Oxygen Squared The KDE Design We Never Had
During the days of KDE 4 we had the Oxygen theme and there is a recent revival project for this to bring it Plasma 6, but there was another design being worked on by the designer of that theme that sadly never got finished Oxygen Squared. ==========Support The Channel========== ► Patreon: https://brodierobertson.xyz/patreon ► Paypal: https://brodierobertson.xyz/paypal ► Liberapay: https://brodierobertson.xyz/liberapay ► Amazon USA: https://brodierobertson.xyz/amazonusa ==========Resources========== Filip Fila Blog: https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/ Nuno Pinheiro Blog: https://pinheiro-kde.blogspot.com/2020/09/week-report-0.html Oxygen 2 Theme: https://invent.kde.org/pinheiro/oxygen2 =========Video Platforms========== 🎥 React: https://www.youtube.com/@BrodieRobertsonReacts 🎥 Podcast: https://techovertea.xyz/youtube 🎮 Gaming: https://brodierobertson.xyz/gaming ==========Social Media========== 🎤 Discord: https://brodierobertson.xyz/discord 🐦 Twitter: https://brodierobertson.xyz/twitter 🌐 Mastodon: https://brodierobertson.xyz/mastodon 🖥️ GitHub: https://brodierobertson.xyz/github ==========Credits========== 🎨 Channel Art: Profile Picture: https://www.instagram.com/supercozman_draws/ 🎵 Ending music Track: Debris & Jonth - Game Time [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDTvvOTie0w Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/GameTime #Linux #KDE #KDEPlasma #OpenSource #FOSS DISCLOSURE: Wherever possible I use referral links, which means if you click one of the links in this video or description and make a purchase I may receive a small commission or other compensation.
Video Chapters
- 0:00 Reviving the legendary Oxygen theme for Plasma 6
- 1:32 Exploring the lost "Oxygen Squared" concept
- 2:54 UI variations and unique textured designs
- 5:03 The striking sound wave visualizer for notifications
- 7:13 Elegant spinners and the critique of flat design
- 9:26 Modernized UI features and smooth animations
- 11:27 The finished design: What could have been
- 12:40 The technical hurdle: Why the project stalled
- 14:08 How the community can help revive the project
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0:00 Reviving the legendary Oxygen theme for Plasma 6 1:32 Exploring the lost "Oxygen Squared" concept 2:54 UI variations and unique textured designs 5:03 The striking sound wave visualizer for notifications 7:13 Elegant spinners and the critique of flat design 9:26 Modernized UI features and smooth animations 11:27 The finished design: What could have been 12:40 The technical hurdle: Why the project stalled 14:08 How the community can help revive the project Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (535-oxygen-squared-the-kde-design-we-never-had)
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0:00 Intro to the revival of KDE4's classic Oxygen theme. 0:04 Discovering Filip Fila's blog post about the Oxygen theme. 0:11 Nuno Pinheiro, the original lead designer, joins the project. 0:24 Adapting the Oxygen theme from KDE4 to the newer Plasma 6. 0:42 The importance of the original designer for authentic theme adaptation. 0:58 Sneak peek at the new Dolphin icon for the Oxygen theme. 1:11 Nuno Pinheiro was actually working on another theme previously. 1:32 Diving into Nuno Pinheiro's "Oxygen Squared" theme from 2020. 1:44 Early mockups show progress bars and color variations in Oxygen Squared. 2:17 Observing Nuno's personal blog style and charming spelling quirks. 2:54 Exploring light and dark variations of the progress bars and UI. 3:23 Unique textured backgrounds in the Oxygen Squared UI design. 4:25 Examining the small and large radio buttons and checkboxes. 5:03 The striking sound wave visualizer for notifications in Oxygen Squared. 5:45 A look at the light variation of the sound wave visualizer. 6:04 The subtle light gray background for the light theme variant. 6:53 A somewhat blurry video preview of the Oxygen Squared spinner. 7:13 The elegant and colorful gradient spinner in action. 7:40 Critiquing flat design and its pervasive influence on UI trends. 8:00 The video host's appreciation for Nuno's independent design approach. 9:26 New features like minimized window indicators and updated switches. 9:38 Nuno's next weekly report and a talk at QtCon Brazil 2020. 9:50 A closer look at the Sound wave BOB² with integrated colors. 10:16 Smooth animations of progress bars in various sizes. 11:00 Discussing the legibility of text on smaller progress bars. 11:27 Nuno Pinheiro announces the completion of Oxygen Squared's design. 11:57 The difficulty of implementing an icon style matching the old Oxygen. 12:18 Nuno Pinheiro's direct appeal for coding help on his blog. 12:40 The primary reason Oxygen Squared stalled: lack of C++ developers. 13:10 A community comment sheds light on the theme's development challenges. 13:50 The current status of the Union theme engine and its limitations. 14:08 The Oxygen Squared repository is still available for potential collaborators. 14:28 Final thoughts on Oxygen Squared and an open question to the audience. Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (535-oxygen-squared-the-kde-design-we-never-had)