Re: [MiNT] Fwd: gradients,FreeMiNT 1.18

["J. F. Lemaire" <jflemaire@skynet.be>]

On 2 August 2011 11:54, Jo Even Skarstein <joska@online.no> wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:58:11 +0200, Helmut Karlowski
>> This is a basic discussion: Should apps have their own themes (like e.g.
>> opera on windows),
>> or should everything forced to look the same?

> The answer is simple: Everything must look the same. This is a major factor
> in good UI design, and it's also necessary to allow successfull skinning.
> Unfortunately very few GEM-applications will allow proper skinning. Most
> applications were made in the 90's and are supposed to work on plain TOS. So
> there's userdefs everywhere due to the lack of useful stuff like popups,
> frames and keyboard shortcuts. These apps will never look good with a
> skin/theme that differs much from the standard AES look.

I totally agree with you but have a question: what exactly do you mean
by "frames"?

Cheers,
JFL
-- 
Jean-François Lemaire