manyroads
Gruß dich, noClue.
I await your prototype Numix adjusted themes. These are the best themes I could find for use; and, they have been quickly tweaked for a ‘similar’ look & feel. Once, you send your “more excellent” efforts I’ll give them a go. (To be honest the theme layout is actually one of the least time consuming aspects of this proof of concept effort.)
Sadly many of your comments are centered on your personal preferences, in terms of colors etc. Not surprising, I suppose. Although your preferences and expectations may be interesting, they are simply your personal perspective. I, also, note you seem to be a fan of MS Human Machine Interface standards (not my personal favorite). Different strokes for different folks. 😉
As for the spirit of a window manager(wm) you mentioned, what exactly is that? I certainly have no idea. None even provide a consistent base of service or functionality. What is the spirit to which you refer? Once you provide links to where these wm “spirits are documented”, I’ll see if there is anything I may have over-looked in the areas where these ‘spirits’ offer commonality. From that, I might be able to ‘fix’ any omission; assuming I have the skills and can find the requisite open source building blocks.
Actually though I should note, my attempt in this ‘proof of concept’ is intentionally in contrast with whatever a specific wm might have as a spirit. I am attempting to prove that antiX given its numerous desktop offerings can provide a reasonably consistent, light desktop; an adequately common user feel; and allow the functionality of antiX shine past any wm’s traditional form such that users are more able to assess the antiX platform’s functionality (from a common point of departure). Remember form & function in engineering? I am hoping to demonstrate is a cohesive look & coherent look across wms, not the “beauty of a particular wm”. The desktops I design will never be perfect, nor will they be to everyone’s taste or preferences. They won’t even demonstrate all the desktop functions I prefer to use/ see because of the limitations of the individual wms; and the fact that wms do not all provide the same functionality.
My intention is to make antiX even more exciting and usable for people with limited resource hardware platforms (especially those who may not want to turn too many extra knobs). As always, I am happy to evaluate and incorporate contributions of others. I will certainly share what I produce “for free” to anyone who might be interested. Users are free to modify change, improve, or break anything I build.
My work is always provided without charge (fee), guaranty or warranty. You may use my work, change my work, and you get to keep all the pieces when you break ‘my work’.
Pax vobiscum,
Mark Rabideau - http://many-roads.com
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