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by azinman2 2601 days ago
When looking at all the screenshots, it’s clear that padding and alignment is neither professional (looks amateur), nor consistent.

If you’re going to rip off Apple, at least do it to Apple quality! Otherwise it’s a cheap knock off. Before people grip that this is free software, would you be happy if KDE’s core components were poorly written? Free or not, we should take pride in our work and put the bar at high quality.
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eitland 2601 days ago
> If you’re going to rip off Apple, at least do it to Apple quality! Otherwise it’s a cheap knock off.

KDE isn't similar to Apple at all.

Source: have used both for years.

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azinman2 2601 days ago
I’m specifically talking about notifications: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204079
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eitland 2601 days ago
Just har a look at this as well as the fine article. Colors are similar but that's about it in my non designer opinion; even the colors are different as the ones from Apple seems to be somewhat translucent (kind of like Vista IIRC ;-).
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modzu 2601 days ago
kde: still a cartoon

edit: i mean this as the conscious aesthetic, no disrespect is implied

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azinman2 2601 days ago
That notification doesn’t look like a cartoon, nor does it demonstrate a sophisticated aesthetic.
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