This is giving me warm vibes, so I’d love to find a theme that is like this. Does anyone know any? I’m using GNOME, but any DE that can pull this off is fine.
I’d suppose if you ask this on KDE Reddit someone with enough time could make something like this with Kvantvm, though the difficult parts would be (1) the web browser theme, and specially (2) the icon theme - I have never ever seen an icon theme like that for Linux
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Get ai out of here
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If OP would be interested in an AI generated answer, they would just type the question there. It’s not something only you can do.
And it doesn’t even answer the question, it sounds like the out of touch answers on microsoft support forum, why did you copied it here. You haven’t even read it? This is one of the worst usecase of an LLM I have ever seen.
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Your generated answer contains no relevant information. You asked the bullshit machine incorrectly, as from the community it should be clear that OP is looking for a Linux related theme, and from the image it should be clear it’s a wm or de. Not a terminal. Not a Google Slide (wtf) or whatever.
The only slightly relevant part was listing GNOME-Look and KDE Store.
I’m not a luddite, this current AI technology is a nice and interesting tool, but please don’t bring it here this way. We are humans discussing a topic, we don’t need this off-putting and irrelevant wall of text. You gain nothing, we gain nothing, no VC fund behind lemmy, there is no incentive to generate content above all. Your karma means nothing, it’s only point is sorting comments in a thread.
We don’t come to social media for AI copypasta. People who want spicy autocomplete answers can prompt LLMs themselves.
It just looked a lot like an AI image classifier.
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The image shows a theme that mimics the old Windows interface, like Windows 95 or Windows XP, but in a stylized, cartoonish way. Key features: Retro style: Pronounced window borders, simple controls, flat colors. Pastel colors: Muted shades of gray, beige, yellow, and blue predominate. Icons: Simple, cartoonish icons with a retro feel. Borders: Black outlines enclose each interface element. To find a theme that looks the same, I need to know what exactly you want the theme for. This could be: Theme for external systems (Windows, macOS, Linux): There are themes for customizing the look of your OS. Theme for a website/blog: If you want your site to have a retro look. Theme for applications (Discord, Telegram, etc.): Some applications allow you to change the look using themes. Presentation theme (PowerPoint, Google Slides): Create a retro-style presentation. Please specify what you need this theme for, and I can give more specific search suggestions. General search terms: Retro theme, Windows 95 theme, Windows XP theme, Aesthetic theme, Cartoon Windows theme, Pastel retro theme, Where to look for themes: For Windows: DeviantArt, ThemeRaider, Microsoft Store (search for keywords) For macOS: MacThemes, Reddit (r/macThemes) For Linux: GNOME-Look, KDE Store For websites: ThemeForest, TemplateMonster (search for keywords) For apps: Look for themes in most apps or on sites dedicated to the app. In any case, keep in mind that finding an exact restoration of this theme may be difficult. You will likely have to search for something similar and possibly customize it yourself.
This is so obviously ai.
Lmao I can’t believe anybody would post that shit and then try to pass it off as human. It’s maybe the most worthless slop I’ve seen in a while.
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It’s just a blob of regurgitated pointless words. It’s like pasting a Google search of OPs question.
Let me
GoogleChatGPT that for you.Real talk, since you’re into ML, I actually find Deepseek to give 100% better answers than ChatGPT. ChatGPT is super quick but nonsense whereas Deepseek often gives much deeper and funny (in a good way) responses.
I can Deepseek一下 more information if you’d like.
Possibly easier achieved with a window manager than a desktop.
Looks like might be a mockup and not real theme
https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/what-is-an-operating-system
All themes start as mockups
Yes, it’s a mockup, not looking for this exactly but a similar vibe/look.
I want this so bad. Although in practice I imagine none of this will fit together well with the YouTube interface or with a custom desktop background.
what does fit well with the youtube interface though?
if only they made the thumbnails just a little bit bigger. My monitor still fits 9 of them, tsk tsk
Thank you Tampermonkey, for allowing me to fix the YouTube UI.
Gnome maybe?
I really dig this aesthetic, man. I think it’s time to learn how to build a theme.
Has anyone not mentioned Openbox yet? Window decorations look like the NeXT style, just colourful.
Reminds me of the old Gem desktop for DOS.
Are you a bot lmao it looks nothing like lcars
Well, those windows reminded me of this old VLC skin.
And no, not a bot. Just a random internet user.
Suuure
Exactly what a bot would say. It has a very human design.
I’m busted I guess. Beep boop.
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Oh man, not case sensitive, NOOOOOO!!N
You passed the test! You’re a bot like the rest of us! Beep beep bop bop kill all humans bop
Very easy to use!
OP’s example is like LCARS only in that they both share some colours.
I can see it, but this is a 17 year old Metacity theme, thanks for the effort though :-)
Well that was the quickest random result I had while searching on mobile. Just to pave the way at least :)
Reminds me a bit of the old default Gtk look. Or maybe early Java Swing… The flat look, primary colors, and some other elements to me; it’s very nostalgic. Not sure of any themes that fit it though, sorry, haha
really nice! I guess it’s a tiling window manager that arranges desktop icons too?
Yellow bars for inputs/dialogs, Blue for general popups(?), orange for errors and file managers, and white for tabbed windows/browsers.
I don’t know of a specific theme in the neubrutalism/neobrutalism style (names that are generally used to describe this style or aesthetic), but it shouldn’t be too hard to make.
For anyone unfamiliar it’s generally defined by flat, blocky layouts, with thick borders, single color drop shadows and a few bold high contrast colors (think CGA and EGA monitors if you’re that old). It often features “unpolished” elements like flat simple shapes. Bold fonts and monospace fonts are pretty common.
There are a few resources out there if anyone wants to play around with this style.
https://github.com/ComradeAERGO/Awesome-Neobrutalism https://dribbble.com/shots/20764973-Neobrutalism-UI-How-to https://www.nngroup.com/articles/neobrutalism/
Paper GTK theme is a little bit similar, though with more vibrant colours ofc.
My problem with that theme is that it doesn’t highlight any buttons. I believe all buttons should have borders, especially the ones the titlebar. This helps distinguish a noninteractive label from an interactive clickable button.
It reminds me of bOS.
Or CDE
I have flashes of Solaris in my mind :)
Man, my tastes are weird because as much as I LOVE dark mode, I would absolutely rock a theme like this.
A lot of the suggestions in the comments kinda miss the mark… What we want is a very flat 2D-ish theme with over exaggerated shadowing, simple icons, and gentle rounded text areas and windows. None of the elements give the appearance of 3D curves or crevices. They remind me more of stickers.
One thing that bugs me with that mockup (and sorry because you won’t be able to unsee it) is the inconsistency in shadows - some buttons have it, some don’t. Some icons have it, some don’t.
It is otherwise a really clean and nice layout. I dig the retro warm vibes.
The buttons with the shadow are the ones that will work with the return/enter key. It’s intentional and a convention from early Mac OS.
This design is basically a color version of the early Mac desktop. With vector designs that are used on the current MacOS.
it seems like a generated image possibly which is why the subtle styling is inconsistent (not that it matters).
i don’t hate the non-shadow vs shadow effect tho… maybe just windows could be shadowed? or maybe the shadow could be like ellipses and indicate that something opens a dialog/new thing instead of a single file?
Yeah, I think the same - AI generated.
Shadow on the active window and maybe the selected icon could look nice. Likewise, on a button that is selected or hovered over.
Consistent font, text readable, pixel perfect consistency on close / maximize / minimize buttons. Definitely not (completely) AI-generated.
