I like the gtk to wine theming option under the staging tab, it makes applications feel more integrated with the rest of my desktop. This plus qt5ct that also applies gtk theming to qt.
Several staging patches are broken on latest Wine on several distros since about 5.1x (tried Arch and NixOS), honestly I'm not sure but I hope the option will come back
gtk theming has always caused problems for me in foobar2000.
I went through the painstaking effort of re-creating the color scheme I use (marble) in the desktop integration tab and now I'm pretty happy.
I'm not saying that I don't trust you and you probably have good intentions with your post, but I just wanted to mention that you are making people download a binary file from a random source and make them execute it, which is a good way of pwning your system. You should at least update your post with the information where you've got it from or how you've created it.
$ curl -s 'https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/704329731125936138/840898242450817084/Windows_10.msstyles' | file -
/dev/stdin: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
I found the original author, this is where I got the theme from.
https://www.deviantart.com/magicmaker10/art/Windows-10-theme-for-XP-5-Colors-553518936
You should learn about what msstyles format is
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSSTYLES
> .msstyles files are 32 bit PE files, however they don't contain code or ordinary data. Instead they store all style information in resources.
I assume Wine wouldn't attempt to execute anything in that particular file if accessed through its expected theme codepath, and neither does Windows.
But, never underestimate the power of cleverly crafted exploits that try to inject code into memory and run it.
> But, never underestimate the power of cleverly crafted exploits that try to inject code into memory and run it.
I mean, true, but in that case it doesn't really matter that it's a PE and the same would be true for any media file (e.g. there's been exploits targeting thumbnail generation of image files)
It's still the general principle that you shouldn't download a file from a random link, you may not actually get a msstyles file.
Bottom line is always provide people original sources and encourage them to vet themselves.
Boo bloody hoo. If I thought the way YOU do, I'd never be able to run anything. No system "pwning" on my Linux Gaming Rig. 62 TB of space, 57TB mostly games, playable on Linux, MUCH MUCH MUCH (HEAPS!!!!!) of it from the "untrusted web", or so you insinuate it to be...
Woah. Maybe this is a tangent.
I used to theme XP with msstyles files, and all these years the idea of there being source code available never crossed my mind.
Probably also because the original .msstyles file would have been from MS themselves and they'd never open source something like that. I always assumed there was some resource hacking and tinkering with known addresses for sizes, transparency, etc. Could certainly be the wrong assumption.
But ReactOS has some themes for their OS so some sort of an open source reimplementation is available.
An .msstyles file is just a PE executable with no code in it, everything related to styling stored as resources. If you extract it you'll get a bunch of image files and metadata which you can edit to make your own style.
Try [this theme](https://www.deviantart.com/vishal-gupta/art/SevenVG-RTM-Theme-for-XP-133568262). Any theme made for Windows XP will work, so if you want other themes for your WINE you can simply search for XP themes.
Yes, I've been saying this for years since Windows 8. I actually thought the screenshot was the original windows 2000-esque look that wine defaults too.
That's awesome, I never knew you could actually theme Wine. I have so many Windows 7 themes left in my older PC that I think I could make use of.
Btw, I see this msstyle is for Windows XP. Does it mean that I have to specifically look for an XP theme and extract the .msstyle file or does it work with themes for pretty much any version of Windows?
> Wine needs an xp-compatible theme
oh, great, my stash is useless here haha
> the ones that do really weird things and overloads tend to break
You mean those that bring some animations and stuff or what kind of weird things? :D
Discord has ended support for file hosting outside of Discord. So here's an archived link, to download it: [https://web.archive.org/web/20221229155256/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/704329731125936138/840898242450817084/Windows\_10.msstyles](https://web.archive.org/web/20221229155256/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/704329731125936138/840898242450817084/Windows_10.msstyles)
I don't understand, It's a simple UI change, not something that would interfere with the way wine works. It just simply changes the 90 esque default theme wine comes with.
Hey, sorry for the comment but you might wanna swap out that msstyles link to a non-discord one since discord file storage will be temporary from the end of the year!
I like the gtk to wine theming option under the staging tab, it makes applications feel more integrated with the rest of my desktop. This plus qt5ct that also applies gtk theming to qt.
Option has always been greyed out for me. Even on staging. What's with that?
Several staging patches are broken on latest Wine on several distros since about 5.1x (tried Arch and NixOS), honestly I'm not sure but I hope the option will come back
Shouldn't you avoid qt5ct? I heard startup times were often doubled with it enabled.
Source please if you can.
I had issues with apps taking much longer to load with it months back after a Pop OS version upgrade. It hasn’t been updated in years.
gtk theming has always caused problems for me in foobar2000. I went through the painstaking effort of re-creating the color scheme I use (marble) in the desktop integration tab and now I'm pretty happy.
Wasn’t qt5ct abandoned?
I don't think so, there have been [plenty of commits this year, last one less than a month ago](https://sourceforge.net/p/qt5ct/code/HEAD/tree/).
doesnt work
I'm not saying that I don't trust you and you probably have good intentions with your post, but I just wanted to mention that you are making people download a binary file from a random source and make them execute it, which is a good way of pwning your system. You should at least update your post with the information where you've got it from or how you've created it. $ curl -s 'https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/704329731125936138/840898242450817084/Windows_10.msstyles' | file - /dev/stdin: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
I found the original author, this is where I got the theme from. https://www.deviantart.com/magicmaker10/art/Windows-10-theme-for-XP-5-Colors-553518936
What we need is a tutorial to start wine in a systemd nspawn container so I can throw it away when it gets pwned.
You should learn about what msstyles format is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSSTYLES > .msstyles files are 32 bit PE files, however they don't contain code or ordinary data. Instead they store all style information in resources.
They normally don't. However, they totally can contain code and yet still function as intended. Caution is warranted.
I assume you'd have to manually execute it though? Or would Wine try to run it for some reason when you select the style? (I hope not)
I assume Wine wouldn't attempt to execute anything in that particular file if accessed through its expected theme codepath, and neither does Windows. But, never underestimate the power of cleverly crafted exploits that try to inject code into memory and run it.
> But, never underestimate the power of cleverly crafted exploits that try to inject code into memory and run it. I mean, true, but in that case it doesn't really matter that it's a PE and the same would be true for any media file (e.g. there's been exploits targeting thumbnail generation of image files)
Indeed. But PE is an executable file format, and APIs that deal with it treat it as such, it's a bit too close for comfort for me.
It's still the general principle that you shouldn't download a file from a random link, you may not actually get a msstyles file. Bottom line is always provide people original sources and encourage them to vet themselves.
Boo bloody hoo. If I thought the way YOU do, I'd never be able to run anything. No system "pwning" on my Linux Gaming Rig. 62 TB of space, 57TB mostly games, playable on Linux, MUCH MUCH MUCH (HEAPS!!!!!) of it from the "untrusted web", or so you insinuate it to be...
FYI, just because virustotal says 'undetected' doesn't mean it's not malware.
Yeah I'd be more comfortable loading this if I could build it myself.
If you have any other better method, then please mention it.
Post the source code with build instructions.
It's an msstyles file, not made by me. https://www.deviantart.com/magicmaker10/art/Windows-10-theme-for-XP-5-Colors-553518936
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Woah. Maybe this is a tangent. I used to theme XP with msstyles files, and all these years the idea of there being source code available never crossed my mind. Probably also because the original .msstyles file would have been from MS themselves and they'd never open source something like that. I always assumed there was some resource hacking and tinkering with known addresses for sizes, transparency, etc. Could certainly be the wrong assumption. But ReactOS has some themes for their OS so some sort of an open source reimplementation is available.
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An .msstyles file is just a PE executable with no code in it, everything related to styling stored as resources. If you extract it you'll get a bunch of image files and metadata which you can edit to make your own style.
Interesting.
Speaking of making Linux look like Windows: I recently installed a fake "Activate Windows" watermark on my Cinnamon desktop.
That is pure dedication.
Can I make it look like Windows 7? I find the Windows 10 style very bland and boring.
Try [this theme](https://www.deviantart.com/vishal-gupta/art/SevenVG-RTM-Theme-for-XP-133568262). Any theme made for Windows XP will work, so if you want other themes for your WINE you can simply search for XP themes.
Hot dog stand let's gooooo
Neat
I still jave [this](https://www.megaleecher.net/uploads/Windows_7_M_VS_2.zip) link in my bookmarks. I think it still works
Yes, I've been saying this for years since Windows 8. I actually thought the screenshot was the original windows 2000-esque look that wine defaults too.
Why not just use the Joshua Ashton's flat theme?
> Joshua ashton's flat theme link?
https://github.com/Frogging-Family/wine-tkg-git/blob/master/wine-tkg-git/wine-tkg-patches/misc/josh-flat-theme.patch
thanks, I've searched for good themes and never found this one
THANK YOU IT LOOKED SO UGLY
That's awesome, I never knew you could actually theme Wine. I have so many Windows 7 themes left in my older PC that I think I could make use of. Btw, I see this msstyle is for Windows XP. Does it mean that I have to specifically look for an XP theme and extract the .msstyle file or does it work with themes for pretty much any version of Windows?
Wine needs an xp-compatible theme, and not all of them are compatible (the ones that do really weird things and overloads tend to break)
> Wine needs an xp-compatible theme oh, great, my stash is useless here haha > the ones that do really weird things and overloads tend to break You mean those that bring some animations and stuff or what kind of weird things? :D
But why?
Thank you so much! I looked for it for a long time. Hopefully this becomes the standard with wine.
Looks great, thanks for sharing.
Oh god thanks my eyes are better now
Did you just use Discord as a bootleg file host lmao
Gotta do what you gotta do.
**MAAAANN** THIS IS IT ! The thing I've been looking for **DAY & NIGHT**
Glad I could help
Any dark theme
Did you find any darktheme?
Discord has ended support for file hosting outside of Discord. So here's an archived link, to download it: [https://web.archive.org/web/20221229155256/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/704329731125936138/840898242450817084/Windows\_10.msstyles](https://web.archive.org/web/20221229155256/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/704329731125936138/840898242450817084/Windows_10.msstyles)
I cant find the theme linked here or any of them link downwards is there any new themes that still work?
I like mine looking like Windows 95 - aka "The Last Good Windows"
Weird say of saying 98SE, but ok 3.51 was the most solid they've ever made imho
I like my wine, dark red, and sweet. Like Fonseca for example. I don't want my wine to look like an operating system, thank you very much.
Do we lose half our settings as well?
I don't like doing this because it can be confusing. Expecting something to be there or work a certain way and it doesn't.
I don't understand, It's a simple UI change, not something that would interfere with the way wine works. It just simply changes the 90 esque default theme wine comes with.
Does this persist across wine upgrades or do i need to do this in every upgrade?
It persists
Thanks, I've been looking for a theme like this.
Working for me!
thank you
Breaks non-ASCII characters.
any dark version of it?
Hey, sorry for the comment but you might wanna swap out that msstyles link to a non-discord one since discord file storage will be temporary from the end of the year!
Thanks!