25 Feb
2013
25 Feb
'13
7:16 p.m.
On Monday 25 February 2013 08:48:25 Steven D'Aprano wrote:
*My personal feelings* are:
- Trinity should be very conservative about moving away from the KDE 3 look and feel. I'm not suggesting that KDE 3 was "perfect" and never to change anything, but we should be cautious about changing what is the distinctive Trinity/KDE 3 look. If people want KDE 4, they have KDE 4. Trinity is for people who want KDE 3's look and feel.
I'm not sure that that is a universal truth. :-) My personal reason for moving from KDE4 to Trinity was because of the additional "features" that were forced on me. They excessively slowed down my machine, which is not a little entry-level one, making it frustrating to use. One of the things that I like most about KDE in general (3 or 4) is the customizability of its look-and-feel.
- KDE 3, and Trinity, already have a bewildering array of configuration options. Adding new options adds complexity and confusion. We should resist the urge to pile even more options onto the software except where they bring real benefit.
I wonder if OP's enhancements can be encapsulated in a separate theme? Then those who like them can switch to that theme, while others can use the one they prefer.
Leslie