DeadBeef's GTK Buttons Force Tiling WM Chaos: Custom Aesthetics Clash with App Default Controls
The setup uses a highly customized, color-coordinated tiling window manager, notably featuring accent colors like teal and redforest.
Commenters are split over window control consistency. [uninvitedguest] questioned the outright disappearance of basic window controls like minimize and close buttons. Conversely, [muhyb] argued the issue lies with the underlying toolkits; specifically, the music player's use of GTK3/4/Libadwaita dictates its own buttons, overriding the WM's expected behavior. Furthermore, [loweffortname] correctly identified the music player as DeadBeef.
The core disagreement centers on visual architecture. The consensus aesthetic praise is undeniable, but the functionality gap—where application toolkits bleed outside the window manager's control—is the persistent, acknowledged technical flaw.
Key Points
The necessity of application-level controls over WM standards.
[muhyb] detailed how the music player’s GTK3/4/Libadwaita implementation forces visible buttons, contradicting the tiling WM's clean design.
Questioning the presence of fundamental window buttons.
[uninvitedguest] specifically called out the missing visibility of standard close, minimize, and maximize controls across the components.
Appreciation for specific color coordination and custom tiling.
There is strong consensus on the aesthetic value derived from color-coordinated tiling setups, naming teal and redforest as key successful palettes.
Difficulty in pinpointing launcher options.
[Painfinity] inquired specifically if the redforest theme utilized Rofi or Ulauncher, showing focused technical curiosity.
The visual evidence of component overlap.
The setup itself is praised for its high level of customization, as noted by [hellfire103] pointing out aesthetic similarities across different user configurations.
Source Discussions (3)
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