KDE Oxygen

KDE Oxygen / 2006–2014 / Style / Platform Screen Languages

Oxygen unified KDE 4 applications, workspace and icons through clear blue, soft gray, fine outlines and icons that seem to rest on a shared shelf, bringing lightness to an information-dense desktop.

Pale-gray chrome with blue selection and restrained gloss / Dimensional icons with one-pixel edges and a lower shelf shadow / One upper-diagonal light source across materials / Toolbars and docks grouped by fine separators

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Dictionary entry

Best used for: Giving many desktop applications one icon and chrome language · Recreating the material character of late-2000s open-source desktops
Type: Keep sans labels small and clear, letting distinct icon silhouettes lead recognition.
Composition: Stack menu, toolbar, work surface and status areas with fine boundaries; color only priority actions blue.
Material: Build from pale gray and blue, applying one-pixel edges, a common light source and a soft lower shadow to every icon.
Caution: Glossy blue icons alone do not make Oxygen. Synchronize lighting, edge treatment and shadow height across the entire set.
Further study: KDE Oxygen artwork / Oxygen icon lighting / KDE 4 workspace theme

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