Can I make round or free-form windows--I'm sick of rectangles!

Anyone know if this is possible with some app? I'm really sick of looking at rectangles on my desktop. It would be really cool if you could make "free-form" windows: round, oval, curved, jagged, etc. Pardon me if this has been asked a million times - I'm new here and apologize profusely.
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just one question. r u a programmer and want to make windows curved or something? or u want to make ALL windows curved?

if u r a programmer, YES, u can make windows curved etc... using the SETWINDOWRGN API but before that DEFINING a region with CREATERECTRGN or someothers...

if u just want to make windows shaped, u have to use some windowblinds skins like NASCENT (i luv the curved look with WINDOW FX shadows!) PROGRESSIVE etc...(okok i am not praising essorant)

hope this info helps
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Thanks for the help! Unfortunately, I no nothing about programming. I'll see if I can find the items you speak of. It sounds like there is hope after all!
Again, many thanks!

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yes, vimalkumar, there's no reason to praise the excellent, imaginative, creative, incredible, original skins of essorant
There's a lot of non-square windows skins... and excellent 'squared' skins, Timvolt. The variety of styles makes great the skinning! Not all of us have the same preferences
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The screenshot I found of NASCENT appeared to be rectangles with rounded corners...has anyone made a totally round or circular window? Hmmmmph....
Still searching...now I'll look up PROGRESSIVE. By the way, I hope I didn't offend anyone of the rectangular persuasion. Oops!
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I saw a program that could do this once. Hmmm...Let me do some digging

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There is DesktopX. Look at the 'freeform' style of these 'skins' done by "The_Artist". This is as close as I think you are gonna get. :

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?authorid=956
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Try here http://www.thematic.com/chroma/index.html Chroma.

And here http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/6797/illumination.html Illumination.

But i saw something else. I don't think it had themes but could change the shape of windows. Okay more digging

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