Re: GTK-2 question

From: Globe Trotter (itsme_410_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/17/04

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    Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:30:34 -0800 (PST)
To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>

    --- Maynard Kuona <knxmay001@mail.uct.ac.za> wrote:
    > On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 03:47, Globe Trotter wrote:
    > > --- Maynard Kuona <knxmay001@mail.uct.ac.za> wrote:
    > > > On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 20:35, Globe Trotter wrote:
    > > > > Sorry if this is not appropriate for posting here.
    > > > >
    > > > > I use GTK2-versions of Firefox for my browser and of sylpheed-claws for
    > my
    > > > > e-mail agent. I wanted to use separate themes/settings for each of
    > these.
    > > > How
    > > > > do I set it up if I want to do that? Is it possible, or do I have to
    > stick
    > > > with
    > > > > the same GTK2 settings for every application?
    > > > >
    > > > > Thanks and best wishes!
    > > > >
    > > >
    > > > The GTK is a system wide theme. So you cannot use different themes per
    > > > app. That would be skinning, and would be frowned upon anyway.
    > >
    > > Hmmm....that's bad! Does that mean that despite the fact that there are so
    > many
    > > themes available, I am stuck on having to use one theme for everything? Is
    > > there no way this can be got around?
    > >
    >
    > No, that is not bad. That is good actually. The apps are supposed to
    > look the same and act the same because that his how the developers
    > intended it. It is bad usability to have application skinning. If you
    > want a skinnable app, then either look for a different one, or write one
    > ;)
    >
    > It was designed that way. How many Windows apps, or rather Microsoft
    > apps can you skin. Next to none. Skinning results in large
    > inconsistencies which are to be avoided.

    Thanks! This should not be an argument, should it? Why I like Linux, is, among
    other reasons, the fact that I and not some monster decides what I like for
    myself....

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