[mythtv-users] mythbuntu theme 28.16

[Thomas Mashos]

On Dec 23, 2014 5:14 AM, "Nicolas Krzywinski" <myth at site7even.de> wrote:
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> Am 23.12.2014, 13:00 Uhr, schrieb <mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org>:
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:48:31 +0000
>> From: Paul Harrison <mythtv at sky.com>
>>
>> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythbuntu theme 28.16
>> Message-ID: <5498ADCF.70105 at sky.com>
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>> On 22/12/14 23:43, Michael Watson wrote:
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>>> On 22/12/2014 7:51 PM, Paul Harrison wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> On 22 Dec 2014 00:53, "Michael Watson" <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au
>>>> <mailto:michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Personally I (and my family) dislike all the themes that use the
>>>> rotating around the central position style of layout in the video's
>>>> section  (like Mythbuntu theme has recently switched to, and several
>>>> others use).  So I *choose* not to use these themes.  By the number
>>>> of themes using this style my view is clearly a minority (amongst
>>>> theme developers anyway), which is pushing me (and my family) to
>>>> using an alternative product for frontend use.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> So why don't you do the honourable thing and create your own theme
>>>> and show us how it is done?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yes, that's another one of the unhelpful comments that are all to
>>> common on this list.
>>
>> It's a perfectly serious question. Why don't you do something positive
>> for the project for a change.
>> Paul H.
>
> Paul, while this definitely is a perfectly serious question, it is not a
question to be discussed on this (public) list! There are personal
decisions to be made (including prioritizing weightings of other
private/open source projects one is working for) that are not to be
discussed with multiple people or even in a public list.
>
> Additionally, while it does is a serious question, this does not say that
it is not an unhelpful comment! In my opinion it is both at the same time.
>
> Why it is an unhelpful comment?
> Because it provides no additional information on the original topic. It
is a classical "topic escaper".
>
> What would be helpful instead?
> Statements from the theme developer like: I won't do this. This is what
Thomas has done and this is fine. Now I know, I never will like the current
Mythbuntu theme again and I can deal with this situation.
> This allowed me to ask the general question to this list on why there is
no democratic approach to create a standard theme for the big user base
from which anyone can switch to a theme that has either improved
readability or a special design.
> This allows me as well to think about my personal circumstances that may
lead to a decision on creating my own theme - and then this is a decision
made by me. If this decision was made by me and was not forced by other
people, then there is a chance for really creating this new theme and there
is a chance for an acceptable quality of this new theme.
>
> Last, but not least, I won't deny that there are people not knowing the
open source context of mythtv. To give the general information that one may
contribute to this project is still important, therefore!
> But I never will accept such a comment as a topic escaper, just to win
the discussion or to shut up criticism! (though such a reaction is deeply
grounded in the human being...)
>
> Nicolas
>
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I've just released a new theme called Mythbuntu - classic which is
available in the theme downloader. I won't be doing anything to this theme
except for committing fixed to it submitted to me by users.
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