Corel Linux first launched in 1999, from the same company that at the time owned the WordPerfect word processing software. While it was made to compete with Microsoft's Windows it quickly died off.
The blend between blur and transparency that Windows uses is a bit special, you can’t really get it on Linux I think. I use Blur My Shell for some cheap fancy effects, but it’s nothing close to the shades Microsoft came up with.
I still prefer Aero over its replacement, but I can see the appeal. Gnome and KDE just don’t seem to have a distinctive GUI blur effect the same way Windows has (or Apple macOS/iOS has, for that matter).
Lol, I use GNOME daily, and I didn’t notice the inspiration until now. I think Windows 11 uses a lot more transparency and blur than KDE or GNOME.
The blend between blur and transparency that Windows uses is a bit special, you can’t really get it on Linux I think. I use Blur My Shell for some cheap fancy effects, but it’s nothing close to the shades Microsoft came up with.
I still prefer Aero over its replacement, but I can see the appeal. Gnome and KDE just don’t seem to have a distinctive GUI blur effect the same way Windows has (or Apple macOS/iOS has, for that matter).
You can add more transparency in KDE. Just not sure it’s that needed - I find Windows 11s level of transparency a bit distracting.