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Enlightenment was supposed to be something like that. [hidden email] wrote: > I've been a Linux user since the early 90s and fulltime Linux user since > 1995. My First UNIX system was a Sun 1 circa 1986. I built my first > microcomputer in 1977. > > I have always liked UNIX better than Windows. I remember when Windows 3.1 > was all the rage, I still longed for *real* graphics like the Sun > machines. Then I coveted the Mac, which, IMHO, still has the solid and > functional "feel" of the old machines. > > The Macs look good. They "feel" good. They fit their UI. Windows feels > clunky. What did Steve Jobs say? "Macintosh looks like it was drawn with > pencil on paper and Windows looks like it was drawn with crayons." Anyway, > something like that. > > On to Linux, as sort of a subconscious thing, I think I have been trying > to get a Mac look and feel on my Linux box. I always knew I was doing it, > but it just occurred to me that my Panther KDE theme, my Foxdie firefox > theme, my top-mounted panel, dolphin, etc. are all just mimicking > Macintosh, they are not, per se' contributing to Linux. They are merely an > homage to Macintosh. > > So, is there any uniquely Linux UI theme, set, etc. that really looks > good? KDE and Gnome are chasing Windows and aren't even looking at Mac > (IMHO). Is there any artistry? Something smooth and elegant with a subtle > splash of color, not some jarring garish monstrosity that looks like an > uglier version of Windows? > >
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