I created a phab ticket for those who are going to tldr: https://phab.enlightenment.org/T6708
Please respond and help us address this issue on Phab. I'm sending the mail to bring attention to those who aren't checking phab or didn't get tagged in the ticket. This is the summary of the issue: We constantly get criticized for our less than modern look. I feel as though most users could let some of the other inefficiencies and issues go if our theme at least looked good. And aesthetically, accessibility, and statistically the type of theme that is going to appeal to the most users is not going to be a dark theme. We can still have the dark theme as an option, but we shouldn't ship it as default, and this include's raster's updated theme flat which is basically just a flattened version of dark. Look around and literalliy no one ships with a dark theme. Windows, Mac OS, Android, Chrome, I OS, Gnome, KDE, XFCE, etc..., etc..., etc... there is a reason. The out of the box experience should cover the largest base of users possible. A dark theme is not going to accomplish that. A dark theme is a niche. Cedric has addressed this already with the website and it also applies to our default theme. Both need to be redone and really there should be an emphasis on this theming over development at this point because it is the appearance that is costing us users not functionality. I see it every day in online forums, chats, irc, blogs about E, etc..., etc..., etc... We REALLY need to prioritize this and theme, and do it the right way. Google material design has been suggested by many as what we should do. I'm not sure. Cedric's push to work on our appearance was not met well or accepted among our developers, but simply this has to change. It is killing us. I've attached an IRC discussion in #edevelop from several developers about this theming. I wanted to put it here on Phab and allow us to all have a discussion to work this out. This really is a serious issue and I hope this is addressed and not just blown off for personal preferences or lack of passion about doing a theme. Seriously do some research and contribute this discussion unbiasedly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
