About:
Explorer is a CGI of an alien ship exploring an alien world.

Author:
TKO [contact developer]

Rating:	reset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8.33/10.00 (2 votes)

Tar/GZ:
http://download.freshmeat.net/[..]es/explorer/explorer-default-0.81.tar.gz

Trove categories: [change]

[Environment]		X11 Applications
[Intended Audience]		End Users/Desktop
[License]		OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
[Topic]		Desktop Environment :: GNUstep, Desktop Environment :: Theme, Desktop Environment :: Theme :: Places, Desktop Environment :: Theme :: Science Fiction, Desktop Environment :: Window Managers :: Window Maker, Desktop Environment :: Window Managers :: Window Maker :: Themes, Desktop Environment :: Window Managers :: Window Maker :: Themes :: >= v0.60

Dependencies: [change]
Window Maker (required)
[download links]

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Default	0.81	01-Aug-2004	GNU General Public License (GPL)

 Comments

[»] I like it.
by webfiend - Jul 24th 2004 14:08:19

The best themes for me are attractive but unobtrusive. Extremely busy themes tend to give me a headache after a few hours, but where's the fun in having a completely drab, blank default layout? The Explorer theme is a nice compromise between the two extremes. The background image is gorgeous, with soft lines and gradual transitions that don't jump at you when switching Workspaces. The only thing I'm not sure about is the blue text for window titles. But I don't have a better suggestion, so I'm still going to give this a 9.

Assuming I can get the freshmeat site to cooperate with me :-)

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[»] Re: I like it.
by TKO - Jul 24th 2004 21:43:09

Thank you for the kind words. The overall look of the theme is subtle shades of yellow (yellow green and/or yellow orange, perhaps). Blue is the "complementary" color to yellow and gives good contrast without tearing your eyes up. I have other themes available which don't "burn" the eyeballs 8-)
Notice how the font size is larger in my themes than in other folk's themes? I hate squinting while trying to read the menus, don't you?


> The best themes for me are attractive

> but unobtrusive. Extremely busy themes

> tend to give me a headache after a few

> hours, but where's the fun in having a

> completely drab, blank default layout?

> The Explorer theme is a nice compromise

> between the two extremes. The background

> image is gorgeous, with soft lines and

> gradual transitions that don't jump at

> you when switching Workspaces. The only

> thing I'm not sure about is the blue

> text for window titles. But I don't have

> a better suggestion, so I'm still going

> to give this a 9.

>

> Assuming I can get the freshmeat site to

> cooperate with me :-)



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