On Wednesday 18 December 2002 12:46 pm, Orlando Andico wrote: > there's no code! it's complete vaporware!
This was extensively discussed in the KDE Usability mailing lists a few weeks back. Indeed, there is no source code yet. The author of Slicker is not a coder, but he does have plenty of neat ideas and usability improvements. In fact, his GUI design is really unique, and majority of those who saw the screenshots somehow knew this is the look and functionality that will make the Linux desktop take off in a good direction away from copying Windoze's and Macintosh's look & feel. IMHO, this is the crucial missing piece of the look for KDE. If the Slicker project is completed, it will intuitively complement the Crystal icon set. The icons have been taken into a whole new direction by superb designer Everaldo with his Crystal icon set. His icons are now being redesigned as SVG icons, which will make it more faster and infinitely resizable in any resolution, since the icons are vector-based, not pixel-based graphics. Themes like Mosfet's Liquid and Keramik look like ripoffs of Aqua and XP interfaces, respectively. The Slicker theme is elegant and unique in its own right. I've read from the discussion that the slicker project is a whole new KDE kicker reorganization and reimplementation. Some developers are lining up for this, and some are optimistic they can do this in the KDE 4.0 series since the KDE 3.2 developer branch is nearing freeze status. The slicker project will entail some KParts reorganization and component overhaul, but it is doable. The advantages of the object-oriented C++ components in KDE makes this work easier, compared to the stiff equivalents in Gnome. A KPart project is in the works for slicker. Here's the link: http://kickpim.sourceforge.net/ Long ago, people taught that Linux developers only care about themselves and people who knew the intricacies of the shell. Not anymore. The Slicker project and Crystal icons clearly shows that open-source can design GUI interfaces better (and for free!) than the expensive interface-design departments of established proprietary software companies. mikol _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
