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I hate how Linux window styling has gotten "better"

Don’t get me wrong, the average X-interface looks great. Some are absolutely stunning. But, in my opinion usability has gone down the toilet. Almost everything that should be a clear distinction is displayed in shades of the same color, including icons.

I’m now running an XP-inspired theme on cinnamon so I at least have some functionality (e.g. title bar in a different color, buttons with clear borders, etc). I wish I wouldn’t need to, to have a productive interface. I wish for something beautiful and productive.

Seeing screenshots of someones Aero-inspired Steam-mockup inspired me to make this post. I found it attractive while I hated Aero when it came out and never used it (it was around the time I switched to Linux). Is there any theme/window manager/setup I should be looking at that I obviously haven’t?

isVeryLoud ,

idk man I just run stock GNOME and get paid for work.

Telorand ,

Sway? Cosmic? OpenBox? KDE? Like, look up some DEs, look up themes on Pling, and pick your favorite. Try them out in a VM.

Cinnamon has made opinionated choices based on the majority of their demographic (newbie users). If you aren’t a fan, pick something else.

bloodfart ,

May I interest you in some nscde2?

rutrum ,
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Can you post a pic of your DE? Im curious to know what your cinnamon looks like.

Guenther_Amanita , (edited )

Use KDE for that. You can customise it how you want, including all the crazy colours you crave. There are a huge ton of exactly those themes and color schemes available, like this one for example, which took me a few seconds to find.

FQQD ,
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Idk, use whatever desktop environment with whatever theming suits you, there’s a seemingly endless supply. and if that really doesn’t work, try to make your own, i guess!

TheButtonJustSpins ,

This. OP clearly found a theme that works for them.

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