Calmira - Modified Versions

Modified Versions

Being open source, some people developed their own version of Calmira, adding other features and customizations. Here is a list of the most used ones:

  • Calmira LFN: Modified version that supports Long File Names, better icon shading, a 'My Documents' icon, and a dialog to change the wallpaper. The last version (released on December 19, 2006) also has custom window borders that mimic Windows 95 ones.
  • Calmira XP: Modified version that tries to mimic the Windows XP interface. Version 4.0 Beta also includes modifications from Calmira LFN, but has been released on March 6, 2006, meaning that some bugs fixed in Calmira LFN since then are still there, and that there are no custom window borders.
  • Calmira Longhorn: Is a modified version that tries to mimic the Windows Longhorn (or Vista) interface. Version 3.5 still had some bugs around dialog buttons (they are showed in French). After an extended time with no new updates (2 years) Calmira Longhorn 3.6 was released. In the new version new features included a vista style logon screen, an "X" button in the upper-right corner of windows, and LFN Support. Also, the "Frenchbutton bug" was now fixed. On August 19, 2008, Peter Protus, developer of Calmira Longhorn, announced that he stopped both the development of the software as well as support. On December 11, 2008, support and development started again.
  • Calmira Blackcomb: This modified version was intended to mimic the Windows Seven interface. It was going to be based on Calmira Longhorn 3.6 and contain new features. It was being developed by Peter Protus. The project's homepage is the same as the one for Calmira Longhorn.

Other versions and the original one can be found at Calmira Online.

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