[XFCE] How install Window Border themes ?

alex mt.hood at freesbee.fr
Wed Aug 25 03:54:01 CEST 2004


So can I install the windows border of Gnome ?  Is it possible ?
How can I install ?  in wich directory I must install the file : 
metacity-theme-1.xml ?


Brian J. Tarricone wrote:

>from you last comment, it appears you're trying to use window decorations
>from the metacity window manager.  these won't work with xfwm4 (xfce's window
>manager).
>
>	-brian
>	
>On 08/25/04 02:35, alex wrote:
>  
>
>>I would like to install a window Border theme from this Gnome website
>>http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/666/
>>
>>So I extract the tar file
>>http://art.gnome.org/download/themes/metacity/666/MCity-Litoral.tar.gz
>>to this directory : /usr/share/xfwm4/themes/
>>
>>But unfortunately,  I can't see my folder in
>>panel => setting => Window Manager.
>>
>>When I rename a  sub directory in /usr/share/xfwm4/themes/, I could see, 
>>in the Windows Manger, that the sub directory has been renamed.  So I 
>>thinks it is the good directory /usr/share/xfwm4/themes/ for the 
>>WindowsBorder Themes.
>>But why when I put the file metacity-theme-1.xml in the directory 
>>/usr/share/xfwm4/themes/metacity, it doesn't work ? I can't see metacity 
>>in the Window manager.
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