[openbox] Why don't use xpm files?

Mikael Magnusson mangosoft at comhem.se
Fri Mar 18 14:28:45 EST 2005


On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, David Barr wrote:

> On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 18:41 +0000, Doug Whiteley wrote:
>> On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 08:04:02PM +0000 or thereabouts, David Barr wrote:
>
> <snip!>
>>  i don't see any one making any new themes anyway?
>>
>> Perhahps the reason nobody makes themes for openbox anymore (well, at least not
>> many) is *because* they see the theming engine as limited, and don't think they
>> can get any more out of it? I'm a huge fan of openbox, but I know a couple of
>> people who used to be relatively prolific when it came to creating themes for
>> it and they have pretty much all stopped by now. After all, there is only so
>> much you can do with gradients and lines.
>>
>
> Now i have played with the themes more than anyone i bet, and i still
> have a play, mostly just aping other themes, but in a 'box way, there is
> plenty to do, some gentoo-ers tried setting up a site but i died?

I am sorry to hear you died.

All the best

--
Mikael Magnusson



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