[ubuntu-art] Improving Access to Themes -- Helping Users Find What They Want

[Vesa Paatero]

Hi Krzysztof,

I meant: helping users find what they want as it pertains to themes (or 
the look and feel of the desktop and applications). So, that latter part 
of the title was a different wording to complement the first part of the 
title. Sorry if it was confusing, as if it were referring to a 
completely different topic.

There are many GTK themes out there, it's just that finding/accessing 
them could be made easier for newcomers.

Vesa



21.01.2013 09:42, Krzysztof We;glin'ski wrote:
> What do you mean by
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>   Helping Users Find What They Want
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> 2013/1/18 Vesa Paatero <vpaatero at lavabit.com 
> <mailto:vpaatero at lavabit.com>>
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>     Hi again,
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>     I realized that ubuntu-devel-discuss is probably the best list for
>     this type of suggestions--so I'll go there but keep an eye on this
>     list for some time in case someone has a comment.
>
>     Take care,
>     Vesa
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>     18.01.2013 00:55, Vesa Paatero wrote:
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>         Hello everyone,
>
>         This message is about finding a practical solution for users
>         to find the themes they need and thereby take advantage of the
>         abundance of contributed artwork.
>
>         I came across this problem when I updated to (Ed)ubuntu 12.4:
>         By using the normal settings programs to configure the
>         desktop, I could only see four themes to select from, two of
>         which were high-contrast themes and the other two being Ubuntu
>         themes with orange activation colors.
>               As I couldn't find a better solution then, I went to
>         tamper with the color settings of GTK and, after some late
>         evenings' work, managed to eradicate the oranges and bring
>         about a satisfying look & feel.
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>         Having thought it over, I think the simplest way to help users
>         find different themes would be putting a good set of themes
>         into the Ubuntu Software Centre. In this 12.4 version I'm
>         using, Ubuntu Software Centre has a category named something
>         like "Themes and Customizations" (I'm using a translated
>         version so I don't know the exact name) but there were no
>         themes or themepacks to be found there.
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>         I hope that the decision-makers of Ubuntu will acknowledge the
>         need for a rich selection of themes made readily available.
>         Better customizability would probably help people stay with
>         Ubuntu rather than switch to other official or unofficial
>         Ubuntu variants.
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>         (As I have indicated, this writing is based on the situation
>         with Ubuntu/Edubuntu 12.4. Please pardon me if the problem has
>         already been improved for 12.10.)
>
>         Regards,
>         Vesa
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