjnav at gmail.com
>     <mailto:arjnav at gmail.com>>:
>
>         Just wanted to make a suggestion...
>
>         I like the idea of letting the user determine which of the
>         'human element' theme variations is used. But instead of
>         asking the user when they first login, what if the option is
>         available after installation. That way the login screen itself
>         could be different based on the theme choice...
>
>         fire, water etc. style gdm themes?
>
>         Personally, I'm loving the element idea as soon as I read it.
>         It would really set ubuntu apart in terms of looks with pretty
>         much every other OS out there.
>
>         -Arjuna
>
>
>         On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:08 PM, shadowh511
>         <shadow.h511 at gmail.com <mailto:shadow.h511 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             for vista, you mean sidebar, right? sideshow is an
>             embedded display on the computing device.
>
>
>             On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Sumit Agarwal
>             <sumit.chandra.agarwal at gmail.com
>             <mailto:sumit.chandra.agarwal at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>                 Hahahha...
>
>                 Actually, you make a very good point. Ubuntu should
>                 get in the habit of innovating UI that MS/Apple are
>                 compelled to copy. Mac's Dashboard and later Vista's
>                 Sideshow are essentially stolen ideas from the
>                 GNOME/KDE communities.
>
>                 Firefox 3 has recently introduced a feature that I'm
>                 certain will be copied by Safari and IE in the near
>                 future: the 'find as you type' history search
>                 integrated into the URL bar.
>
>                 -Sumit
>
>
>                 On Apr 28, 2008, at 4:46 PM, shadowh511 wrote:
>
>>                 it would set us apart, and we would get the added
>>                 benefit of watching Microsoft copying us!
>>
>>                 On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Sumit Agarwal
>>                 <sumit.chandra.agarwal at gmail.com
>>                 <mailto:sumit.chandra.agarwal at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>                     That sounds fun.
>>                     But also maybe too fun?
>>
>>                     -Sumit
>>
>>
>>                     On Apr 28, 2008, at 4:37 PM, shadowh511 wrote:
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>>                     > On the first login, you will be greeted with a
>>                     "Welcome to Ubuntu"
>>                     > dialog that presents two options: "Use default
>>                     theme" and "Take the
>>                     > quiz to choose your theme"
>>                     > in the second, it will ask you a series of
>>                     questions with answers
>>                     > and chooses the theme from there.
>>