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KDE 4.0.3 ReleasedKDE 4.0.3 ReleasedPosted Apr 3, 2008 17:02 UTC (Thu) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946)In reply to: KDE 4.0.3 Released by aseigo Parent article: KDE 4.0.3 Released
Artistic tastes should take a back seat to providing basic functionality. If I can't differentiate between active and inactive windows on my desktop, that is a *severe* usability issue and I don't think wait till we figure out the ideal solution that fits into our grand artistic vision is a good answer. The good thing about KDE was that it makes practical compromises to meet real world needs while driving forward and some of the current ideas don't really fit well into that.
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KDE 4.0.3 Released Posted Apr 4, 2008 15:31 UTC (Fri) by superstoned (subscriber, #33164) [Link] If you can't differentiate between active and non-active windows, you should: - begin by fixing your monitor contrast settings - try to increase the contrast of the color theme - change the colortheme to change the whole window (INCLUDING decoration) to another color if focus changes The current way of differentiating between active and non-active windows might be slightly less obvious than the previous one, but it's not bad. If you can't see it, you should give your monitor (or eyes) a checkup. And there now is a way to let any widget and color change with the focus changes, so the consistency doesn't have to get worse. The reason they didn't use that is because it makes the screen seem to 'flash' when switching windows, as the whole window changes color. Apparently, you can't see the subtle effects, so it might be exactly what you need. Or just a black and white theme.
KDE 4.0.3 Released Posted Apr 4, 2008 16:35 UTC (Fri) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link] The current way is just too subtle and not usable. There is nothing wrong with the monitor or eyes as this has been a problem so many others have noted as seen in the bug report and the suggestion to change colour scheme or decoration doesn't take into the consideration the very notable problem with the default which is what we are talking about here.
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