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Posted: Feb. 23 2008,11:17 QUOTE

well people, i think if DSL wants to attract more "customers" i think we'll have to come up with some nice eyecandy. I'm sorry but the background now in dsl.4.2.x is just too ugly...
Also, a more "clean" taskbar would be very nice.

I would really like to help with this, but i cant handle it on my own. Maybe we should set up a team of "eyecandy"-developers who will concentrate on the look of DSL?

Let me know what you think of it!

Greetz,
Jaapz
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Posted: Feb. 23 2008,11:36 QUOTE

Whoa, the fractal wallpaper of DSL 4.2 looks way better than the blue one of 4.1, doesn't it?

Of course you don't have to do it by yourself, but as different people have different opinions, do what you can. If you think a particular edit to some part would be nice, do it, and post a before&after pic so everyone can see it.
It isn't too hard, if you make a good suggestion it's nearly bound to get in :)


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Posted: Feb. 23 2008,13:01 QUOTE

Personally I never cared for the fractalMovement background. My favorite from DSL has been the previous dark greenish circle-like thing that you can barely see.  Basically if I notice the background without specifically looking at it I don't think it's a good background...it should be as subtle as possible, in my opinion, particularly when aterms are transparent by default.

Then again, I don't know why people care what the default background is. I almost always change it soon after installation, and I've never once seen a desktop system whose default background image made any impression at all about how good the desktop is. If there are people who do feel that way I'd have to ask if they were dropped on their heads at any point in their early years.


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Posted: Feb. 23 2008,14:51 QUOTE

Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 23 2008,08:01)
Then again, I don't know why people care what the default background is. I almost always change it soon after installation, and I've never once seen a desktop system whose default background image made any impression at all about how good the desktop is. If there are people who do feel that way I'd have to ask if they were dropped on their heads at any point in their early years.

It's not about how good a desktop is, you know. The fact is that many people don't only choose a OS because it has a few good tools and it works on their computer. It also has to look good, because most of the time when something looks good its way nicer to work with and so you get a good user experience. And when something works nicer more people go work with it ;).
And i'm very sure i didnt drop on my head :P.
(wow, hard to tell it the good way in english :P)

But also, there are people who dont care a **** about how it looks if it just works.

@curaga: ok, i just posted it because i never ever have worked in a group to make a open-source program, so i dont know how it all works ;). But i'll just start with some backgrounds an then i'll post em in the forums!
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Posted: Feb. 23 2008,14:52 QUOTE

DSL isn't about eyecandy -- regardless of distro, that's always been a personal thing best left to end users. There's a thread with a list of JWM themes I submitted and (iirc) I posted links to wallpapers and other stuff on my blog (website link below; see my JWM pages on my DSL-related pages). So the tools are already in place for you to do what you want.

Despite all the screenshots I have on my blog, I rarely see my background unless I'm using transparent terminals. And even then, I usually set my background to a solid color or gradient so I can see what I'm doing.

People are already attracted to DSL because of its utility. IMO, we can do without the kind of "customers" (not the most accurate term for users who download free ISOs) drawn in by graphics and styling and who care less-to-nothing about substance. Let them burn up their dual processors with beryl/compiz and spinning interfaces. Let me have a simple interface because I use my computers to do stuff, not to stare at backgrounds and decorations (note many of my screenshots lack window decorations altogether!) and go "ohhhh ahhh" with occular orgasms.


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