am I the only one who thinks that some of the GNUstep GUI controls
look
rather plain? E.g. take the splitter of the NSSplitView control. It
could
sure use some improvements e.g. with a border that would make it look
three-dimensional. I have noticed that GNUstep gives the impression of
being somehow bulky, with the controls not being as sleek as they
could
be.
I know there are themes out there, but what about bundling GNUstep
with a
default Acqua theme to make everything look snazzier? The
appearance of an
interface can be very important, especially for the end user who
does not
code him/herself. The first thing people who are considering
GNUstep will
see is, obviously, the interface design.
I voiced a similar opinion a while back, and, while there are some
who would prefer a different look, there are quite a few GNUstep
users and developers who prefer the NeXTish look. Additionally, the
current look is (to my understanding) vector-based, and would thus
need to be rewritten to support bitmaps. The current best solution
seems the theme route, as it pleases the most parties.
I do agree, however, that appearance does play a role in perceived
value, which is why the theme projects are so important for opening
GNUstep up to a wider audience. If there are ways to get those
projects more into the open (such as showing screenshots which use
those themes on the main GNUstep site or in demos).
J.
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