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+title = "Fvwm - day 3 (window decoration)"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-09-04T22:16:00+02:00
+categories = ["blog"]
+draft = false
+weight = 2001
+image_dir = "blog/images"
+image_max_width = 600
+abstract = "Adjusting Fvwm to my basic instincts"
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+Mission for today: window decoration.
+In Xorg, the WM is responsible for drawing titlebars, borders and so on.
+Those are the `decorations`.
+
+By default, Fvwm comes with a modern, flat design.
+A bit boring for my test.
+
+{{< image class="centered" alt="Screenshot of St terminal editor" file="fvwm-wd-vanila.png" >}}
+Default look
+{{< /image >}}
+
+What I want is the [Motif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_%28software%29) style.
+It's as cool as it gets - my taste in design is evolving, just backwards.
+
+Luckily, Fvwm has me covered here!
+This [decor](https://www.fvwm.org/Wiki/Decor/CDE/) is ready to use.
+It even comes with multiple colours to choose from.
+All I had to do is to add the decor from documentation and replace colours.
+
+For me, I've chosen the SkyRed colours.
+This is an escape from the gray hell of Apple design.
+
+I've also:
+
+-   made the title bar a bit taller.
+    I've got 4k monitor, after all.
+-   move the title of the window to the left.
+
+This resulted in this marvel:
+
+{{< image class="centered" alt="Screenshot of St terminal editor" file="fvwm-wd-cde.png" >}}
+3D madness!
+{{< /image >}}
+
+You can easily change all the sizes, colours - but I am happy with this.
+I have also decided not to modify any buttons in the title bar - but it's also straightforward.
+
+In 10 minutes (including finding out how) I've done what MacOS makes impossible.
+Now I really don't want to return to that gray pit.