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> pretty I'd have comments on other points as well but if there is one thing KDE apps generally aren't then they consistently aren't pretty. I know, eye of beh
by RaleyField 12y ago
> pretty
I'd have comments on other points as well but if there is one thing KDE apps generally aren't then they consistently aren't pretty. I know, eye of beholder, but it's almost as bad as TK. In the link you provided there are:
- grooved borders between every second UI element.
- icons are way too colorful with gradients everywhere.
- underscore hints on menus are ugly.
- places panel takes up way too much space and eats away at the tree view panel.
That said, I use Dolphin, but only because other file browsers on Linux are for various reasons bigger catastrophes.
- mintplant 12y agoThat's an old screenshot. Here's one from KDE 5. https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma5.0/screenshots/apps-open.png https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma5.0/screenshots/apps...
- ouchy 12y agoBetter, but it still reinforces the notion that there's some secret rule somewhere requiring virtually all aspects of any Linux UI to be ugly.
- moystard 12y agoSomething that is definitely wrong with Linux is font rendering, it is really hard to get something decent, even when using tools like Infinality.
- 72deluxe 12y agoIs it me or does that look like GNOME2-era Nautilus? I always thought Nautilus was trying to be OSX' Finder too!
- vacri 12y agounderscore hints on menus are ugly Turn off that option in the OS; it's not an app thing. One of the nice things about KDE is that it still gives you old-school configurability.
- RaleyField 12y agoI did that. It's still the wrong default.™ That's why I use KDE/Dolphin, you can beat it into something usable but you still have to eat the ugly which bothers me more than it should.
- hobarrera 12y agoThe default is usable by everyone. Having hints hidden by default means that it's not usable for everyone by default. It's a matter of accesibility, not taste.
- JetSetWilly 12y agoMost of those complaints seem to be down to fashion, rather than usability. In five years, people will be moaning about icons being "too monochrome" or "undifferentiated". If you care deeply about the latest fashions and what the new black of UI design is this season, then KDE is definitely not for you. If you just want something that works then it can be fine. I don't find any of those things to hinder my actual use of KDE, quite the opposite.
- RaleyField 12y ago> to be down to fashion The bad design isn't of this trivial sort. If you think of stereotypical web pages from 90's you don't think that their design isn't current, you think that that their design is intrinsically bad. > the latest fashions KDE's analogue in clothing fashion is wearing potato sack. That is - this isn't even a mater of fashion. This isn't like ror, node or react. > rather than usability Nobody denies potato sacks can have nonzero usability. Visual clutter affects usability. That they completely fucked UI, even if usability were perfect, doesn't give users needed confidence that other areas were done competently either.
- wz1000 12y agoKDE apps can look very pretty if you find the right colorscheme, icon theme and widget style. I love the sheer amount of customizability and options KDE offers. I recommend Flattr icons[0] and the Hex QtCurve Style[1] [0]: http://deviantn7k1.deviantart.com/art/Flattr-376383397 http://deviantn7k1.deviantart.com/art/Flattr-376383397 [1]: http://garthecho.deviantart.com/art/Hex-439924084 http://garthecho.deviantart.com/art/Hex-439924084