Site News :: DSL 1.0rc1!

Don't bing it back, I say!

I'm happy to see 27 (to pick a number at random)
useless themes out the window.
And congrats to John, roberts, ke4nt, and ALL contribs
that make this community so strong.
Thankyew!

Quote (roberts @ Mar. 08 2005,15:51)

The original default theme was "Simple".
It is still there, selectable from menu.

the default theme still stresses the toshiba.

I'm talking about the "Minimal" theme.

It's ugly, blue, and flat, but makes the toshiba purr. It's only 2k.

I also miss the "Operation", "nyz", and "Line" themes.

Most of the others /were/ crap though.

Nice work everyone!

Initial visual impressions after running it for 10 minutes........

Though I don't particularly like the colour purple - the default theme is extremely clear, readable and effective.

The new icons are also clear and effective but several of the old ones don't fit in with the new look.

Firefox fonts are a let down and compared to Dillo's are crappy!

Also Firefox could do with a few more links/bookmarks or RSS feeds??
IMHO The dslos homepage is too sparse and uninviting to make a good impression for a first time user.

Lastly - all in all it's a great RC1 and definitely gives a slicker look to an already great mini distro. :cool:

Kudos to the DSL crew!
Cheers
rob

I mostly agree with monkymind:
The color purple is awful. Please change it. Doesn't purple have a bad conotation?
Ok the default theme you guys want dark, but do the others need to be dark to?
With the name damn and the moon theme seems creepy, maybe its just me.
I would like to see a bright optional theme.
The default home page embedded in firefox is useless. Why is it like that?
I have to type in this url to get here. Seems like the name change is half done.
Or feels like links are missing not fluid.
The firefox font is too small. Can you make it larger for 1.0

I still have to go over the change log, man, there is alot of new stuff in this release.
It is like double compared to prior releases.

These are probably small things. But I want my fav distro to really shine.

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With the name damn and the moon theme seems creepy, maybe its just me.
I would like to see a bright optional theme.
The default home page embedded in firefox is useless. Why is it like that?

To give a clean startup option to new folks ,
who may see the word "damn" as being negative, or offensive.
The word "damnsmall" has been removed from the distro alltogether..

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The firefox font is too small. Can you make it larger for 1.0

Try using your 'ctrl' and '+ or -' keys in combo to make the fonts the size you want.
For 640x480 or even 800x600 , they are ok, make them bigger for larger desktops.

Hope it helps..

73
ke4nt

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