Translation: That sounds like you caused this problem for yourself by choosing debian stable. emerald, compiz: fairly famous window managers/compositors everyo

Translation: That sounds like you caused this problem for yourself by choosing debian stable. emerald, compiz: fairly famous window managers/compositors everyone used to use, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QokOwvPxrE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QokOwvPxrE > how is this related to window borders compiz is famous for including all sorts of fancy/over the top effects like windows going up in flames, so stuff like glowing window borders should be no problem at all. By now compiz seems mostly unused, but many effects are also available in kwin. For instance system settings -> desktop behavior -> desktop effects -> dim inactive Kinda the opposite of outlines, where it just dims everything else instead of highlighting one, but maybe it works for you?