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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by subarctictundra@lemmy.world to c/unixporn@lemmy.ml

I've been experimenting with re-creating the Windows 7 look and feel in Gtk using CSS. It looks super realistic now that Blur My Shell exists!

Please feel free to download the demo off my github and give it a spin! Also, if anyone would like to help with porting some widgets I'd be very greatful! There is quite a lot that I haven't yet managed to style.

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[-] Hexarei@programming.dev 15 points 1 year ago

One thing I always noticed with any of these windows 7 themes is the notable lack of the aero glass texture - aka the diagonal lines that show up atop the aero window effect.

It's so subtle, but the only way I was ever able to get it working in a Linux environment was with (I think) Emerald and Compiz back in the day. Would be curious to know how possible that is with modern theme engines

[-] subarctictundra@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Oh, I think that would actually be quite easy to implement. I have full control over how the windows look because they're decorated on the client-side with a custom Gtk widget library.

[-] Hexarei@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I'd certainly be interested in using it if you can do it, would be funny to confuse my coworkers on my next pair programming session

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