You wait a bit until it is merged and you get it with updates. Then you click on it in settings.

That would take years.

I use Debian Stable.

I think Plasma has something like "Decorations" - can a custom decoration be used? Can one use scripts in the "Decorations"?

> That would take years. I use Debian Stable.

That kinda is the whole point of static releases like debian stable, ubuntu lts, red hat or windows ltsc? That you actively don't want to have any changes like these but want stable (=static) foundations to build on. (currently writing this on old stable; don't feel bothered to upgrade right now)

> I think Plasma has something like "Decorations" - can a custom decoration be used? Can one use scripts in the "Decorations"?

The software under discussion seems to be a change to the breeze window decoration so for this one probably not (yet), but e.g. for aurorae

https://store.kde.org/p/1678088

That would sound like a self inflicted wound. Personally I really loved emerald the window decorator along with compiz.

Translation: That sounds like you caused this problem for yourself by choosing debian stable.

emerald, compiz: fairly famous window managers/compositors everyone used to use, e.g.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QokOwvPxrE

> how is this related to window borders

compiz is famous for including all sorts of fancy/over the top effects like windows going up in flames, so stuff like glowing window borders should be no problem at all.

By now compiz seems mostly unused, but many effects are also available in kwin. For instance

system settings -> desktop behavior -> desktop effects -> dim inactive

Kinda the opposite of outlines, where it just dims everything else instead of highlighting one, but maybe it works for you?

Tried the dim thing. Suuuper annoying. When I switch from a fullscreen Firefox to a tiny terminal and the whole screen dims down.

Also it makes it hard to work with multiple windows, because some of them are dimmed then.

This is a setting you should disable.

Very interesting. Would you also like to share what you did not like about breakfast this morning?

If this works already, why did the author of this article write new code for it?

Because it does something different? The new one changes colors depending on the background color, for a different window decoration, outline instead if borders (rounded corners etc.)...

Also, your post is incredibly rude!

How is my post rude?