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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com to c/win9x@retrolemmy.com

cross-posted from: !linux@programming.dev | https://retrolemmy.com/post/29373322

EDIT: v0.9 released

and a dark version


I really just put a bunch of pieces together. Forked from Reactionary Plus, but swapped out the icons, cursors, window decorations, color scheme, and made some slight tweaks to the layout.

More screenshots and changelogs here: https://store.kde.org/p/2330858

To install this, open System Settings, go to Colors & Themes -> Global Theme. In the top right there's a button for "Get New...", wait for it to load (it's very slow) then search for reactionary, and wait again, then install Reactionary 98.

This is my first time messing with any of this stuff, it was a bit janky lol.

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[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 12 points 10 months ago

This is a rare crosspost from a Linux community to a Windows community lol

[-] kurikai@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Awesome. Any boot screen too?

[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 5 points 10 months ago

Not currently. Maybe I can integrate this one https://store.kde.org/p/1876409 but you should be able to install that on its own.

[-] loam@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Toe to tip, that's a windows!

[-] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 4 points 10 months ago

This would be perfect if the taskbar was thinner. I might try this one out!

[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 3 points 10 months ago

That's easy to tweak. I made everything big for the thumbnail and screenshots lol. I should try to get the proportions right on it though.

[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 2 points 10 months ago

I made it thinner in v0.9, with a bunch of other changes. New screenshots on the store page.

[-] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 2 points 10 months ago

Looks great! Good job!

[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 2 points 10 months ago

If only I could get a Win98 VM working lol

[-] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 3 points 10 months ago

Use dosbox-x or 86box they have windows 9x support

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