Do you want brown or blue?

[Derek Broughton]

Alan McKinnon wrote:

> On Tuesday 30 May 2006 17:33, Daniel Robitaille wrote:
> 
> 
>> "I made it a point to request that Ubuntu get rid of the default
>> shit brown theme. He mentioned that other people have requested the
>> same and that in future releases Ubuntu will ask you if you would
>> like a different theme during the install process."
>>   (http://pdavila.homelinux.org/blog/?p=120)
> 
> FWIW, first time I installed Warty I instantly *liked* the brown theme
> and still do. Maybe I'm just getting old and can't tolerate the
> skull-numbing dazzle from most modern desktop themes.
> 
> I really like the soft neutral brown, for me the desktop colour moves
> away and the normal white background of the app moves forward,
> highlighting the thing I'm working with. Very nice.
> 
I'm a kubuntu user, and we don't get brown by default - but _my_ theme is
Desert Red.  If only I could figure out how to change the kdm background 
from cold blue (and keep it changed - every new update wants to change it
back).
-- 
derek