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Chicago95 Linux Theme
- lamby 8y ago(Can this really be MIT/GPL given the artwork..?)
- tux1968 8y agoThat must really depend on the jurisdiction, no?
- userbinator 8y agoThe GUI elements look right for the most part, but the font and spacing gives it away --- the way it's rendered just screams "Linux" to me, for some reason. Here's a previous attempt at something similar, and once again the fonts produce a "something is off" feeling: https://kmandla.wordpress.com/projects/lookalike-windows-xp-classic/ https://kmandla.wordpress.com/projects/lookalike-windows-xp-...
- smt923 8y agoHonestly it might be a trivial thing to most people but I really do find the way Linux tends to render fonts to just be really telling and ugly, this has genuinely put me off using Linux more for development stuff as it's a big problem with VSCode in my experience
- carbocation 8y agoI use the go font[1] for VSCode on Ubuntu 18.04 and I find it to be pleasant. 1 = https://blog.golang.org/go-fonts https://blog.golang.org/go-fonts
- TheSwordsman 8y agoCan't unsee the terrible letter 'J'.
- Jaruzel 8y agoTook me while to find just the TTFs... Here if anyone else just wants the fonts: https://go.googlesource.com/image/+/master/font/gofont/ttfs https://go.googlesource.com/image/+/master/font/gofont/ttfs / Edit: They don't work with Windows. :(
- clircle 8y agoI find that I go back and forth on this. When 1024 x 768 resolution was standard-ish, I really preferred Linux font rendering. At 1080p, I think I like Windows Clear Type more. At higher resolutions or PPI, it doesn't matter much.
- boomboomsubban 8y agoWhen have you tested it? This kept me off Linux for years, extended use would cause me horrible headaches, but FreeType 2.7 fixed my issues completely. That was released two years ago now, but it's still not on some distros and I've heard GNOME may disable the changes by default.
- mohammedbin 8y agoI'm definitely a Windows fanboy if anything but in general I've found Linux doing font rendering better than Windows. And that's since the last 6 years. Which makes me think maybe it's my settings? If think it's only for Firefox on Windows. Would you have any tips?
- boomboomsubban 8y agoI have a wild guess. Windows changed the default font to Segoe in Vista, which was released eleven years ago, and you are not a fan. I'm guessing six years is a rough guest or you stuck on XP, or dealt with this problem and forgot you did it years later when you reset settings. That said, I searched "Firefox Segoe" before writing this and the top few results were from about six years ago when some naming problem caused Firefox to use the wrong version of Segoe. Worth checking on your own.
- clircle 8y agoYou can fix that to a reasonable degree by using MS fonts and turning off anti-aliasing.
- userbinator 8y agoI found this comparison between Ubuntu and XP using the same fonts: https://i.stack.imgur.com/JtJaK.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/JtJaK.png Inside a browser you can get pixel-exact matching, but for the rest of the UI you can still see the bits of "Linux-ness" showing through --- compare the tabs and menubar, for example.
- int_19h 8y agoThat's because those are still antialiased. But that can be fixed.
- aasasd 8y agoThere are also the monochrome icons in some apps. Back in the days you'd be flogged for monochrome icons. The carnival rainbow assault must prevail.
- boomboomsubban 8y agoThis is likely true if compared to XP, but 95 was before ClearType and likely much more similar to what screams "Linux."
- seba_dos1 8y agoDefault font rendering in most GNU/Linux distros is definitely closer to what ClearType does than what Windows 95 did.
- rlv-dan 8y agoIt reminds me of Java application running on Windows. Trying to look-and-feel like Windows, but all the little things are giving it away.
- agentofoblivion 8y agoWhy is this a thing? Serious question, not being snarky.
- grzm 8y agoFrom the top of the README: > "I was unhappy with the various XFCE/GTK2/GTK3 Windows 95 based themes and decided to make one that was more consistent accross the board for theming."
- dleslie 8y agoNot to be impolite, but you're on the wrong website if you're asking that question. Sometimes people make things because it pleases them to do so. That's it; that's all the reasoning needed.
- exikyut 8y agoTo get a more precise answer, try narrowing down the question a bit. I don't know what point of view you're coming from, or what specific type of justification you're looking for.
- agentofoblivion 8y agoWhy would someone want their modern computer to look as if they’re on Windows 95? That’s a reasonable question. And F the elitist douche that thinks I’m not smart enough to read Hacker News, as if tech people are just sooo brilliant.
- dleslie 8y agoThere's no need for a greater purpose or a deeper need or a technical goal. Someone wanted it and decided to make it. That's all there is to it.
- unsatchmo 8y agoCursed theme
- dmitrygr 8y agoThat looks beautiful. Why don't we make nice clean Uis that use space well anymore? Why is everything now light grey on dark grey, and 80% blank space?
- seba_dos1 8y agoProtip: Don't use GNOME :)
- rocky1138 8y agoI just set this up on LXDE (Lubuntu). It's great. I had to combine it with the Openbox theme 'Micro95' in order to get the correct title bars, though.
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- aceperry 8y agoBrings back some horrific memories. I was scarred by the windows 95 experience, which is how I got started on linux.