Bug 114373

Summary:	default GUI theme very depressing
Product:	[openSUSE] SUSE LINUX 10.0	Reporter:	Jiri Dluhos <jdluhos>
Component:	GNOME	Assignee:	Anna Dirks <anna>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity:	Minor
Priority:	P5 - None	CC:	jfriedl
Version:	Beta 3
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Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
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Description Jiri Dluhos 2005-08-31 11:13:17 UTC

When the user chooses GNOME as the graphical interface in the installer, the
initial theme is very depressing - everything is gray, no bright colors. In
comparison with the colorful, bright KDE theme it makes a big difference. Also
it does not much play with the default set of wallpapers, which are mostly very
colorful.

Of course, it's a matter of personal taste. However, I looked at the other
default themes and found them *all* almost equally gray, blurred, and
depressive. This is a problem because more color-loving user simply does not
have an easy alternative.

Comment 1 JP Rosevear 2005-08-31 12:12:21 UTC

Letting UI team comment, but I suspect this is WONTFIX.

Comment 2 Jiri Dluhos 2005-08-31 13:23:06 UTC

OK, it is a really minor issue, but it would be nice to have some brighter and
more optimistic themes.

I have searched www.gnome.org and I must admit that most of the window
decorations available there are pretty depressing as well :( After some
experimenting, I have found a combined theme that is quite pleasurable to my eyes:

Controls: Whiteplate
Window borders: Clearlooks
Icons: SphereCrystal

It is a very clear, bright, blueish theme similar to KDE Plastik.

Comment 3 Anna Dirks 2005-09-07 19:05:01 UTC

We are not currently trying to achieve aesthetic parity between the themes used
in GNOME and KDE. 

I am happy that you have found themes that you can apply to make your desktop
work for you. I suggest that you use those themes, and I genuinely hope that
they give you the happy feeling you are looking for. 

We are not going to change our default theme right now. We will however keep
your feedback in mind as we work on newer generations of the theme.