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Use when creating scalable ornate frames, thorn borders, parchment panels, worn-metal borders, or image-backed UI frames.
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| name | quickshell-nine-slice-frame |
| description | Use when creating scalable ornate frames, thorn borders, parchment panels, worn-metal borders, or image-backed UI frames. |
| source_examples | ["examples/quickshell/components/NineSliceFrame.qml"] |
| source_docs | ["https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-qtquick-borderimage.html"] |
Use this when a widget needs a scalable ornamental frame without bulky hand-drawn terminal boxes: parchment, soot, ash, worn metal, thorn borders, inventory frames, or bonfire-style UI panels.
BorderImage for 9-slice scaling/tile behavior.border.left/right/top/bottom values.BorderImage.Repeat for thorn/chain/noisy edges and BorderImage.Stretch for smooth parchment or metal gradients.Rectangle fallback when no asset exists yet.~/.config/quickshell.hyprctl and FloatingWindow.BorderImage has source and all four border slice properties.