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Chicago95 can take that a step further if you like. I'm running KDE lately too (Slackware-current finally got KDE5 recently so I'm trying it out), but XFCE is t

Chicago95 can take that a step further if you like. I'm running KDE lately too (Slackware-current finally got KDE5 recently so I'm trying it out), but XFCE is the old trusty default for me.

awiesenhofer 6y ago
Wow, what a blast from the past. I always wonder though is anyone actually using themes like these as their actual daily driver? Link to the project with Screenshots: https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95 https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95
- refracture 6y ago
  I ran it for most of 2020 before moving to KDE. I hadn't looked at the project recently until today and saw that it now has 'Chicago95 Plus! A tool to preview and install Windows 95/98/ME/XP themes'.. I'm going to have to try it that out. Of course, I'm probably an outlier in that I love the visual design of user interfaces from that bygone era.
- kaszanka 6y ago
  I used XFCE with this exact theme for a few months and I loved it. The only thing I didn't like was that the light gray top "outline part" of the window decoration doesn't disappear when you maximize a window. I never figured out how to fix that.
- Snortibartfast 6y ago
  I've used Memphis98 (similar to Chicago95) since it came out. Although just as a GTK-theme, not the entire desktop. Window manager is FVWM and taskbar/panel/session-manager is LXQt, so it's a bit of a Franken-desktop :) For Qt-apps I use the "Windows" style so they fit together nicely. Comparing Memphis and Chicago, there are some layout-bugs in Memphis, but I feel like it's overall a bit better balanced than Chicago. I think all new themes are too bright and flat, Windows 9X was perfect (at least in that regard).
  - anthk 6y ago
    For a FVWM/Motif based theme, you may like the OL/Motif themes from B00merang. OpenLook https://b00merang.weebly.com/solaris-8.html https://b00merang.weebly.com/solaris-8.html Motif https://b00merang.weebly.com/solaris-9.html https://b00merang.weebly.com/solaris-9.html The Solaris 9 theme works great with FVWM.
- _lffv 6y ago
  My grandmother's computer is an old Debian box with nothing more than `ly` (as a DM), xfce, Chicago95, and Firefox. She loves it, though I made a ton of tweaks here and there to make it easier for her to use (specifically a ton of website launchers on her desktop). She got lost in regards to how to use her computer back in the XP>8 transition so it was great to be able to bring her back to that style of desktop and have the system be easier to fix than Windows 8 or 10.
  - utxaa 6y ago
    nice story :)
- rjeli 6y ago
  I’ve used chicago95 as a daily driver for a few years now. It’s simple, high contrast, gets out of my way and lets me work.
utxaa 6y ago
it seriously takes me like 15 minutes to find a bug in KDE, although i haven't tried it for 3 years or so. is that improved?
- cies 6y ago
  rock solid lately. also on par with XFCE in terms of resource usage, yet lot and lots more features.

Chicago95 can take that a step further if you like. I'm running KDE lately too (Slackware-current finally got KDE5 recently so I'm trying it out), but XFCE is the old trusty default for me.

awiesenhofer 6y ago

Wow, what a blast from the past. I always wonder though is anyone actually using themes like these as their actual daily driver? Link to the project with Screenshots: https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95 https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95

refracture 6y ago
I ran it for most of 2020 before moving to KDE. I hadn't looked at the project recently until today and saw that it now has 'Chicago95 Plus! A tool to preview and install Windows 95/98/ME/XP themes'.. I'm going to have to try it that out. Of course, I'm probably an outlier in that I love the visual design of user interfaces from that bygone era.
kaszanka 6y ago
I used XFCE with this exact theme for a few months and I loved it. The only thing I didn't like was that the light gray top "outline part" of the window decoration doesn't disappear when you maximize a window. I never figured out how to fix that.
Snortibartfast 6y ago
I've used Memphis98 (similar to Chicago95) since it came out. Although just as a GTK-theme, not the entire desktop. Window manager is FVWM and taskbar/panel/session-manager is LXQt, so it's a bit of a Franken-desktop :) For Qt-apps I use the "Windows" style so they fit together nicely. Comparing Memphis and Chicago, there are some layout-bugs in Memphis, but I feel like it's overall a bit better balanced than Chicago. I think all new themes are too bright and flat, Windows 9X was perfect (at least in that regard).
- anthk 6y ago
  For a FVWM/Motif based theme, you may like the OL/Motif themes from B00merang. OpenLook https://b00merang.weebly.com/solaris-8.html https://b00merang.weebly.com/solaris-8.html Motif https://b00merang.weebly.com/solaris-9.html https://b00merang.weebly.com/solaris-9.html The Solaris 9 theme works great with FVWM.
_lffv 6y ago
My grandmother's computer is an old Debian box with nothing more than `ly` (as a DM), xfce, Chicago95, and Firefox. She loves it, though I made a ton of tweaks here and there to make it easier for her to use (specifically a ton of website launchers on her desktop). She got lost in regards to how to use her computer back in the XP>8 transition so it was great to be able to bring her back to that style of desktop and have the system be easier to fix than Windows 8 or 10.
- utxaa 6y ago
  nice story :)
rjeli 6y ago
I’ve used chicago95 as a daily driver for a few years now. It’s simple, high contrast, gets out of my way and lets me work.

utxaa 6y ago

it seriously takes me like 15 minutes to find a bug in KDE, although i haven't tried it for 3 years or so. is that improved?

cies 6y ago
rock solid lately. also on par with XFCE in terms of resource usage, yet lot and lots more features.