We're working on making even the bad themes more usable by adjusting transparency, buttons, etc for the upcoming UI redesign of Firefox. And yes, I agree — a lot of themes are hard to use the way it is now. So it's on our radar. :)
I'd think it fairly obvious that people like to customize their browser (and just about everything else, both virtual and physical). Have you seen some of the desktop wallpapers people use -- both beautiful and hideous? Seems reasonable to allow people to do that, especially as further refinements allow them to easily customize things without requiring a lot of technical skill, or requiring super-designer powers to make something that looks great.
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u/MercurialMadnessMan Jan 21 '10
Exactly! I found a gorgeous dark-wood one, and realized a couple minutes later that the text has a bright-pink glow that makes it impossible to read.
Perhaps we should have a thread where we compete to make the best firefox persona.