On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 06:41:36 +0200, Martin S wrote: > The main problem I feel is that lots of apps are written for a specific > WM rather than a generic non-WM/DE-dependent API. Which makes the > entire desktop look like bits and pieces the cat draged home (run Gimp, > Kontact and Scid under KDE and you'll know what I mean). There was > (is?) a setting in KDE to force *some* apps to bend to the theme of > KDE, but that was buggy when I tried it last time.
Each DE has its own set of design guidelines, while there isn't so much of a coherent overall standard. x11-themes/gtk-engines-qt can help with a consistent look, it seems stable nowadays. -- Neil Bothwick If it doesn't move, eat it. If it moves, kill it. Then eat it.
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