I like the idea of having packages to install new themes and the user sets the easy way. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/StructureThemePackage
There are many pieces of themes packaged separately and without a pattern. I believe the proposal is to improve in the future. offer the user the possibility of a repository of themes. eg.: add sources.lists "themes.d.org" same backports... .ValessioBrito 2010/10/18 Jon Dowland <[email protected]>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi -release, I'll be aiming any further discussion at -desktop only > after this message. Thanks! > > But first, I do have a release-specific question. > > desktop-base contains the current "default" Debian look&feel. It strikes > me that a theme could (or even should) perhaps exist as a package in > order to get exposure before being "blessed" as a default theme. > Therefore, for the three themes that are being considered (and presently > are not in the archive in any form), I think it would be most ideal if > they were independently packaged, uploaded, and then, should one be > chosen as the default L&F, desktop-base adjusted to Depends: on it. > Future workflow might have a theme in the archive > earlier in the cycle. > > But that means 3 NEW package uploads and a request for unblock on the > blessed one at least (and that looks like Ciel). Would that be frowned > upon? > > On 11/10/10 06:56, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: >> On mar., 2010-10-12 at 01:12 +0100, Jon Dowland wrote: >>> When testing d-i images for squeeze, I noticed that the look and feel of >>> grub, gnome etc. are the debblue theme that first came in (iirc) Etch. >> >> You don't recall correctly. Etch had MoreBlue theme (see >> http://www.debianart.org/cchost/?ccm=/media/files/si0ux/334 for a >> slightly updated version). Lenny has MoreBlue Orbit, see >> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianDesktopArtworkLenny. None have a DebBlue >> theme. > > Thanks for the clarification. > >>> Looking at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt , it would appear there was >>> some effort to come up with a novel look-and-feel for Squeeze. But that >>> effort seems to have died pre-freeze. Am I right? >> >> No. See http://wiki.debian.org/DebianDesktopArtworkSqueeze and >> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes > > I did before posting, and saw no activity for four months. I'm glad to > see I've kicked the hornets nest :) > > > - -- > Jon Dowland > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAky8vfYACgkQFotOcXAy8jicoQCfe1dg/rZfD1d44gPhcq2ZOYoq > ys4An1Z7pqbF03nPDc9gZSRCmQoFaO0w > =4wB6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > > -- ://ValessioBrito.info > Profissional de inovação @valessiobrito / +55 (71) VALESSIO -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

