[pygtk] Improving pygtk appearance, or moving to wxPython?

[Osmo Salomaa]

to, 2006-05-04 kello 18:27 +0000, JUAN ERNESTO FLORES BELTRAN kirjoitti:
> Steve McClure wrote:
> 
> >The theme is specific to the desktop and varies with each
> >installation.
> 
> then, how can i maintain the nice looking independently of the 
> system/installation my code is running on??

Sorry for not answering your actual question, but what is the compelling
need that you have for a theme specific to your application? Why should
you as a developer dictate how different widgets look to the user? Why
not let each user decide what looks "nice"?

The first problem is that you break consistency. People like their
themes and the fact that the same widgets look the same in all apps.
Making your app look different will make it look ugly and most
importantly it will take the user a longer time to get used to. At least
initially different style widgets will just cause confusion.

The second problem is whether you're qualified to design a theme that
will work for all users. Think for example visually impaired users who
might like to use themes with large widgets, great contrasts and
noticeable hover effects. How do you take them into account? Would they
as well be forced to use the same theme?

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Osmo Salomaa