Trying to patch a beautiful desktop

[Daniela]

On Wednesday 08 March 2006 04:34, Kristian Vaaf wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I've done some research on how to make ones desktop look the best,
> without being too bloated in terms of looks and functionality but still
> classify as good design and give users a smooth experience.
>
> I've found that if done correctly, Openbox together with Gnome can look
> pretty darn nice. I've found some nice themes for Openbox as well as GTK
> 1 and 2, however the Openbox code needs some patching. There already
> is a patch, but having the obsessive compulsive disorder, I want the patch
> file to also look good.

I know all too well what you're talking about, I have nearly the same 
obsessions ...

> After I edited it, it wouldn't work. No matter what line/character
> coordinates I typed in for the @@ lines. I also assume it's unnecessary, at
> least it ought to be, including lines other than + and - unless they serve
> a purpose.

The lines with a '+' are to be inserted, the ones with a '-' are to be 
deleted. The ones with the '@' signs are the "context lines", and they 
contain the text of the lines immediately preceding and following the lines 
to be inserted or deleted. It might seem redundant, but without them the 
changes could be made at the wrong place, even with line numbers given.

> Would anybody mind having a look at patch_new.diff compared to the
> patch_old.diff in http://www.home.no/hedhnta/openbox.tgz and tell me how
> to succeed in only including what is absolutely necessary into this patch
> file -- in a way that works?
>
> The file also include the theme files, that together with a proper iconset
> would look terribly stunning. I haven't gotten to the icons yet though,
> since customize.org seems to be down.

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