Why Is Tor Being So Lazy On Theming For Tor Browser On Linux?
Hello,
This has been reported TWENTY ONE MONTHS AGO.
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13592
I even provide a solution as requested and it's still not fixed.
I don't understand why something so simple as this has not been fixed?
I understand security is of the most importance here and making the application work, but having it look like a 1999 GTK1 application too is making this look like CRAP in Linux.
From the stand point of making something look polished and professional I know what I'm talking about!
So I hope someone is PLEASE listening and will finally correct this!
I'm a Unix geek, so from the perspective of Linux/Unix at times in certain apps, you'll see this mentality.
But in real business, when you are promoting a product, looks and presentation are very important.
Sure, I get it, what's under the hood is more important, but someone should also be taking the time, to write up a few scripts and add a theme to the Linux browser, as an example to have it look professional and polished.
Right now it makes me feel like no one could care less about this, and just throw the Linux crowd whatever crap we can make for them!
Here's what I threw together as an example that could simply be added into all Linux browsers for a theme, and I also added in a red mouse cursor to make it stand out as red, in case someone ran Firefox and Tor at the same time, to be reminded if they are not paying attention, which is which.
As example the end-user runs the 'start.sh' script
start.sh cd /home/foo/.tor-browser-linux64-6.0.2_en-US ./gtkrc-path
gtkrc-path GTK2_RC_FILES=/home/foo/.tor-browser-linux64-6.0.2_en-US/gtkrc /home/foo/.tor-browser-linux64-6.0.2_en-US/start-tor-browser.desktop
gtkrc
Set the Gtk theme
include "/home/foo/.themes/Numix/gtk-2.0/gtkrc"
Set the icon theme
gtk-icon-theme-name=Numix
Set the mouse cursor
gtk-cursor-theme-name="redglass"
Set the font
style "Newspaper" { font_name = "Newspaper 9" } widget_class "*" style "Newspaper" gtk-font-name = "Newspaper 9"
CAN WE PLEASE FINALLY GET THIS FIXED? YES YOU COULD SAY I'VE FIXED IT, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? THE PROBLEM ISN'T JUST FOR ME, BUT OTHERS, OF LESS SKILL USING LINUX THAT DEAL WITH THIS! IT'S FOR EVERYONE PLEASE!
I WILL SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION, HOPING THIS TIME IT'S FINALLY FIXED AFTER MAKING PEOPLE WAIT OVER A YEAR OR POSSIBLY MORE FOR THIS!
Trac:
Username: torrified