GNOME themes

[Tom Metro]

Wanting to add some visual appeal to a newly set up Ubuntu desktop, I 
headed over to http://gnome-look.org/ (or http://www.ubuntu-art.org/), 
expecting to browse through a few screen shots, download one I liked, 
and be done.

Instead I discovered that there really isn't such a thing as a GNOME 
theme. Instead there is a GDM theme (login screen), color schemes, GTK 
themes (applications and widgets), and wallpapers. I also see separately 
Compiz themes, but haven't looked into how they fit into the picture.

I can see the advantages to having these areas split up into separate 
components, but a theme almost by definition is supposed to apply a 
consistent look across all the components of the UI. It's supposed to be 
a quick and simple way of applying that look all at once, without having 
to fiddle with each component.

So I don't get why there isn't such a thing as a GNOME theme. Seems like 
a weak point relative to the commercial desktops, even though all the 
underlying technology is there - it just lacks packaging and a bit of UI 
for selecting the themes.

  -Tom

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Tom Metro
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