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.
At a glance
Visual cues
- 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
Best used for
- Giving many desktop applications one icon and chrome language
- Recreating the material character of late-2000s open-source desktops
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Dictionary entry
- 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
Related entries
- Breeze (ブリーズ)Same Platform Screen Languages lineage.Compare KDE Oxygen and Breeze
- Aero (エアロ)Shared effects: Futurity / Technique.Compare KDE Oxygen and Aero
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- https://indexstyle.org/styles/kde-oxygen
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- [KDE Oxygen — IndexStyle](https://indexstyle.org/styles/kde-oxygen)
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