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xfce:thunar:hidden-settings [2018/07/12 11:30] – [The Custom CSS] alexxconsxfce:thunar:hidden-settings [2018/07/12 21:11] – alexxcons
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 ===== The Settings Editor ===== ===== The Settings Editor =====
  
-Open the thunar tab  in the **xfce4-settings-editor** in order to see which settings are currently stored and to modify them. Make sure to quit thunar before with "thunar -q". Otherwise your changes will have no effect. +Open the //Thunar// tab  in the **xfce4-settings-editor** in order to see which settings are currently stored and to modify them. Make sure to quit //Thunar// before with "thunar -q". Otherwise your changes will have no effect. 
  
 ===== Hidden Settings ===== ===== Hidden Settings =====
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 For most graphical elements of thunar, it is possible to customize them via CSS. (like it is done by themes) For most graphical elements of thunar, it is possible to customize them via CSS. (like it is done by themes)
  
-Here an example for thunar 1.8.x (gtk3 based):+Here an example for //Thunar// 1.8.x (gtk3 based):
   - Create a file ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css   - Create a file ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
   - Paste following content in this file:   - Paste following content in this file:
-  - Save, logout and login again.+  - Save and restart thunar (thunar -q; thunar)
  
      
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-For thunar thunar 1.6.x (gtk2 based):+For thunar //Thunar// 1.6.x (gtk2 based):
   - Create a file ~/.gtkrc-2.0   - Create a file ~/.gtkrc-2.0
   - Paste following content in this file:   - Paste following content in this file:
-  - Save, logout and login again.+  - Save and restart thunar (thunar -q; thunar)
  
   style "thunar-spaced-out-icons"   style "thunar-spaced-out-icons"
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   class "ThunarIconView" style "thunar-spaced-out-icons"    class "ThunarIconView" style "thunar-spaced-out-icons" 
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 +Check the [[https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/chap-css-overview.html|GTK+ CSS Overview page]] to see learn how CSS can be used in gtk3.
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 +Use the  [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GTK%2B/Inspector|GTK Inspector]] together with thunar to see which properties can be modified on each element.