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glow

KDE 3.x Window Decorations

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Description:

This is a new version of the glow window decoration which will hopefully appear in the KDE 3.2 release. The main new feature is the customization of the buttons (later also the rest of the title bar will be customizable). Read the theme-devel/README file to get an overview on how to create a new button theme.
To build and install the theme, use
'make -f Makefile.cvs; ./configure; make; su -c "make install" '. Note that this will overwrite the glow window decoration of your default kde installation.

Last changelog:

17 years ago

- new theme 'square'
- small adjustments to themes 'default' and 'glass'

Amoeba
15 years ago

Would it be too much to ask for a title bar text placement option? Glow is my favorite decor but I really wish I could center the text on my title bars....

Raphi
16 years ago

can i use this with KDE 3.1.3???

when I installed it, the window manager can't find it...

virgule
16 years ago

Im compiling it right now.. Actually, you are teaching me something: I can type (as an example) instead of 3 seperate commands! It saves time ;)!! My Linux love-o-meter is going up! Nice piece of work that is.

hungsquirrel
16 years ago

Let me first tell you that your window decoration looks GREAT, and that I WILL NOT REST until I have it installed.

That said, whenever I try to compile anything that requires Qt, I get the following error:

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checking for Qt... configure: error: Qt (>= Qt 3.1 (20021021)) (headers and libraries) not found. Please check your installation!
=========

However, I know for a fact that I have Qt 3.1.1 in /usr/lib/qt3 , with the *.so.3.1.1 files in /usr/lib/qt3/lib . What can I do to make configure find my Qt3 libraries? Can I edit something in the configure script?

If it isn't obvious, I haven't been using Linux for very long. Any help would be appreciated.

SuSE 8.2
KDE 3.1.1
Qt 3.1.1

guygriffiths
16 years ago

You should have QTDIR set as an environment variable. Put it in /etc/profile or ~/.bash_profile

H00K
17 years ago

glow (1.x) is one of my very favourite window decorations!!! ...and what you've done in the 2.x is just great!!! ...can't wait to try it out :D

...you've made someone's day bright again :)

rahab
17 years ago

Hi there !

The configure-script works just fine and doesn

tuxle
16 years ago

Just in case, somebody else comes across that error:
It can be resolved by installing kdebase-devel :-)

invitro
17 years ago

This window decoration is _really_ nice, especially the square theme. Now there is only one thing that I miss: the ability to maximize the window enough so that the close-button is in the very corner of the screen, making it possible to just move the mouse upwards and to the right as much as possible and then click to kill a maximized app. This complies very good with Fitts' law, which says that a button on the edge of the screen has infinite width, and that a button on the top or bottom of the screen has infinite height.
If you don't understand what I mean check the images at this URL:
http://nyadoxa.no-ip.org/~invitro/glowsuggestion

Maybe this is a KDE-thing, but I haven't managed to find an option enabling this feature.

I hope this is possible to do,
Viktor

doctorture
16 years ago

I like glow, I already used it a lot!

Now, try the new theme knifty !!!

It is all good, my default from now on!!!

Missing yet the configurables buttons!!!

warkrime
17 years ago

MY GOD SOMEONE WHO THINKS LIKE I DO ABOUT TITLEBAR BUTTONS!!!

sorry...

I just LOVE being able to throw my mouse in the general direction of the 'X' and click have things work how I want them to.

doctorture
16 years ago

I like glow, I already used it a lot!

Now, try the new theme knifty !!!

It is all good, my default from now on!!!

Missing yet the configurables buttons!!!

xuw
17 years ago

this really kicks ass. about time someone had the time and skillz to do a really good one. zankjooo

Exdaix
17 years ago

I like the new square theme. Very nice.

Exdaix
17 years ago

Ok, I tried compiling and installing this. Everything seems to work fine, no errors are generated. But glow won't overwrite my current glow. I still have the older version in my Window Decoration settings window. I am running SuSE 8.2 Pro.

Please help.

MDonoughe
16 years ago

Did you set the prefix? If you don't set the prefix in SuSE Linux distro's it will install into the wrong location. Try ./configure --prefix=/opt/kde3

mikelima
17 years ago

Hi, I made my first window theme package today, and the size is more than 500K.
Your theme is under 300, which is better.
The configure stuff is a huge load to carry around. What did you do to
make the package smaller?
thank you

tetractis
17 years ago

Nothing like this! thanks!

tetra

jimmymallmann
17 years ago

now that's good!

aergern
17 years ago

It's now my default. It's got a nice 3D effect when glass is used and it's more elegant then Keramik and the new class of in your face decorations. NICELY done.

shirley-arg
16 years ago

I personally don't like the Keramik window decoration, but the Keramik style goes great with the Glow window decoration :-)

Sab

Deciare
17 years ago

New toy! :) This version looks kind of weird with my current colour scheme, but nothing a bit o' testing and re-coordination can't solve.

17 years ago

- new theme 'square'
- small adjustments to themes 'default' and 'glass'

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