[openbox] how to get rounded borders around windows

Dana Jansens dana at orodu.net
Sun Oct 9 15:11:00 EDT 2011


On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Globe Trotter <itsme_410 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> > > Most boxes I've ever seen have square corners, hence
> > the name box look. One
> > > uses a box look WM because of it's looks and
> > simplicity. I can't speak for
> > > others but I don't use a computer for looks, beauty,
> > and ambience. I use it
> > > as a tool and like other tools, form follows function
> > IMO. Open box is
> > > extremely useful and functional without the bells and
> > whistles. I laud the
> > > developers for the KISS principle and hope they keep
> > it up.
> > >
> > > Myra
> >
> > Absolutely agree with this. I might add that my home has a
> > number of pictures
> > on the walls, all of which have the simplest frames :)
>
> No quarrel also. But my original question was whether rounded window box
> frames could be done. There is no harm to aesthetic appeal if it is not a
> big deal in terms of hogging resources, etc. I am not sure what PekWM does
> (don't know)  though the developers there claim that they are also very
> conservative (and resist the idea of adding new features unless absolutely
> needed).
>

Yeh traditionally the box look had no rounded corners - though the same is
true of all WM styles/windowing systems.  If you just cut the window corners
off it doesn't cost you anything.


>
> Thanks a lot for the thoughts!
> Trotter
>
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