ngraham added a comment.
In D11308#225711 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D11308#225711>, @hein wrote: > > The blue background was not particularly well-received. > > Are you sure you are not reacting to a loud minority? The bright background has some practical benefits, e.g. it allows people to type in their passwords in dark rooms without a backlit keyboard. Using the plasma wallpaper as a background serves that purpose just fine: F5754004: FileDownload.jpeg <https://phabricator.kde.org/F5754004> It's hard to express something like this in a photo due to the extreme contrast involved, but I ssume you that the keyboard is perfecetly readable in an otherwise totally dark room. In D11308#225711 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D11308#225711>, @hein wrote: > There may be a silent majority who is served rather well by it. I'm concerned with just implementing the opinion of whoever screams the loudest. I'm happy to have the discussion again here if you'd like, but in a nutshell, entirely aside from public opinion, here are the substantive objections to the bright blue background: - Emotional: reminds former Windows users of the blue screen of death - Reflects a design error: a highlight color is used as a background color, so it becomes overwhelming and blinding - Doesn't reflect the depth of VDG's visual design skills; makes us look amateurish - Doesn't make use of any of our branding - Provides no continuity with the default desktop experience; nothing else uses the blue highlight color so starkly and totally REPOSITORY R133 KScreenLocker REVISION DETAIL https://phabricator.kde.org/D11308 To: ngraham, #plasma, #vdg, graesslin Cc: Pitel, progwolff, abetts, hein, mart, graesslin, plasma-devel, ZrenBot, lesliezhai, ali-mohamed, jensreuterberg, sebas, apol
