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GTK+ looked old in 2003. Hasn't gotten better (Stares at XFCE).

by baldfat 13y ago

bliker 13y ago
What? I think it looks better than ever http://i.imgur.com/PJdqYfT.png http://i.imgur.com/PJdqYfT.png
- sparkie 13y ago
  Until they break your theme in the next minor release.
- sandGorgon 13y ago
  duude - what theme is that ? and what CSS skin for HN are you using ?
  - work_account_2 13y ago
    I don't know about the gtk theme. Possibly part of the ElementaryOS project? The HN skin is actually a Chrome extension called Hacker News Extension Suite. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhancement-s/bappiabcodbpphnojdiaddhnilfnjmpm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhanc...
  - ufmace 13y ago
    Hacker News Enhancement Suite chrome plugin. I've been using it for a few months, and it does a ton of handy little things.
  - bliker 13y ago
    Yep, both of you are correct HNES: https://github.com/etcet/HNES https://github.com/etcet/HNES Pretty much vanilla Elementary OS theme with Source Sans pro front.
pjmlp 13y ago
Fully agree. I did some contributions to gtkmm around 2000, while seeing watching the typical C++ hatred from GTK+ C folks. Did write an article about Gtkmm for DDJ as part of it. Eventually it stop making sense to me.
clarry 13y ago
Given that new UIs tend to look like crap, I consider that a feature. The only problem is that it doesn't look old enough.
72deluxe 13y ago
Weird isn't it? First, everyone wanted it to look flat. Then Win3.11 had mild bevels. Then Win95 had more bevels and 3d look panels (sometimes recessed, which just involves drawing the two lines the other side of the panel...). And then things went really squidgy-looking with GNOME, and then it has gone flat again. I am not sure what people want. At least buttons look like buttons (unlike the way iOS and other mobiles OSes are going). Is it a button? Is it a plane? No, it's text! You end up bashing your screen as it isn't obvious what to press. My mum is really confused.
vivab0rg 13y ago
(sameless plug): MoonLion theme for elementaryOS https://github.com/vivaserver/MoonLion https://github.com/vivaserver/MoonLion
nycticorax 13y ago
You can change many aspects of the look of GTK+ with themes. You can probably even make it look nice and flat, in keeping with the latest UI fads. Personally, I think XFCE looks nice out of the box (in Xubuntu, at least). And what's a better alternative? Unity and GNOME are both way too dumbed down for me, and KDE is both ugly (IMHO) and and quite buggy.

GTK+ looked old in 2003. Hasn't gotten better (Stares at XFCE).

by baldfat 13y ago

GTK+ looked old in 2003. Hasn't gotten better (Stares at XFCE).

bliker 13y ago

What? I think it looks better than ever http://i.imgur.com/PJdqYfT.png http://i.imgur.com/PJdqYfT.png

sparkie 13y ago
Until they break your theme in the next minor release.
sandGorgon 13y ago
duude - what theme is that ? and what CSS skin for HN are you using ?
- work_account_2 13y ago
  I don't know about the gtk theme. Possibly part of the ElementaryOS project? The HN skin is actually a Chrome extension called Hacker News Extension Suite. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhancement-s/bappiabcodbpphnojdiaddhnilfnjmpm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhanc...
- ufmace 13y ago
  Hacker News Enhancement Suite chrome plugin. I've been using it for a few months, and it does a ton of handy little things.
- bliker 13y ago
  Yep, both of you are correct HNES: https://github.com/etcet/HNES https://github.com/etcet/HNES Pretty much vanilla Elementary OS theme with Source Sans pro front.

pjmlp 13y ago

Fully agree. I did some contributions to gtkmm around 2000, while seeing watching the typical C++ hatred from GTK+ C folks. Did write an article about Gtkmm for DDJ as part of it. Eventually it stop making sense to me.

clarry 13y ago

Given that new UIs tend to look like crap, I consider that a feature. The only problem is that it doesn't look old enough.

72deluxe 13y ago

Weird isn't it? First, everyone wanted it to look flat. Then Win3.11 had mild bevels. Then Win95 had more bevels and 3d look panels (sometimes recessed, which just involves drawing the two lines the other side of the panel...). And then things went really squidgy-looking with GNOME, and then it has gone flat again. I am not sure what people want. At least buttons look like buttons (unlike the way iOS and other mobiles OSes are going). Is it a button? Is it a plane? No, it's text! You end up bashing your screen as it isn't obvious what to press. My mum is really confused.

vivab0rg 13y ago

(sameless plug): MoonLion theme for elementaryOS https://github.com/vivaserver/MoonLion https://github.com/vivaserver/MoonLion

nycticorax 13y ago

You can change many aspects of the look of GTK+ with themes. You can probably even make it look nice and flat, in keeping with the latest UI fads. Personally, I think XFCE looks nice out of the box (in Xubuntu, at least). And what's a better alternative? Unity and GNOME are both way too dumbed down for me, and KDE is both ugly (IMHO) and and quite buggy.