[indiana-discuss] branding/theme in indiana

[Calum Benson]

On 29 Feb 2008, at 11:35, Mark Phalan wrote:

>
> On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 06:26 +1300, Glynn Foster wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> Mark Phalan wrote:
>>> What are the plans for theming Indiana?
>>> Will Indiana use the current SXDE theme (nimbus)? I like the default
>>> gnome theme (currently in DP2) but there is a lack of consistency,  
>>> for
>>> e.g. the GDM theme (java theme?).
>>
>> Some of the theme details are still being worked out, but plans are  
>> far from
>> complete right now. The Nimbus theme is one of the most consistent  
>> I've seen,
>> but I'm personally not sure it's the right look for OpenSolaris.
>
> Care to elaborate why?

Well, Nimbus was designed as a theme for Solaris, intended mostly for  
use on corporate desktops, and incorporating elements of the Sun  
visual brand.  It does all that very nicely, but for now at least,  
Indiana is used (and indeed developed) by a different bunch of people  
and for different reasons, so I'd expect its appearance to reflect  
their wants and needs instead.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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