Questions tagged [themes]
Questions about "themes" which alter the look of the interface.
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Ubuntu 22.04 shows wrong colors
Before opening a bug I would like to know if anyone else has the following
Update from 18.04 to 22.04 with exactly the same hardware, nvidia GTX 1050ti graphics card and same monitor, while in 18.04 ...
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Sheet name font size on LibreOffice Calc is too small
I am using LibreOffice 3.5.3.2 (Ubuntu 12.04) and the buttons to switch tabs in Calc are written with small fonts. They're so small I can't even read what is written on them.
I could not find a way ...
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where is theme settings in ubuntu 18.04?
I have just upgraded from 16.04 to 18.04. My installed theme was Flatabulous. My desktop looks really weird.
I can not find theme settings in System Settings.
Have is it been removed? How am I ...
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How do I apply themes to gtk applications when I'm using Awesome WM?
No matter what I use, e.g. gtk-ctheme, and the other apps availible in the repos, gtk applications running under Awesome WM stay ugly.
The same apps look fine when I use unity.
Any thoughts?
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Firefox not affected by gtk theme
How can I make firefox use Adwaita theme like all other apps do?
Good:
Bad:
Preferably also make web pages darker as well.
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How to determine which theme is currently enabled
I am not sure about the command, but I would like to know how to determine which theme is currently enabled on Ubuntu 14.04.
I am hoping for a command line solution.
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How to set dark/light mode from the GNOME session in Ubuntu 22.04?
Back on 21.10, just picking whichever theme, dark or not, in GNOME Tweaks, set the desktop to that theme.
Now on 22.04, due to the switch of some apps to libadwaita I assume, you need to set Dark/...
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Ubuntu tweak tool - Mouse cursor would not change theme
I tried to change the cursor theme from DMZ-White to DMZ-Black for my laptops. But it does not work for one of my laptop.
For that laptop, it does not work no matter I change the cursor theme in
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How to fix invisible form fields in Firefox while using Adwaita Dark Theme (or any other dark theme) [duplicate]
I have this issue with some form fields in Firefox and using the adwaita-dark theme. In some webpages where the field background is white, you cannot read the text because it is also white.
This ...
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gnome-settings-daemon doesn't apply themes, unless I kill it and start it manually [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Ubuntu 10.10 forgets desktop theme.
UPDATE: It looks like i'm experiencing this bug where Ubuntu can't do themes on fast computers (e.g. SSD drive and/or i7 CPU).
UPDATE: I ...
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How do I set my own (HTML) theme in LightDM?
LightDM is the new login manager, and is meant to be themeable using HTML and CSS. How do I do that in Ubuntu 11.10? Can I use my own HTML file with my own text?
Things I've tried:
I've spent a ...
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Text in Ubuntu Software Center is unreadable
When I do a search in the software center this is what the results look like.
I can only see the text if I select one of them.
I tried changing themes but that didn't fix it.
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Remove blur effect on lock-screen
I have a slideshow running on my desktop (which is stored in ~/.local/share/shotwell/wallpaper/wallpaper.xml) and which also is shown in the lock screen.
Since 20.04, there is a blur effect on the ...
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What files to edit to change title bar and border width of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Since the upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS from 16.04 LTS, none of my custom themes work. In fact, they distort my display so much that it becomes unusable.
Luckily I can change it back to something ...
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How do I only use the icons for applications in the Faenza icon set?
I downloaded the Faenza icon set and installed the "Dark" variant on my desktop.
However I only want the icons for applications (the ones that go in the Unity Launcher), I want all the other icons to ...
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Set a specific theme for root launched applications
I would like the the applications I launch as root to look differently from the application launched as a normal user.
This can be done by using a theme that does not come from usr/share/themes but I ...
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Can I theme the menubar to look different if a window is maximized?
I know you can theme the Unity menubar in GTK+3 using CSS, but is there a way to theme it differently depending on whether a window is maximized?
This would be useful for e.g. themes where the ...
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How to change the icons of snap programs?
I downloaded some themes and icons to customize my whole desktop UI and the last thing I need to change is some icons. I'm using a theme and it changed all the icons except for the programs that I ...
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Customizing terminal tab color in Ubuntu 17.10
By default it looks like this:
I don't like it and want it to be dark, so I add this to my ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css:
terminal-window notebook tab {
background-image: -gtk-gradient (linear, left ...
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How to disable dark theme on webpages in Firefox? [duplicate]
I switched to a dark theme (Dolorean Dark). I like it and I think--it is better for eyes. However I have problems in some web pages. Most pages are intended to be shown on white background. On dark ...
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Editing GTK theme (adding a border)
I am using a GTK theme which I love except that it doesn't have borders around the windows. If I am on a web page (for example) with a white background and my wallpaper is white I don't know where the ...
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Icon theme doesn't affect some Qt-applications [duplicate]
I changed the icon theme in Ubuntu 12.04, but it doesn't affect Qt-applications. They have the default theme.
For KDE applications the icon theme can be changed with the systemsettings package. This, ...
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Battery icon changed?
I don't know what happened, but today when I logged in to Ubuntu 12.04, the battery icon looked strange (when unplugged):
When it's plugged, the icon looks as always been, the problem is when it's ...
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Question about GtkScrollbar class in custom themes
I very much like to use the Zukitwo theme as an alternative over the standard Ambiance theme, it is to my taste more easy on the eyes.
However, the theme takes away the scrollbar arrows or "steppers"...
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How to fix GTK theme for Nemo's pathbar breadcrumbs and disk free space barchart
I like a few features of Nemo, but there seems to be a theme problem - at least when running under Ubuntu Gnome 14.04:
As you can see from this screenshot:
it's not possible to see which of the ...
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Where to find great themes? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I get themes and eye-candy for my desktop?
Other than the normal sites (IE: Gnome-Look, Webup8, OMGU, etc)
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Is there a theme that reprises the old Sun Sparc style interface?
Something like the following:
or
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Install Windows 10 theme in Ubuntu [duplicate]
I want to make my Ubuntu look like Windows 10, so I have downloaded the Windows 10 Transformation Pack Light theme from gnome-look.org, but I don't know how to install or apply it.
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How can I install different icons? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get and install more themes, icons, and pointers?
I often find myself seeing new icons but I am unable to install them.
How do you install icons on Ubuntu? Can ...
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How do I change fonts & icons in a theme? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change fonts?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10. I was slightly annoyed to find no easy way to change the icons and fonts on the appearances window. Apparently, you have to ...
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How to edit the color of the title bar and border width of a gtk3 theme?
Can someone tell me which file and item is edited to change the title bar and the border width in the gtk3 themes? I'm using Ubuntu version 14.04.
Note: This is related to Using the Themes in the ...
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How to change the background colour of a window?
Since 11.10 you can't change much in the appearance options, just the windows border styles but NOT the background colour like you could do it in Natty.
For some odd reason as I upgraded to 11.10, ...
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How to tweak/customize GTK theme?
I installed Ubuntu with Unity desktop environment and then I installed GTK Theme, which is called Numix Dark. I really like the theme, but I would love to change some colors of the theme. I want to ...
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transparent window when using gnome-shell and communitheme on Ubuntu 18.04
I have installed communitheme in gnome-shell. It gives smoother and faster experience. However, I am facing the following issue with System Monitor window. The window is completely transparent.
is ...
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How to return default PS1 prompt?
After installing docker (I definitely think this is about docker) I got changed cmd-label. For instance, it was like username@root8hgf858$: your_command to [:/home/username] $.
How can I fix it? I'...
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How do I get the names in my icon theme for use with pythons appindicator module?
How do I get the strings I can insert instead of 'gtk-execute'?
#!/usr/bin/python
import gobject
import gtk
import appindicator
if __name__ == "__main__":
ind = appindicator.Indicator("example-...
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How to make Okular follow the system theme?
Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04, Okular doesn't follow the Adwaita-dark or Arc themes when I set them with the Gnome tweak tool. Is there any way to fix this? All I really want is for Okular to use ...
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how can i install new themes on Xubuntu?
I want to install this but i have no idea how to do it.
http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php/X-Aero+%28XFWM4+Windows+7+%2B+Vista+Theme%29?content=170901
Can anyone give me a sep-by-step please?
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How to get the proper LightDM theme?
I've been using Oneiric since the second Alpha (had to, my new system refused to run any older Ubuntu version) and I've never been able to get the nifty LightDM theme I'm seeing everywhere. Instead, I'...
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Ubuntu 18.04 change Login Screen theme (not wallpaper)
I can't seem to find any way to change the default orange on black theme on Ubuntu 18.04. I am using Adapta theme on my desktop, but it does not get applied to the login screen. Please notice that I ...
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How to display date under time in GNOME
In Ubuntu 18.04, my current desktop looks like this:
How do I display date under time in GNOME panel as below?
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How do I change the theme and window border color?
Is it possible to customise the colours for the desktop theme and window appearance in Pangolin 12.04 as it was possible in Narwhal?
I only see four default choices in the display adjustment selection....
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How to change App Drawer background to be less transparent
How can I change the Ubuntu app drawer background color? or how can I decrease the blur effect, I don't want to see my wallpaper when I'm on the app drawer page.
Too transparent.
I like this ...
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Color-palette/theme for Ubuntu 18.04
I have Ubuntu 18.04 installed and I like it, but I'm not a big fan of the aubergine and orange color scheme.
I tried to change it by changing the theme with the gnome-tweak-tool. The Adwaita-dark ...
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What are the default layout settings in gnome-terminal?
I want to replace gnome-terminal fully by lxterminal. I've started by changing the default terminal emulator. So I ran sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator, and chose lxterminal. ...
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How to make ambiance title bar corners squared?
Is there a way to make the corners squared in ambiance or another theme for ubuntu 14.04?
I prefer the look and feel of squared corners.
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How can I enable dark mode in Chrome?
I'm running ubuntu 19.10 and I tried to enable dark mode by running
google-chrome-stable --enable-features=WebUIDarkMode --force-dark-mode in terminal then it works but gives me this and chrome would ...
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Firefox snap ignoring Yaru cursor theme on install [duplicate]
I recently reinstalled the firefox snap for reasons unrelated to this question. I'm on ubuntu 22.04, and wayland on an amd gpu.
When I did, the newly reinstalled firefox stopped respecting my system ...
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Where can I find Gnome-Classic themes?
Does anybody know where can I find themes for gnome 3 fallback mode?
I mean this session of gnome 3 :
Can anybody help me with this one,because I can't find any solutions.Pleaseeeeee!
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Some snap apps are not using the default theme (yaru) in Ubuntu 22.04
After the upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04, some of the apps installed as snap are having issues with the default theme (in any of its color variants). For instance, Retroarch, Ubuntu Store and Firefox can not ...