changing the active window title bar color
Josh Stratton
strattonbrazil at gmail.com
Mon Dec 9 21:17:58 CET 2013
Yeah, I unzipped it, but even after restarting the theme manager I still
don't see the new theme.
ll -R /usr/share/themes/Clearlooks2/
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks2/:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 9 11:26 ./
drwxr-xr-x 35 root root 4096 Dec 9 11:35 ../
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 9 11:26 xfwm4/
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks2/xfwm4:
total 184
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 9 11:26 ./
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 9 11:26 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 137 Nov 27 01:52 bottom-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 139 Nov 27 01:52 bottom-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 157 Nov 27 01:52 bottom-left-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 159 Nov 27 01:52 bottom-left-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 158 Nov 27 01:52 bottom-right-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160 Nov 27 01:52 bottom-right-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1346 Nov 27 02:11 close-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1228 Nov 27 02:28 close-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1332 Nov 27 02:15 close-pressed.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1150 Nov 27 02:17 hide-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1077 Nov 27 02:31 hide-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1151 Nov 27 02:19 hide-pressed.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135 Nov 27 01:52 left-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 137 Nov 27 01:52 left-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1184 Nov 27 02:22 maximize-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1126 Nov 27 02:32 maximize-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1185 Nov 27 03:41 maximize-pressed.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1184 Nov 27 02:22 maximize-toggled-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1126 Nov 27 02:32 maximize-toggled-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1193 Nov 27 03:42 maximize-toggled-pressed.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 422 Nov 27 01:58 menu-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 499 Nov 27 02:35 menu-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 408 Nov 27 01:54 menu-pressed.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220 Nov 27 03:56 README
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 136 Nov 27 01:52 right-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 138 Nov 27 01:52 right-inactive.xpm
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 436 Nov 27 03:57 themerc*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335 Nov 27 01:55 title-1-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 367 Nov 27 02:35 title-1-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335 Nov 27 01:59 title-2-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 397 Nov 27 02:35 title-2-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335 Nov 27 01:59 title-3-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 458 Nov 27 02:36 title-3-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335 Nov 27 02:02 title-4-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 428 Nov 27 02:36 title-4-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335 Nov 27 02:03 title-5-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 367 Nov 27 02:36 title-5-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 159 Nov 27 02:05 top-left-active.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 336 Nov 27 02:05 top-left-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 338 Nov 27 02:36 top-left-inactive.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 156 Nov 27 02:06 top-right-active.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 970 Nov 27 02:06 top-right-active.xcf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 908 Nov 27 01:52 top-right-active.xpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 339 Nov 27 02:37 top-right-inactive.xpm
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:10 PM, houghi <houghi at houghi.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 11:44:29AM -0800, Josh Stratton wrote:
> > Most of the themes I've briefly looked through on xfce-look don't seem
> to have
> > any contrasting color between highlighted menus besides a change in
> color.
> > Since this was the default style in xfce way back when this is some new
> style
> > in the xfce community, where only fonts are usually changed between
> active
> > windows.
>
> I even have the previous version themes:
> penne:/usr/share/themes # ls
> Adept Cruxish Gelly Microcurve R9X Tgc
> Xfce-b5
> Adwaita Curve Gilouche Microdeck Raleigh Tgc-large
> Xfce-basic
> Agua Daloa Gnububble Microdeck2 Redmond Therapy
> Xfce-cadmium
> Agualemon Default Gorilla Microdeck3 RedmondXP Today
> Xfce-curve
> Alternate Default-4.0 Gtk Microgui Retro Totem
> Xfce-dawn
> Atlanta Default-4.2 Iceg Mofit Sassandra Trench
> Xfce-dusk
> Atlanta2 Default-4.4 Kde Moheli Silverado Triviality
> Xfce-kde2
> B5 Default-4.6 Kde1 Next Slick Tubular
> Xfce-kolors
> B6 Default-4.8 Kelabu Ops Slimline Tyrex
> Xfce-light
> BBS Defcon-IV Keramik Opta Smallscreen Variation
> Xfce-orange
> Basix Eazel-blue Kindaker Oroborus Smoke Wallis
> Xfce-redmondxp
> Beastie Elberg Kleanux Perl Smoothwall Waza
> Xfce-saltlake
> Biz Emacs Kokodi Pills Sonar Wildbush
> Xfce-smooth
> Blackwall Exocet Koynacity Piranha Stoneage Xfce
> Xfce-stellar
> Buzz Fbx LineArt Platinum Symphony Xfce-4.0
> Xfce-winter
> Coldsteel G2 Linea Prune Synthetic Xfce-4.2
> ZOMG-PONIES!
> Coolclean Galaxy Meenee Quiet-purple TUX Xfce-4.4
> bluebubble
> Crux Gaudy Metabox Quinx Tabs Xfce-4.6
>
> You are right that the majority of themes do not have a huge difference.
> Never
> noticed it as most programs I have disabled the titlebar as I seldom use
> it and
> it is a waste of space (for me). Everything in there is handled by keyboard
> (and many things that are not). I also have programs on fixed places and
> Workspaces, so I know what is what. But that is just me. I guess.
>
> > I was just hoping it would be some quick fix instead of a whole bunch of
> trial
> > and error. For example, I downloaded your Clearlooks2 example theme and
> tossed
> > it in the theme directory, but it doesn't show up in the themes list.
> Now I'm
> > sure I could go investigate that, but I'm just approaching diminishing
> returns
> > for changing the title bar color. I'm not a theme affecionado that likes
> > having every color and border perfectly configured. I just wanted to
> change
> > pretty any theme to get some contrast between active and non-active
> windows.
>
> You need to unzxip it, not just download it, in ~/.themes.
> Could be that you need to make that directory if it does not exist
>
> [~/.themes]
> houghi at penne : unzip 162084-Clearlooks2-Squared-mat.zip
> Archive: 162084-Clearlooks2-Squared-mat.zip
> creating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/
> creating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/xfwm4/
> inflating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/xfwm4/maximize-toggled-inactive.xpm
> inflating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/xfwm4/top-left-active.png
> inflating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/xfwm4/maximize-active.xpm
> inflating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/xfwm4/menu-active.xpm
> inflating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/xfwm4/title-5-inactive.xpm
> inflating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/xfwm4/themerc
> inflating: Clearlooks2-Squared-mat/xfwm4/bottom-inactive.xpm
> <snip rest of the files>
>
> Now with me the Clearlooks2-Squared-mat theme is avilable when I restart
> the
> Window Manger from the settings.
>
>
> houghi
> --
> This is written under the inluence of the following:
> > Artist : Eric B & Rakim
> > Song : Extended Beat
> > Album : Paid in Full
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