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 <figure "GTK+ Theme Style"> <figure "GTK+ Theme Style">
-{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:appearance-settings.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:4.12:appearance-style-xfce.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
-This tab controls the visual appearance of the toolkit (Gtk+) controls, such as buttons and menus. You can switch between themes by selecting them in the list. The colored rectangles to the left of the style names give a preview of the color combinations found in each style for things like window backgrounds, fonts and menu item highlights.+The //Style// tab controls the visual appearance of the toolkit (Gtk+) controls, such as buttons and menus. You can switch between themes by selecting them in the list. The colored rectangles to the left of the style names give a preview of the color combinations found in each style for things like window backgrounds, fonts and menu item highlights.
  
 To install new themes, download a package from your distribution or from theme sites like [[http://xfce-look.org|xfce-look.org]]. When you download a theme tarball from a website, you can install it by dragging the file from the file manager and dropping it in the list of styles. To install new themes, download a package from your distribution or from theme sites like [[http://xfce-look.org|xfce-look.org]]. When you download a theme tarball from a website, you can install it by dragging the file from the file manager and dropping it in the list of styles.
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 <figure "Icon Theme"> <figure "Icon Theme">
-{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:appearance-icons.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:4.12:appearance-icons.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
-This tab controls the visual appearance of icons which are shown in e.g. the panel, on the desktop, in the file manager and menus. Samples of several common icons are displayed next to the icon name so you can get a preview of how they will look and compare them to the same icons in other themes.  You can choose a new icon theme by selecting it in the list.+The //Icons// tab controls the visual appearance of icons which are shown in the panel, on the desktop, in the file manager and the menus. Samples of several common icons are displayed next to the icon name so you can get a preview of how they will look and compare them to the same icons in other themes.  You can choose a new icon theme by selecting it in the list.
  
 As with Styles, you can install new icon themes simply by dropping an icon tarball onto the list. You can also install new themes using your distribution's package manager. As with Styles, you can install new icon themes simply by dropping an icon tarball onto the list. You can also install new themes using your distribution's package manager.
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   gtk-update-icon-cache /path/to/theme/directory/   gtk-update-icon-cache /path/to/theme/directory/
  
-More information can be found in the [[https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/2.24/gtk-update-icon-cache.html|gtk-update-icon-cache reference manual]].+More information can be found in the [[https://developer-old.gnome.org/gtk3/unstable/gtk-update-icon-cache.html|gtk-update-icon-cache reference manual]].
 ===== Fonts ===== ===== Fonts =====
  
 <figure "Font Settings"> <figure "Font Settings">
-{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:appearance-fonts.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:4.12:appearance-fonts.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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 ! Select one of the options to specify the sub-pixel color order for your fonts. Use this option for LCD or flat-screen displays. ! Select one of the options to specify the sub-pixel color order for your fonts. Use this option for LCD or flat-screen displays.
 ? LCD Hinting  ? LCD Hinting 
-! On some systems, LCD hinting results in better fonts. But because this is not working on all system, this setting is not configurable through the interface. You can, however, set it with a simple query:+! On some systems, LCD hinting results in better fonts. Since this does not work on all systems, this setting is not configurable through the interface. You can, however, set it with a simple query:
 ! ''xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Xft/Lcdfilter -n -t string -s lcddefault'' ! ''xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Xft/Lcdfilter -n -t string -s lcddefault''
 ! Other possible values are ''lcdnone'', ''lcddefault'', ''lcdlight'' and ''lcdlegacy''. You can check to see if the property is set properly by running ''xrdb -query'' in a terminal. To fully apply the LCD hinting, it is advisable to log out and in again (for restarting the X server). ! Other possible values are ''lcdnone'', ''lcddefault'', ''lcdlight'' and ''lcdlegacy''. You can check to see if the property is set properly by running ''xrdb -query'' in a terminal. To fully apply the LCD hinting, it is advisable to log out and in again (for restarting the X server).
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 <figure "Other Theme Settings"> <figure "Other Theme Settings">
-{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:appearance-settings.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:4.12:appearance-settings.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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 Choose one of the four options to specify what to display on the toolbars in your GTK-compliant applications.  The example below shows {gui>Text under icons}. Choose one of the four options to specify what to display on the toolbars in your GTK-compliant applications.  The example below shows {gui>Text under icons}.
  
-{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:appearance-toolbar-style.png?nolink& |}} +{{:xfce:xfce4-settings:4.12:appearance-toolbar-style.png?nolink& |}}\\ 
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 ==== Menus and Buttons ==== ==== Menus and Buttons ====