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vista-stuff-xfce4

Screenshot_2025-12-20_17-00-17 A collection of themes and other stuff made to resemble Windows Vista, specifically for the Xfce desktop environment.

You'll need the following packages for it to look good:

- compiz compizconfig-settings-manager emerald (window manager stuff)
- pasystray cbatticon (system tray icons to replace Xfce applets)
- obsidian-icon-theme (perferred icon theme I like to use)
- kvantum (to use the kvantum theme)

Other stuff to configure

Emerald:

Use Button Fade Pulse: disabled
Compiz Decoration Blur Type: Titlebar only
Edit Themes > Frame Engine > Title Glow: 0.72
Edit Themes > Frame Engine > Glow Radius: 17.8

Compiz:

Blur Windows: on
- Alpha Blur: on
Window decoration:
- command: emerald --replace

Fonts:

Segoe UI Regular:
size 9 as default
size 10 for titlebars
(xfce4-settings-manager > Window Manager)
(emerald > Edit Themes > Titlebar)

credits and licenses are in the readme files in the folders

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