Solus Plasma defaults

dalto

Fair points indeed. Theming is very subjective. We won't be able to please everyone with theming, but I believe a solid base to work from should still be strived for. In the end we all tinker and tweak our systems to fit our personal work flow and eye.

As for the reality of differences, I agree. Differences should be celebrated and not suppressed type thing. Do you think it's possible to do so in way that still maintains a somewhat aesthetic consistency across Solus? Or don't try to at all? Probably just my personal preference....

Thank you for your thoughts

xjdwc Do you think it's possible to do so in way that still maintains a somewhat aesthetic consistency across Solus? Or don't try to at all?

To me this is a philosophical question more than a practical one. I personally don't think that there is any need or value in that consistency. In fact, I think it detracts from the plasma experience to make it look like you prefer it. To me, you made it look more gtk-like. Personally, I don't want my system to look like that. Someone else will probably disagree because we all like different things.

Ultimately, I think it comes down to what the Solus team wants. Do they want a unified look and feel or do they not feel it is important.

You're right! I didn't really think about what I was saying. Instead of, "is it possible", which we know it is. Plasma is highly customizable. I should have asked, "do we want to" or "should we".

Your points are very valid and even render my own comments obsolete. As you've said, in the end, whatever direction the Solus Team wants to go will be the final result.

xjdwc this looks awesome.. Which theme is that ?

I tried Solus Plasma today to see how it looks like and I must say that it looks great. And if someone wants to go crazy with the looks options are there. The adaptive panel transparency works great and if you make a top panel with global menu it works fine. Whoever tweaks the defaults knows what's good. If someone likes KDE, Solus Plasma is a great choice.

Girtablulu
The current default (46) is just fine.

44 and 30, unity style

Budgie 53

Girtablulu 46 is perfect for me

I use 2560x1080 ultrawide monitor, and the size 46 is very nice for me

Did not think about how higher resolutions would change peoples opinion. I'm using 1920x1080.

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
68.42% 1920 x 1080
9.27% 2560 x 1440
7.04% 1366 x 768
1.99% 3840 x 2160
1.02% 3440 x 1440

Not suggesting that this means the default has to decrease. Maybe 46 is a good default because it remains usable at higher resolutions? While I hate the default for my resolution, its trivial to change it so no big deal.

Girtablulu BTW what's your fav panel high?

Plasma with a full HD resolution here. I use 38 for the panel, because it works well, and I don't want to eat any farther into the client area than necessary.