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The Rise of Interface Elegance in Open Source Software

"Acts of Volition" has posted an article on user interfaces in free software. "While it may be that I'm attracted to projects that tend towards elegance in interface and design, I suspect that the examples I've cited here are not exceptions. Rather, I see them as part of a larger trend in open source software - one where simplicity and elegance in interface design is held in the same respect as elegance in code and engineering has been all along."
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The Rise of Interface Elegance in Open Source Software

Posted Apr 28, 2004 15:28 UTC (Wed) by horen (subscriber, #2514) [Link]

Steven Garrity is also the author of the Luna Blue Thunderbird theme (complementing Chris Cook’s Luna Blue Firefox theme) -- which, respectively, give us the look-and-feel of Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer.

I use 'em, and love 'em.

The Rise of Interface Elegance in Open Source Software

Posted Apr 28, 2004 19:43 UTC (Wed) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]

...which, respectively, give us the look-and-feel of Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer.

Well now my life is complete. ;-)

[/sarcasm]

The Rise of Interface Elegance in Open Source Software

Posted Apr 29, 2004 10:34 UTC (Thu) by petegn (guest, #847) [Link]

now i know which themes i need to completely AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.

Pete.

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