Linux @lemmy.ml RCMaehl [Any] @lemmy.world 1y ago

Linux customization is GREAT; Even if it can lead to bad decisions

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Man I miss windows vista. It was peak windows design. I loved the glassy windows and buttons.
- 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.
- 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.
  
  It doesnt let you “ungroup” windows on the task bar
  
  Sure it does. Right click the taskbar, go into the Taskbar settings, and there's a dropdown called "Combine taskbar buttons" with an option to never combine.
- It was aesthetic
- No XP was peak.
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)
- 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.
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
- 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.
  
  totally agree!
- I feel like Windows 7 fills the sweet spot between the seemless UI of the 2000/XP era and newer versions. Windows 10/11 could top that list if Microsoft had bothered to create a proper UI instead of just slapping some material design on a handful of apps, while everything else is still basically 2000/XP. Then again, GTK2/3/4 can be almost as bad.
- 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!
I personally value my ability to make bad decisions
my eyes
- I'd be lying if I said it got better over time
  
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  I love that Linux allows us to do this, but why
  
  This is incredibly cursed, thanks OP
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.
ngl I actually really like that. the start button popping out over the taskbar is a nice touch. what's the setup?
- I have the theme files SOMEWHERE. It was Ubuntu 10.04 with a lot of Compiz and GNOME 2(?) Tweaks.
- That's how windows Vista was.
  
  Oh you're right, no wonder this looked kinda weird but kinda normal.
- 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.
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)
Nothing opens windows like Linox
Is there a theme that imitates Windows 8/8.1 and its metro menu?
- @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/
- https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-8-Metro
That's the power of Linux, you can make it yours.
Sounds nice for somebody that likes windows 7 and don't want to use obsolete system kek
- Me unironically lmao
- Windows 7 was peak Microsoft fwiw. Interface wise at least.
Oh god no. At least use a windows 98 skin
- Chicago95 ftw
  
  My friend daily drives Chicago95
  
  Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well.
You should join us over on the Unixporn community! Always fun to see peoples customizations lol
- Crossposted and subbed!
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This is awesome. I love windows aero
Do you have a source for that wallpaper?
- I think it’s one of windows vista’s wallpapers, the setup background I think
  
  Thanks
😂 fun! I'd add a "Windows 13" logo when the Windows/Start button is pressed.
hey windows aero looked amazing, especially for its time, shame we dont get that option on modern windows but hey at least we're getting closer to replicating it on linux
Totally get it! Windows 7 looked/looks amazing! Personally I have an XP themed setup on my Ubuntu install. There's just something great about old UI design.

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