window shopping

n. [US Geological Survey] Among users of WIMP environments like X or the
Macintosh, extended experimentation with new window colors, fonts, and icon
shapes. This activity can take up hours of what might otherwise have been
productive working time. I spent the afternoon window shopping until I found
the coolest shade of green for my active window borders now they perfectly
match my medium slate blue background. Serious window shoppers will spend
their days with bitmap editors, creating new and different icons and
background patterns for all to see. Also: window dressing , the act of
applying new fonts, colors, etc. See fritterware , compare macdink.
