KDE: A bit on sponsorship and money (pointieststick.com)
from OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 25 Sep 2023 15:10
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Sentau@lemmy.one on 25 Sep 2023 17:21 next collapse

This is interesting to say the least. I could see myself donate towards fixing some bug that irritates me. What do others feel about this¿?

TCB13@lemmy.world on 25 Sep 2023 17:52 next collapse

Maybe they can now get sponsored designer that actually knows how to work out proportions?

[deleted] on 25 Sep 2023 18:53 next collapse

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TCB13@lemmy.world on 25 Sep 2023 21:35 collapse

Sure guys keep downvoting, here is one more post. As if this was acceptable for a DE:

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/194c0f1a-f9dc-4561-9bf7-938bb71c3149.png">

The worst part is that you can’t even fix it with a custom theme.

tubbadu@lemmy.kde.social on 25 Sep 2023 21:50 next collapse

What’s the problem with this image?

neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 2023 00:06 next collapse

Not in details view and light theme, obviously.

[deleted] on 28 Sep 2023 13:45 collapse

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priapus@sh.itjust.works on 25 Sep 2023 22:09 next collapse

I dont see a problem here.

Fredol@lemmy.world on 28 Sep 2023 05:37 collapse

We would be glad to at least discuss this if you could please explain yourself in more detail

TCB13@lemmy.world on 29 Sep 2023 18:40 collapse

The problem is that any design fresh graduate would NOT design it that way. Don’t get me wrong, KDE is a great DE in terms of performance and general philosophy however it fails hard when it comes to simple design principles.

For eg. icons bellow “places” aren’t properly sized to the text, they’re abnormally large. The labels itself lack proper vertical and horizontal padding. Everything is simply crammed against everything else without the right space in between. This is also noticeable in the program icon on the top left.

If you compare the image above to both Windows and macOS you’ll see they spend a lot of time making those things right and that gives you a cohesive and polished visual experience not what KDE has now. Even xfce which doesn’t care much about visuals is doing better on those.

[deleted] on 25 Sep 2023 19:22 next collapse

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Discover5164@lemm.ee on 25 Sep 2023 19:37 collapse

i’m a software engineer and i get paid 15€/h gross. and for my country i’m considered rich.

this is in Italy.

dannym@lemmy.escapebigtech.info on 26 Sep 2023 07:11 collapse

the state of developer pays in italy is infuriating. 15/h for a developer is unbearably low, even in europe.

dauerstaender@feddit.de on 26 Sep 2023 05:09 collapse

Has the Korner Bug been fixed or do we need to shell out on that too?