185
Looking for help: Porting Aero to GTK (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by subarctictundra@lemmy.world to c/unixporn@lemmy.ml
15 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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.

all 16 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] sajran@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 year ago

The fact that I hate how this looks is a sign that you did a fantastic job immitating the original.

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

Hehe happy to hear

[-] __lb__@feddit.nl 19 points 1 year ago

This is awesome! I hate it

[-] 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

[-] pfc@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Amazed. So realistic. Can we see this theme in full action with taskbar, icons...?

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

This is crazy good! It looks so much like the real thing

[-] amycatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Woah, is this gnome too?

Thats sick! Good Job!

[-] subarctictundra@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Damn that's incredible. I'd almost switch DEs for it!

[-] nils@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

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?

[-] Ladas552@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

This looks too real

this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2023
185 points (96.5% liked)

Unixporn

15539 readers
38 users here now

Unixporn

Submit screenshots of all your *NIX desktops, themes, and nifty configurations, or submit anything else that will make themers happy. Maybe a server running on an Amiga, or a Thinkpad signed by Bjarne Stroustrup? Show the world how pretty your computer can be!

Rules

  1. Post On-Topic
  2. No Defaults
  3. Busy Screenshots
  4. Use High-Quality Images
  5. Include a Details Comment
  6. No NSFW
  7. No Racism or use of racist terms

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
dessalines@lemmy.ml
StardustKyun@lemmy.ml
jackmarxist@hexbear.net