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[-] delial@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 1 year ago

I fully support this. You do you. It's your computer; you can do what you want with it. Whether you're using it for work or play, if it's the way you like it, then it's not wrong.

[-] SmallAlmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 1 year ago
[-] rcmaehl@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd be lying if I said it got better over time

spoiler

[-] SmallAlmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 year ago

I love that Linux allows us to do this, but why

[-] rcmaehl@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As a new Linux user at the time. I hated the look of Ubuntu 09.04 - 10.10 compared to Windows, but the netbook couldn't run Windows for the life of it. I swapped back a more normal desktop around 11.04

[-] SmallAlmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah I see, this is an old screenshot. Understandable have a great day

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

It's a shame this is such an old screenshot. I wanted to ask about specifics!!

[-] the_inebriati@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

b00merang have almost every single mainstream operating system as a downloable GTK/Cinnamon/MATE/Gnome theme.

[-] Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

This is incredibly cursed, thanks OP

[-] anon232@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Man I miss windows vista. It was peak windows design. I loved the glassy windows and buttons.

[-] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

I miss Windows 7. The default wallpapers were a treat. I remember one that had like a flying turtle with a city on its back

I miss 3.1. the blue background was a specific blue and the gray taskbars were gray. What a wonderful time.

[-] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I fully agree. Windows 8 and up are so sadly neutered

[-] original_reader@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

In all fairness, nothing beat Windows 8 on tablets. The touch controls were fantastic. Was disappointed when 10 got rid of them.

[-] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

It was aesthetic

[-] swordfish@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago

In my experience Vista was the worst version of windows ever released. Glassy stuff looked cool but was a huge power hog. Thank god you could turn it off. And 10 feel horrible too (dont upgrade). It doesnt let you "ungroup" windows on the task bar. I prefer them separate and they just removed the option. Why? It was already there. It is a common preference of users. Best windows in my opinion was xp and 7.

[-] Scraft161@iusearchlinux.fyi 32 points 1 year ago

I like the aero aesthetic tbh, especially the vista rendition.

It's heavy on GPU for sure; but it manages to pull off a relatively consistent look (or at least more consistent than anything that came after)

[-] Gork@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

GPUs nowadays are orders of magnitude better than the ones during the era of Vista.

I see no reason why we can't have Aero everywhere, even on systems with integrated graphics.

[-] Flicsmo@rammy.site 21 points 1 year ago

ngl I actually really like that. the start button popping out over the taskbar is a nice touch. what's the setup?

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

I have the theme files SOMEWHERE. It was Ubuntu 10.04 with a lot of Compiz and GNOME 2(?) Tweaks.

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

That's how windows Vista was.

[-] Flicsmo@rammy.site 1 points 1 year ago

Oh you're right, no wonder this looked kinda weird but kinda normal.

[-] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't found a way to replicate that, yet. I'd love a start orb hanging off the taskbar in modern Cinnamon or something, but it doesn't seem possible.

[-] jpablo68@lemmy.fmhy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Oh god no. At least use a windows 98 skin

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago
[-] jpablo68@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well.

[-] HopperMCS@twisti.ca 1 points 1 year ago

My friend daily drives Chicago95

[-] Tau@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago

Windows 7 and Vista are beautiful. It is very sad that Windows 7 is dying. Hopefully someone can make a good theme that replicates it (I've tried some but they are not just right)

[-] uyku@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Nothing opens windows like Linox

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

You should join us over on the Unixporn community! Always fun to see peoples customizations lol

[-] rcmaehl@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Crossposted and subbed!

[-] fraenki@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

Is there a theme that imitates Windows 8/8.1 and its metro menu?

[-] Furycd001@fosstodon.org 6 points 1 year ago

@fraenki @rcmaehl If you are a KDE user, these two are likely the closest option available to meet your needs....

https://store.kde.org/p/1932321

https://store.kde.org/p/1160672/

[-] CreeperODeath@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I personally value my ability to make bad decisions

[-] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

This is awesome. I love windows aero

[-] pglpm@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

😂 fun! I'd add a "Windows 13" logo when the Windows/Start button is pressed.

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

joking aside, windows 7 is by FAR the greatest looking version of windows. i’m probably biased because it’s the one i used during my formative years, but holy shit man everything from win8 and up just looks like complete soulless corpo garbage. that new shit looks like a free powerpoint template

[-] mojo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Vista and XP were pretty baller. Really like the glassy look that Vista had, and it had video wallpapers built in. They were ahead of the game with ricing, and the transparency/glass is just now coming back!

[-] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Win7 was also the last "neutral" version of Windows in terms of integrated spyware ("telemetry") features (or rather, the lack thereof). Since Win8, this OS truly rolls downhill in many aspects. Since Win10, with greater speed.

[-] vd1n@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Do you have a source for that wallpaper?

[-] 665Goddamnit@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

I think it’s one of windows vista’s wallpapers, the setup background I think

[-] Kristof12@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds nice for somebody that likes windows 7 and don't want to use obsolete system kek

[-] Sendbeer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Windows 7 was peak Microsoft fwiw. Interface wise at least.

[-] lemminer@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

That's the power of Linux, you can make it yours.

[-] whoami@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago

I actually kind of like that.

I remember using Icewm and it had a theme that mimicked XP lol.

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