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.
17 Comments
sajran@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 3y
The fact that I hate how this looks is a sign that you did a fantastic job immitating the original.
subarctictundra@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Hehe happy to hear
__lb__@feddit.nl · 11 pts · 3y
This is awesome! I hate it
Hexarei@programming.dev · 9 pts · 3y
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 · 5 pts · 3y
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 pts · 3y
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
TenTypekMatus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Hexarei@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y
Not sure what that has to do with anything? I use picom with i3 already
amycatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Woah, is this gnome too?
Thats sick! Good Job!
subarctictundra@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Thanks! Yeah it's just a normal GTK app that runs under Gnome.
Edit: not entirely normal. There's custom widgets for the orbs and titlebars.
QuazarOmega@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
This is crazy good! It looks so much like the real thing
pfc@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y
Amazed. So realistic. Can we see this theme in full action with taskbar, icons...?
nils@feddit.de · 3 pts · 3y
That looks amazing!
Also if you say it has custom widgets as well does that mean it works more like libadwaita than a normal gtk theme?
subarctictundra@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
nils@feddit.de · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah that makes sense. That's really cool! :)
subarctictundra@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
subarctictundra@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah it's more of a libadwaita sort of deal. I think it makes more sense though because just styling GNOME apps would look quite un-windowsy
i_am_hiding@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Damn that's incredible. I'd almost switch DEs for it!
subarctictundra@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks! Yes that's my ambition eventually. It's just gonna take quite a while to create all the apps...
subarctictundra@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Ladas552@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
This looks too real
HouseWolf@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y