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howto:xfwm4_theme [2014/01/09 23:25] – [Button offset and spacing] p0ng | howto:xfwm4_theme [2015/01/06 14:30] – [Themes locations] killermoehre | ||
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* User's home dir / | * User's home dir / | ||
- | * System' | + | * System' |
- | + | * System' | |
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===== Titlebar decorations ===== | ===== Titlebar decorations ===== | ||
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. | ||
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* show_app_icon=false //#Shows the menu button// | * 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. | + | If you don't have a menu button, |
===== Gtk Color pickup ==== | ===== Gtk Color pickup ==== | ||
- | As you have no doubt noticed when using Xfwm4' | + | As you have no doubt noticed when using Xfwm4' |
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+ | ^ Name ^ Gtk value ^ Description ^ | ||
+ | | active_text_color | ||
+ | | inactive_text_color | ||
+ | | active_text_shadow_color | ||
+ | | inactive_text_shadow_color | dark[insensitive] | Shadow color for inactive window' | ||
+ | | active_border_color | ||
+ | | inactive_border_color | ||
+ | | active_color_1 | ||
+ | | active_color_2 | ||
+ | | active_hilight_1 | ||
+ | | active_hilight_2 | ||
+ | | active_mid_1 | ||
+ | | active_mid_2 | ||
+ | | active_shadow_1 | ||
+ | | active_shadow_2 | ||
+ | | inactive_color_1 | ||
+ | | inactive_color_2 | ||
+ | | inactive_hilight_1 | ||
+ | | inactive_hilight_2 | ||
+ | | inactive_mid_1 | ||
+ | | inactive_mid_2 | ||
+ | | inactive_shadow_1 | ||
+ | | inactive_shadow_2 | ||
- | The color symbols | + | The Gtk values " |
- | ^ Name ^ Description ^ | + | The symbols get replaced by the actual |
- | | active_text_color | Text color on title for active | + | |
- | | inactive_text_color | Text color on title for inactive window | | + | |
- | | active_border_color | Very rarely used usually set to black | | + | |
- | | inactive_border_color | Idem | | + | |
- | | active_color_1 | Background color for active title | | + | |
- | | active_color_2 | Background color for active window | | + | |
- | | active_hilight_1 | Lighter color for active title for 3D look | | + | |
- | | active_hilight_2 | Lighter color for active window | | + | |
- | | active_mid_1 | Slightly darker color for active title | | + | |
- | | active_mid_2 | Slightly darker color for active window | | + | |
- | | active_shadow_1 | Darker color for active title for 3D look | | + | |
- | | active_shadow_2 | Darker color for active window | | + | |
- | | inactive_color_1 | Background color for inactive title | | + | |
- | | inactive_color_2 | Background color for inactive window | | + | |
- | | inactive_hilight_1 | Lighter color for inactive title for 3D look | | + | |
- | | inactive_hilight_2 | Lighter color for inactive window | | + | |
- | | inactive_mid_1 | Slightly darker color for inactive title | | + | |
- | | inactive_mid_2 | Slightly darker color for inactive window | | + | |
- | | inactive_shadow_1 | Darker color for inactive title for 3D look | | + | |
- | | inactive_shadow_2 | Darker color for inactive window | | + | |
- | The symbols get replaced by the actual color values at runtime so that the window borders inherits GTK theme colors automatically. | + | To use the defined colors in the XFWM theme, the XPM files have to be edited. Since XPM files are plain text, they can be edited with your favorite text editor. |
- | Xpm file format used natively by xfwm4 is no more than a plain text file that can be edited with your favorite text editor. | + | |
===== From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ===== | ===== From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ===== | ||
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===== Xfwm 4.2 new functionality ===== | ===== Xfwm 4.2 new functionality ===== | ||
- | As simple as it is, the color symbol replacement table of the XPM format is not powerfull enough to achive | + | As simple as it is, the color symbol replacement table of the XPM format is not powerfull enough to achieve |
Xfwm 4.2 includes yet another functionality that gives real nice result while being still compatible with the previous theme format: It composes the final image from the XPM file and it colors replacement table, and another PNG file with transparency, | Xfwm 4.2 includes yet another functionality that gives real nice result while being still compatible with the previous theme format: It composes the final image from the XPM file and it colors replacement table, and another PNG file with transparency, |