On 2/24/07, Ingo Weinhold <bonefish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2007-02-24 at 21:06:39 [+0100], Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "François Revol" <revol@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think the way it's done in Zeta makes it unintrusive enough you can > > just forget about it if you don't like themes, yet powerful enough > > you > > can customize enough to feel at home. > > I don't think we'll need theming for R1, so take your time :-) The truth is, we don't even know whether we need (i.e. want) theming at all. CU, Ingo
I suspect the communication on this topic is a little confusing for everyone else. What Thomas was trying to do was provide an improvement to the default Haiku decorator (since it's clearly inspired by R5 currently - the assumption is that it will continue to be so) - and it is needed. The flat appearance of the close/resize buttons on Haiku window titles currently make it appear unfinished. So, he submits a patch, which is regarded as an improvement by several - and it even gets committed - but to a non-default decorator (allegedly the "R5 decorator"). Now it appears that there is no desire to have multiple decorators included with Haiku. It leaves people wondering: What is the plan for the default decorator? Are improvements planned? Will there be an optional R5 decorator? Is there even a "Creative Design Team" any longer that works on this and makes these decisions? Anyhow, the multi-decorator thing isn't really a critical issue for me - but I don't like to see frustration amongst newcomers who wish to improve Haiku. Also, as Haiku is getting a lot of press now, it might be a good opportunity to freshen the look a bit more and start establishing the visual identity that Haiku intends to portray for R1. - Urias
