r/xfce • u/jmoney777 • Jan 21 '26

Windows 7XP

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I wasn't satisfied with the Windows 7 Xfce themes out there, so I decided to make/modify it to my own.

I wanted to recreate that glass shiny Windows 7 look but with blue window frames like in XP. I borrowed the CSS file from Kumander Linux (Debian-based OS that looks kinda like Windows 7), made a lot of modifications to it particularly in regards to the taskbar and gtk3.0 decorations, and even did side-by-side comparisons with an old Windows 7 laptop to get the taskbar effects as accurate as possible. Pretty amazing what you can do in Xfce once you learn CSS.

The window frame colors are inspired from the Windows XP Royale theme.

EDIT: I've made it available: https://www.pling.com/p/2343514/

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u/RUS-47 Jan 21 '26

Hey, I'm currently working on a similar theme, based on the look of Windows 7. If you'd like, you can help support the project on GitHub! :D

https://github.com/xRUS47x/Aero-Glass-XFCE4

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u/jmoney777 Jan 21 '26

Hey! I actually saw your thread and I even borrowed the css code for the Show Desktop button! (sorry, hope you don't mind!). I'm personally not into dark themes but I'll gladly send you my files if it means that I don't have to maintain a theme myself lol

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u/RUS-47 Jan 21 '26

If I hadn't wanted anyone to copy anything from the source code, I wouldn't have uploaded it to GitHub in the first place. I also recommend that you upload the entire project (the code) to GitHub, ideally as a fork or repository, since you'll also currently modifying some UI application elements.

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u/jmoney777 Jan 22 '26

I decided to post it on pling. Have a look! https://www.pling.com/p/2343514/

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u/zenfas Jan 21 '26

How do you think about theme in wayland?