{"kind":"post","path":"/blog/elementary-x","post":{"metadata":{"title":"Elementary X","summary":"Rewrote the Elementary OS GTK stylesheet to swap window controls for macOS-style traffic lights. Light and dark variants, full Pantheon desktop integration, GTK 3.22+.","publishedAt":"2018-01-23","projectDate":"2018-09-19","github":"surajmandalcell/elementary-x","links":[{"label":"Project page","href":"https://surajmandalcell.github.io/elementary-x/","type":"website"}],"tags":["linux","theming","elementary-os","os-theme","css"],"weight":0},"slug":"elementary-x","content":"Elementary X adds macOS-style window controls to **elementary OS and Pantheon**. It supports GTK 3.22 and later.\n\n## What Changed\n\nThe theme includes light and dark styles, title button assets, GTK imports, and Pantheon fixes. It also covers Plank, notifications, tabs, fonts, and desktop scripts.\n\nI kept the theme close to upstream styles. This made the controls feel native across the shell instead of added to one window.\n\n## Visual Proof\n\n\n\n### Desktop Screens\n\n\u003cdiv className=\"bp-evidence-grid\" data-preview-gallery=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"/images/blog/elementary-x/system-settings.png\" alt=\"System Settings\" className=\"w-[calc(50%-0.375rem)]\" /\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"/images/blog/elementary-x/file-manager.png\" alt=\"File Manager\" className=\"w-[calc(50%-0.375rem)]\" /\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"/images/blog/elementary-x/terminal.png\" alt=\"Terminal\" className=\"w-[calc(50%-0.375rem)]\" /\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"/images/blog/elementary-x/file-manager-light.png\" alt=\"File Manager Light\" className=\"w-[calc(50%-0.375rem)]\" /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e"}}