theme-collection-xfwm4

• theme-collection-xfwm4

clone

$ git clone https://github.com/samwhelp/theme-collection-xfwm4.git

themes

Pastel

Pastel
Pastel_Dark
Pastel_Dark_NoTitle
Pastel_Light
Pastel_Light_NoTitle

RGaps

RGaps
RGapsBlack
RGapsBlackNoButtons
RGapsBlend
RGapsBlendNoButtons
RGapsLine
RGapsLineNoButtons

www.gnome-look.org / XFWM4 Themes / RGaps

note-about-manjaro / Theme / RGaps

note-about-ubuntu / Theme / RGaps

doc

• https://wiki.xfce.org/howto/xfwm4_theme
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_PixMap

themes directory

System Global

• /usr/share/themes/
• /usr/local/share/themes

Personal Local

• ~/.local/share/themes
• ~/.themes

find /usr/share/themes/ -name xfwm4
find /usr/local/share/themes -name xfwm4
find ~/.local/share/themes -name xfwm4
find ~/.themes/ -name xfwm4

Install Xfwm4 Theme Tool

• xfce4-appearance-settings (Package: xfce4-settings) (GUI)
• appearance-install-theme (Package: xfce4-settings) (CLI)
• xfwm4-theme-ctrl (CLI) (My Script)

Set Xfwm4 Theme Tool

• xfwm4-settings (GUI)
• xfconf-query (CLI) (channel: xfwm4) (property: /general/theme)
• xfce4-settings-editor (GUI) (channel: xfwm4) (property: /general/theme)

Config File

• ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfwm4.xml

Install theme by xfce4-appearance-settings

Step

1. Launch xfce4-appearance-settings.
2. Drag theme_directory or theme_archive, then drop to xfce4-appearance-settings.

install theme to [~/.themes]

Install theme by appearance-install-theme

How to find appearance-install-theme

run

dpkg -L xfce4-settings | grep appearance-install-theme

or run

dpkg -L xfce4-settings | grep install

show

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/settings/appearance-install-theme

How to install theme by appearance-install-theme

Ex: install [themes/Pastel_Dark] to [~/.themes]

run

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/settings/appearance-install-theme 'themes/Pastel_Dark'

or run

$(dpkg -L xfce4-settings | grep appearance-install-theme) 'themes/Pastel_Dark'

Install theme by xfwm4-theme-ctrl

help

run

$ ./xfwm4-theme-ctrl

or run

$ ./xfwm4-theme-ctrl help

show

Usage:
	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl [action]

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl list

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl install {name}

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl install_all

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl now [name]


Example:

	## help

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl
	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl help


	## available to install

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl list


	## install

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl install 'Pastel_Dark'
	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl install 'Pastel_Dark_NoTitle'
	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl install 'Pastel_Light'
	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl install 'Pastel_Light_NoTitle'

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl install_all


	## get current

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl now


	## set current

	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl now 'Pastel_Dark'
	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl now 'Pastel_Dark_NoTitle'
	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl now 'Pastel_Light'
	$ xfwm4-theme-ctrl now 'Pastel_Light_NoTitle'

Debug:
	$ export DEBUG_THEME_CTRL=true

show available theme list

run

./xfwm4-theme-ctrl list

show

Pastel_Dark
Pastel_Dark_NoTitle
Pastel_Light
Pastel_Light_NoTitle

install single theme

ex: install themes/Pastel_Dark

run

$ ./xfwm4-theme-ctrl install 'Pastel_Dark'

install all theme

run

$ ./xfwm4-theme-ctrl install_all

get current xfwm4 theme

run

$ ./xfwm4-theme-ctrl now

set current xfwm4 theme

run

$ ./xfwm4-theme-ctrl now  'Pastel_Dark'

Other Tool

• style-de-xfce
• style-switch-xfce
• style-ctrl-xfce