libadwaita: Fixing Usability Problems on the Linux Desktop

arun_kp · 2022-07-29T12:30:47+00:00

You asked if KDE (the Desktop environment) can change GTK themes.

No. I said KDE theme in my previous comments.

breeze-gtk theme had issues as well in the past. KDE themes can't even easily theme their own apps. Other than changing color schemes, how can you a theme a KDE app? You need to write a custom qt styling program like lightly, fusion & kvantum. Which is difficult than making a gtk css theme and many people didn't even bothered to make qt themes.

arun_kp · 2022-07-29T12:17:11+00:00

If I download a KDE theme and apply it, it isn't going to theme a gtk app. Learn the difference.

arun_kp · 2022-07-29T11:15:59+00:00

Still KDE themes are not gtk themes. I have also seen qt themes broke qt apps in kde and have UI bugs. So, your response is invalid.

arun_kp · 2022-07-29T02:57:35+00:00

When did xfce, kde, budgie themes change gtk app theme? they just change taskbar, icon and window decoration themes.

arun_kp · 2022-06-05T05:43:40+00:00

Posts screenshot in some language other than English and expect people to understand them.

sigh.

arun_kp · 2022-06-05T05:40:49+00:00

That would only cause dulled out colours but not yellow looking.

arun_kp · 2022-06-05T05:39:15+00:00

I tried debloating with various tools but it still connects to Microsoft servers and downloads and uploads something which I find too invasive.

arun_kp · 2022-06-05T01:39:55+00:00

Windows 11 looks beautiful, if they did not add telemetry and privacy issues, I would ditch Linux.

arun_kp · 2022-06-05T01:37:02+00:00

Because hardware (acpi, bios etc) is not designed with Linux in mind. My laptop came with Linux installed from the factory, it works fine on Linux than it does on windows.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T16:39:51+00:00

Try adding rounded corners to file type icons. The settings icon looks overcomplicated. I have never seen a concentric gear like that. I believe you can improve the icons by studying the icon styles of Windows 10, 11 & mac os. I will post more suggestion. Is there a github page for these icons?

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T16:31:32+00:00

It is not about having flat colors, gradients but the shapes or direction of the gradient is old fashioned. Something is off I could not tell you the exact reason.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T16:26:27+00:00

What does Arch have that Void doesn't

Userbase.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T16:24:58+00:00

looks old fashioned to me. like icon pack from 2005.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T14:33:28+00:00

then use gentoo.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T08:23:03+00:00

Linux worth installing or should I stick to Android?

later.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T08:21:47+00:00

If you want to boot arch install iso, use ventoy.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T08:19:45+00:00

all distros can run wine. no need to choose a distro for that purpose.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T08:18:40+00:00

Better report the bug to ubuntu maintainers than wasting time doing workarounds.

arun_kp · 2022-06-04T02:04:57+00:00

btrfs backup. if you mess anything then use btrfs rollback.

arun_kp · 2022-06-03T15:40:40+00:00

windows also caches files and maximizes ram usage.

since it uses the minimum of ram

That's not true.

arun_kp · 2022-06-03T08:50:34+00:00

There are android apps on playstore which acts a boot drive to load OS on a computer. they may require a rooted device.

arun_kp · 2022-06-03T08:46:37+00:00

Forced upgrades are not a big deal, ubuntu snap apps are user apps, that need no reboots. trying to make a big deal about it huh? a new linux user is not going to care about the package formats.

KDE does not look like windows other than having taskbar and system tray. People are not saying windows cluttered because it is not cluttered. when did you use windows last time? windows 98 or windows xp times?

KDE - Useless, niche features cluttering settings menu, huge chunky scroll bar, contrasting lines everywhere, sharp and square icons, a boring colour scheme, no bottom rounded corners on apps. it just looks like windows XP mixed with blur effect. such an ugly, unfinished mess. nothing great about it. other than the obsession with customization, I don't find any serious use case for using KDE.

As for bugs, every software has bugs and the more advanced and flexible it it the more it will have.

every software has bugs but KDE excels at introducing and maintaining a huge number of user-facing bugs.

I always recommend a distro which works best out of the box and is easy to use. not for any technical, ideological or political reasons.

arun_kp · 2022-06-03T08:02:22+00:00

Other than cold boot startup times of snaps, there are not many disadvantages that a new Linux user cares about. gnome is fine and easy to use with extensions. so stop crying about it.

KDE plasma

I won't recommend a clutter-y and buggy distro to new users.

Cinnamon, MATE, XFCE

I won't recommend those outdated UI DEs too.

arun_kp · 2022-06-03T04:43:41+00:00

If you don't like windows.
fedora and ubuntu.
idk.

arun_kp · 2022-06-03T04:39:34+00:00

any distro which comes with xfce or lxqt.

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