bigBananas

joined 2 years ago
sorted by: new top controversial old
I hate how Linux window styling has gotten "better" in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bigBananas@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Please read again or comment on where I'm not clear. I'm trying to express about the exact opposite, I don't really care that much about how visually pleasing it is, I care about how usable it is. That usability is largely defined by contrast, largely because I'm don't have the eyes of a 7 year old.

I hate how Linux window styling has gotten "better" in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bigBananas@beehaw.org 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's not, it's I hate the default options presented and the last time I had to the motivation to really do something about it, I had attention span X so I ended up with Y which is better but not by much.

I hate how Linux window styling has gotten "better" in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bigBananas@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That does look kind of like my current setup. KDE has changed more than I was aware, will have to look deeper..

Edit: I totally forgot XP had the colorful theme by default, I guess my setup is 2000-inspired..

I hate how Linux window styling has gotten "better" in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bigBananas@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, unfortunately my pc's bones stem from 2008 (building a new one has been on my todo list for..I don't know...8 years?) so VMs aren't really an option, installing something on another partition is faster.

I do still have my own openbox config somewhere that's also beautiful, imo, but not very productive. Never looked at sway or cosmic and didn't realize KDE changed as much as it did.

-5
I hate how Linux window styling has gotten "better" (beehaw.org)
 

Don't get me wrong, the average X-interface looks great. Some are absolutely stunning. But, in my opinion usability has gone down the toilet. Almost everything that should be a clear distinction is displayed in shades of the same color, including icons.

I'm now running an XP-inspired theme on cinnamon so I at least have some functionality (e.g. title bar in a different color, buttons with clear borders, etc). I wish I wouldn't need to, to have a productive interface. I wish for something beautiful and productive.

Seeing screenshots of someones Aero-inspired Steam-mockup inspired me to make this post. I found it attractive while I hated Aero when it came out and never used it (it was around the time I switched to Linux). Is there any theme/window manager/setup I should be looking at that I obviously haven't?