On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Vesa Paatero <vpaat...@lavabit.com> wrote: > By using the normal settings programs to configure the desktop, I could > only see four themes to select from, two of which were high-contrast themes > and the other two being Ubuntu themes with orange activation colors. So, the > choices we narrow, there were not really > any different styles to select from.
Do you make the same complaints to Apple and Microsoft? > As I couldn't find a better solution then, I went to tamper with the > color settings of GTK and, after some late evenings' work, managed to > eradicate the oranges and bring about a satisfying look & feel. > > It seems that crux of the matter is not so much a lack of themes because > there are some themes available in the repositories (using e.g. Synaptic) > and a lot more on some GTK or Gnome-related web pages. It is more about how > to make the themes accessible to Ubuntu users, especially > new users some of which might just go away if they can't change the default > color scheme reasonably soon. > > What I suggest is adding some theme packs to Ubuntu Software Centre. > It already has a category called something like "Themes and Customizations", > but it seems not to contain any packages with desktop themes. > Another possibility would be to add some sort of "Welcome to Ubuntu" > window when you first boot Ubuntu, giving helpful links to some basic things > such as setting your default browser, finding the applications you want and > changing your desktop theme. There are already tons of themes in the repository here is a quick grep: murrine-themes gtk-clearlooks-gperfection2-theme gtk-smooth-themes Not to mention http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=unity+themes It's simple to install a theme on Linux, open up your home folder, create a .theme folder and start adding themes and then select them from the theme selector. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
