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Re:Elementary OS by exceptione on Sunday October 30, 2016 @06:31PM (#12832841)
I looked recently into elementaryOS in my quest for a good looking and functional linux distro, as it has been touted for being a good looking distro. It has too many UI problems to my liking. Look at this picture from the OP: http://taoofmac.com/media/AvRn9_F_JHGrGsCSlJwydak6BTc=/blog/... [edit: the one with caption "Zooming in on a NASA image I had handy"].

- There is a lack of contrast for the text in the left bar.

- The icons in the bottom bar are off: the colors are dull too (too low saturation is a common theme in elementaryOS).

- The size of the icons in the bottom bar is also off. They are way to big if you compare them to the main navigation (left bar). The visual hierarchy is not ok.

If you ask me: the best looking linux distro atm is manjaro kde.

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Re:Elementary OS by simondedalus on Sunday October 30, 2016 @07:03PM (#12833051)
screenshot link errors out (owner of website doesn't allow hotlinking to that resource)
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Re:Elementary OS by mcbits on Sunday October 30, 2016 @07:16PM (#12833100)
Highlight the address bar and press enter. It will request again without the referral from HN.
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Re:Elementary OS by exceptione on Sunday October 30, 2016 @07:16PM (#12833098)
Thx, I edited my comment.
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