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lancsuk

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Registered: 2020-03-08

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[XFWM4] Howto modify default theme hardcoded?

Hiya guys, I would like to modify ( hardcoded ) the XFWM4 default theme. Does anyone know the hardcoded XFWM4 settings?

cheers

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

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Re: [XFWM4] Howto modify default theme hardcoded?

Why do you want to do this? Couldn't you just change it when needed?

If you're asking about a default for new users, there are 3 options you could consider (you would need to test these):

1. Copy a working xfwm4.xml from ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml to /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml. When a new user logs in, files from this location pre-populate new user defaults.

2. Put the xfwm4.xml file in /etc/skel/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml for same reason, if above doesn't work. The copy will happen when a new user account is created.

3. Create a script and drop entry into ~/.config/autostart that runs the command:

   xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/theme -s "YOUR_THEME_NAME"

   ...it will be executed during login. If you only want this done once, during first login, you'll need to add some logic to the script to manage this.

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