In the first article, I said I don’t like to customize my desktop.
This is not in fact 100% correct. I have strong opinions about how I want my desktop, but I also understand that I have strong opinions.
Let me explain: my aim is not only to satisfy myself; it’s to build something for most people. This means that even if this desktop environment will of course follow my taste, and customization will not be a priority, especially in the first weeks and months of development, customization will be part of this desktop.
Already there
Some of it you can already change today:
- Light and dark modes, which KDE and GTK apps follow too.
- Wallpaper and colors, in Settings → Personalization.
- The taskbar, centered or aligned to the left.
More will come.
What’s coming
Because Vela is way more than a customized shell. And I’d never want anyone to give up on Vela just because they don’t like my theme. So there definitely will be something like KDE themes.