XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: recscuba_google@huntzinger.com   
      
   On 8/26/25 18:18, Alan wrote:   
   > On 2025-08-25 01:42, vallor wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:53:56 -0700, Alan  wrote:   
   >>> ...   
   >>> Do you want to buy a car where you can pick which engine you use?   
   >>>   
   >>> Have you actually created your own GUI?   
   >>   
   >> Terrible analogy.   
   >>   
   >> My car's NAV system has different themes to chose from.  Almost   
   >> nobody will use them, but some people do.   
   >>   
   >> Choice is good.   
   >   
   > And yet for most consumer goods, choice is extremely limited and   
   > personal customization after purchase is essentially nil.   
      
   In the meantime (while still catching up on threads) I'm wondering just   
   what are these so-called various "themes" on a Navigation system...?   
      
   I've seen day/night, as well as features for it to automatically switch.   
      
   Similarly, I've also seen Infotainment systems where one can choose from   
   some different background 'desktop' colors.  This is broader than just a   
   NAV module, but I can see where a NAV UI could use the system's desktop   
   settings for various boxes/whatever enough for it to count.   
      
   FWIW, I've also had some GPS's where one can choose which icon to use to   
   designate one's own vehicle, from a short list provided therein.   
      
   But all of these are pretty simple to program, and a half dozen choices   
   for each provides a lot of variations for customers to choose from.   
   Granted, it doesn't offer infinite color variation (or even color-match   
   to the OEM's available colors), but for the generic mainstream consumer,   
   they're content with "blue car" instead of it being exactly "Largo Blue"   
   or whatever.   
      
      
   -hh   
      
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