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 As windows can be in either active ((focused)) or inactive ((unfocused)) states for which xfwm4 use pixmaps named accordingly e.g. title-1-active.xpm and title-1-inactive.xpm. As windows can be in either active ((focused)) or inactive ((unfocused)) states for which xfwm4 use pixmaps named accordingly e.g. title-1-active.xpm and title-1-inactive.xpm.
  
-For title bar decorations, xfwm4 uses 5 pixmaps named title-1-active.xpm to title-5-active.xpm with top-left-active.xpm and top-right-active.xpm making up the corners on each end as per figure 1 below.+For title bar decorations, xfwm4 uses 5 pixmaps named title-1-active.xpm to title-5-active.xpm with top-left-active.xpm and top-right-active.xpm making up the corners on each end as per figure 2 below.
  
-{{ howto:xfwm4:xfwm4-window-pixmaps.gif |Figure 2 - The pixmaps that compose the whole window}} +|  {{ howto:xfwm4:xfwm4-window-pixmaps.gif |Figure 2 - The pixmaps that compose the whole window}}  | 
- +|  Figure 2 - The pixmaps that compose the whole window  |
-Pixmaps of a xfwm4 window+
 The same naming convention is true for unfocused windows with the word inactive substituted.e.g. title-1-inactive.xpm The same naming convention is true for unfocused windows with the word inactive substituted.e.g. title-1-inactive.xpm
  
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 Xfwm4 can use up to six action buttons - stick (sticky windows), menu, shade, hide, maximize and close. Xfwm4 can use up to six action buttons - stick (sticky windows), menu, shade, hide, maximize and close.
  
-Buttons have active ((focused)), inactive ((unfocused)) and pressed states. as per figures 3 below:+Buttons have active ((focused)), inactive ((unfocused)) and pressed states. As per figures 3 below:
 AbiWord Image menu-active.gif    AbiWord Image menu-inactive.gif   AbiWord Image image_2.gif AbiWord Image menu-active.gif    AbiWord Image menu-inactive.gif   AbiWord Image image_2.gif
  
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 |  {{howto:xfwm4:stick-active.gif}} {{howto:xfwm4:stick-inactive.gif}} {{howto:xfwm4:stick-pressed.gif}}   |   {{howto:xfwm4:stick-toggled-pressed.gif}} {{howto:xfwm4:stick-toggled-active.gif}} {{howto:xfwm4:image_3.gif}}   | |  {{howto:xfwm4:stick-active.gif}} {{howto:xfwm4:stick-inactive.gif}} {{howto:xfwm4:stick-pressed.gif}}   |   {{howto:xfwm4:stick-toggled-pressed.gif}} {{howto:xfwm4:stick-toggled-active.gif}} {{howto:xfwm4:image_3.gif}}   |
  
 +Xfwm4 4.6 brings a new button effect of the active window called prelight. Hovering the mouse over the buttons, the picture becomes clearer. Can be used in the six active buttons.
 ===== Themerc file ===== ===== Themerc file =====
  
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 The "button_spacing" value gives the number of pixels between each button. The "button_spacing" value gives the number of pixels between each button.
  
 +==== App icon ====
 +With **show_app_icon** option you can replace the menu button with application icon. The application icon will be limited by width of menu button. Stay tuned!
 +
 +  * show_app_icon=true //#Shows the application icon//
 +  * show_app_icon=false //#Shows the menu button//
 +
 +If you doesn't have a menu button, can be used a blank square. Or you cannot use this option.
 ===== Gtk Color pickup ==== ===== Gtk Color pickup ====
 As you have no doubt noticed when using Xfwm4's default theme it is possible to make themes "pick-up" gtk theme colours. It's not just running the gimp and draw the buttons. Most themes use a color symbol table. That means the xpm file must be opened and edited by hand. As you have no doubt noticed when using Xfwm4's default theme it is possible to make themes "pick-up" gtk theme colours. It's not just running the gimp and draw the buttons. Most themes use a color symbol table. That means the xpm file must be opened and edited by hand.
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 ===== Credits ===== ===== Credits =====
-This how-to has been started by Drewbian (drewbian at tsn dot cc) and later modifed by Olivier Fourdan (fourdan at xfce dot org).+This how-to has been started by Drewbian (drewbian at tsn dot cc) and later modifed by Olivier Fourdan (fourdan at xfce dot org) and Renato Santos (renatosan at gmail dot com).