Acolyte of the Butterfly
Posts: 136 from 2013/2/12
From: Hungary, Kecsk...
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ernsteiswuerfel wrote:
Would Linux be much better with a 'MorphOS skin'? I doubt it. All programs despite your DE will continue to use their native toolkit (gtk, qt, ...) anyhow, unless you write special MorphOS versions. Maybe you can also port MUI to Linux, but you'll need to include code + patches to make e.g. Firefox or Epiphany (webkit based browser) use MUI and get a MorphOS-like user experience. From the Linux viewpoint you will just get 'yet another window manager + DE' and from the Amiga side yet another fork.
You're right... Linux will be the same OS. And just another WM... (not Amiga fork). But the 'amigan' way is more fun to use. Fixed place windows, the focusing policy. The huge icons (used to be on older AmigaOS) also could be a very unique feature. GTK or QT should be also personalized to get the requested look.
And yes, it will be never perfect, as the current MOS also isn't. But can be much more prepared to use it every day.
I would not shuffle MUI into this game. Makes no sense and needs lots of work.
[ Edited by deka 19.03.2024 - 12:13 ]
