The Ubuntu Artwork Circus
It had been decided to create a new theme after each Long Term Support release, meaning that starting with Ubuntu 8.10, a new theme will be released, and there will be no new theme until after the next LTS release in 2010. During that period of time, the theme is fixed to be more appealing and complete. This upcoming release, 8.10, has a new theme, which you can see the development of here.
Unfortunately, the new theme is not recieving a warm reception from most. Many are dissapointed with the new theme, and would like to see another more radical theme, such as a theme called Wall-Light, which has several builds already in the works at gnome-look.org (download the GTK, then drag ‘n drop GTK theme in appearance window). The theme decision has been debated, and it has even been said that it is not the final version that will be used. This release’s theme is ever more important, since Mark Shuttleworth’s call for Linux to leapfrog Apple in the interface category. Besides being a large part of the interface, the theme also forms the first impression new users will have of the operating system. Many users have voiced frustration over the past theme, called Human, but it was generally accepted by most new users as a very attractive, clean theme. Introduced in 2006, it is now at the end of it’s life cycle, and a new theme, called “NewHuman” is being developed. The question of whether or not the current theme in the alpha is still up for debate, as not much communication has been made regarding the current theme, and theme fixes have been included in the current theme, hinting that this theme could form the Ubuntu 8.10 default theme.
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The "new" theme in the recent Alpha is almost exactly the same as the old ones.
I'm disappointed.
Sure I can theme Ubuntu myself, but a nice default theme would be nice.