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Re: Plastick? Default?
by John Styles Freak on Wednesday 13/Oct/2004, @04:47

I've never seen anyone saying "we only change styles for major releases". It would even be contradictory since Keramik became default in KDE 3.1. What many say is that styles should be kept for at least some minor releases, to avoid constantly changing KDEs image and the effort from changing all the documentation.

Keramik was kept for 3 minor releases now (KDE 3.1, 3.2, 3.3). The next release, KDE 3.4, will have a long life so we won't have opportunities to change defaults in a long time. So it's natural to place much emphasis on good defaults and general polishing for this release.

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Re: Plastick? Default?
by Shulai on Wednesday 13/Oct/2004, @06:52

Long life? How much? I mean, larger than 3.2 and 3.3, yes, but I guess KDE 4 will come less than a year after 3.4.
OTOH, I wonder, if there was so much complains about Keramik, what about Classic?
Yes, Classic KDE2 plain vanilla style. while the WM style is a bit lame, but the widget style it is still clean, fast, and nice with those soft gradients.
The "we need a default look as shiny or shinier than Windows and Mac can offer" does not catch me. XP's green and blue look is ugly, and Keramik was simply a response to that.
Plastic is nice, but I guess there will be a lot of complaints if it is the default, as well. But I don't remember any complaints against Classic.

Just my opinion, of course.

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Re: Plastick? Default?
by ac on Wednesday 13/Oct/2004, @07:07

You don't remember any complaints? Boy, that one made me laugh out loud! Do you even know what the KDE Classic style is?

You must have severely confused projects if you think there ever was a moment when there were no complaints. :-)

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Re: Plastick? Default?
by blacksheep on Wednesday 13/Oct/2004, @09:35

Classic, especially High Color, is not that bad. I think you're the one that doesn't know what that style is. Check it on KControl.

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Re: Plastick? Default?
by Joe on Wednesday 13/Oct/2004, @20:18

I complained. I hated it. Use it if you want, troll.

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Re: Plastick? Default?
by Brandybuck on Wednesday 13/Oct/2004, @10:18

KDE 3.4 will have a new style in kdeartwork, Phase <http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=11402>. Like Highcolor Classic, this is "clean, fast, and nice with those soft gradients". It was designed for the same people that like Highcolor Classic.

We certainly want KDE to have a good first impression. Which is why the next default will probably be Plastik, which has an understated elegance sorely lacking in Luna and Aqua. But it won't suit everyone, which is why we have other styles.

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Re: Plastick? Default?
by KDE User on Wednesday 13/Oct/2004, @12:23

Great. I lacked good styles like this one. Looks crisp and with clear borders, good.

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