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Originally Posted by Sirtel
The problem is that there have been lots of designers over the years who wanted to change the UI, but the actual work (i.e. coding) must always be done by someone else. As long as that's the case, the UI is not going to change. You won't find a coder here who will implement your ideas; you'll have to write the code yourself if you want a different UI.
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This. I'm sure non-coding UX experts are wonderful, well-intentioned people. The problem is that they don't seem to have much of a place in the open-source world. Getting someone to write the code (in a cross-platform way) to produce the UI they envision, and to submit the pull requests or patches for them is simply too often a hurdle too far. And pull requests and patch files make the open-source world go 'round.
But then I've always thought that UI design (from a non-coding standpoint) was a bit overrated (sorry--no offense intended). It's like a roofing contractor hiring a full-time drone pilot who never swings a hammer. UX design should never be separated from the coding required to bring the dream to life. Only my opinion of course.