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Remove titlebar but keep rounded corners

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Description

Is there any way to remove window titlebar but keep standard rounded corners? Current solution with MMNoTitleBarWindow leaves sharp and ugly corners.

It'd be nice to see something like this instead:
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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by investigating MMNoTitleBarWindow and the macOS window behavior shown in the issue's example image. Determine whether the titlebar can be removed while preserving standard rounded corners, then verify the resulting window appearance in MacVim.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, vim
Domain
design, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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