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Oxygen needs to be cross-platform!
by Jakob Petsovits on Wednesday 16/Nov/2005, @04:46

Please try hard to remain compatible to 'the other desktop'. Not that I use gnome, but there's a lot of duplicated work or icon themes that never reach the other desktop and it's just a lack of communication.

Tango did maybe not involve the KDE developers enough in their preparation phase, but their specification is still adaptable. You three are the ones who will decide on icon names, usage, guidelines and everything, and I ask you to actively participate in the evolution of the Tango icon naming specification, so that it's really usable by KDE too.

I'm glad that you're not against cross-desktop usage, but just hoping isn't enough to succeed here. Get on the Tango-artists mailing list at fd.o and push the changes in that you think are necessary. For the best of both of the big desktops.

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Re: Oxygen needs to be cross-platform!
by Torsten Rahn on Friday 18/Nov/2005, @02:59

> Please try hard to remain compatible to 'the other desktop'.

We will try hard to remain compatible when it comes to standards that actually make sense: like the icon naming specification, a common icon metaphor etc.

But like all other projects (Enlightenment, XFCE, Gnome, etc.) KDE will stick to its own style, its own color palette and its own visual identity.

Best Regards,
Torsten Rahn

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Re: Oxygen needs to be cross-platform!
by Jakob Petsovits on Friday 18/Nov/2005, @03:05

> We will try hard to remain compatible when it comes to standards that
> actually make sense: like the icon naming specification, a common icon metaphor etc.

Excellent, it's good to hear that.

> But like all other projects (Enlightenment, XFCE, Gnome, etc.) KDE will
> stick to its own style, its own color palette and its own visual identity.

I fully support this approach. May the schwartz be with you! :)

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