That's where I lose the plot of this particular story. WTF would I want to spend any time tweaking my UI? A UI is just that - an interface. It's like the handles on my bicycle or the earphone jack on my ipod. It allows me access to something. It's not jewellery or a painting on my wall that I need or expect to look pretty.
If think if you find and answer to that you will have solved a big issue.
Why do we case mod, pimp our rides, wear designer clothing, pierce ourselves wherever we find flesh on our bodies, plaster posters all over our walls, etc.
For me personally, I like the "geek" factor and pride that comes with the territory, when people look at my desktop and go: "How did you do that?"
I must admit that I do not spend nearly as much time on these issues as I did 8 years ago, I found myself in the trench of "everything just works, so why bother", but since I started dabbing Openbox again an old flame was rekindled and I enjoy it again, reading up, learning, experimenting, getting it just the way I like it. Perfect, for me.
Granted, I do have much time to spend on this, but I enjoyed it again after all this time.
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