A GTK/XFCE theme that brings the visual style of Windows 7 Aero to Linux XFCE.
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Beta / Upstream development paused
This original upstream theme project is currently on hold. No further original development or regular maintenance should be expected from the original author for the time being. Existing and future forks are independent and may continue development separately.
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- Linux Mint 22.2 - XFCE 4.18
- Linux Mint 22.2 - XFCE 4.20
(Theme behavior may vary depending on the Linux distribution, XFCE version, compositor setup, and local GTK/XFWM configuration.)
Download the .zip file at the <> Code Button and extract it to the local themes directory
/home/$USER/.themes
Paste the picom.conf to the directory /home/$USER/.config and restart picom to apply the settings.
- To change the color of window borders, the start menu, and the taskbar, you need to go to the theme folder where the script "xfce-color-switching-tool.sh" is located.
- Then, right-click on this shell script and go to "Properties."
- Click on the "Permissions" tab and check the box next to "Program" and "Allow this file to run as a program."
- After that, close the window, right-click on an empty area within the theme folder, and select "Open in Terminal."
- Enter the command "./xfce-color-switching-tool.sh" to start the script.
- / ! \ Please note that you must resize the window to at least 155x45px before starting the script, otherwise the program may not start or display errors may occur.
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