Re: Frameworks integration

[Nicolas Roard]

On 2004-02-27 18:54:56 +0000 Chris B. Vetter <chrisv@web4inc.com> 
wrote:

> > > Second, Window Maker says "it was originally designed for GNUstep".
> > > That may well be -- originally. But since then, they moved off to
> > > God knows where...
> > > And third, they DO look similar.
> > yes. Which could be interesting in the end for gnustep, as many 
> > people
> > were in contact with WindowMaker look and feel and loved it...
>
> OTOH, take a look at comments on OSNews (or any other site that sports
> an article about GNUstep for that matter) A lot of comments are about
> the "look" and bitch about the "boxy" appearance.
>
> Ironically, the same people use KDE or GNOME... ;-)

Well, I was speaking about the whole dock and menu experience...
I think that many people still like WindowMaker feel, so I think that 
could still be
a good thing for gnustep. But yes, many people focus on the look...
I also think that many people don't care that much about the look, and 
moreover,
that they could prefer the NeXT look over flashy user interface; the 
problem is
that they are then a very silent majority :) and that they don't know 
gnustep. Plus,
developers/"power users" tends to be a vocal majority and they wants 
flashy stuff..
that's a problem for us because we *need* devs, early adopters, etc., 
to
propagate information about gnustep.
To sum up, I don't think themes will be important in the end, but 
strangely we need
them now to be "considered" as a valid solution by many. Strange world 
:)

--
Nicolas Roard