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A theme is a package of graphical specifications, such as colors and iconsets, used to customize the appearance of a UI.

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How to change macOS Terminal.app settings programmatically?

My goal is to save the settings for my Terminal.app somewhere and then load them on a new installation or a different Mac. This should include at least the font size, font and the theme I'm using, ...
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How to force Qt application running via sudo to use user theme/fonts configuration?

everyone. I am developing applications in Qt5, but it requires low level hardware access and thus need to be executed as root. My target operating systems are Debian (ARM) and Ubuntu (x86). Problem ...
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Draw a border around the active window in Gnome Shell

I am using the shellshape extension for tiling in the gnome shell, and the paper gtk theme by Sam Hewitt. I want to modify one small thing in the theme, that's I would like to draw a thin border ...
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How do I change font colours on Babun in Windows / Cgywin

I have installed Babun http://babun.github.io/ on Windows I think I would like to use the (default) "babun" theme, as it has good stuff like git branch names etc. I would prefer a black-on-white ...
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Chrome bookmark bar background with high contrast

When using high contrast mode in Windows 10, Chrome updates the text color of items on the bookmark bar from black to white. More, the background of each item becomes black: How can I change the ...
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Registry keys to change personalization settings?

I am aware that settings related to Themes and Personalization can be found here: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes I can't find the specific settings I am ...
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How to change Windows TextBox background color?

Every time I try to use a dark theme in Windows 7, it makes text in textboxes illegible (as shown below). How can I change the default colour of the text-boxes alone (like with the Stylish add-on in ...
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UltraUxThemePatcher not working, possible issue with UxStyle that wasn't uninstalled before Creators Update

I updated to Creators Update (V1703 Build 15063.540) and I want to use custom themes. So I patch my files using the latest UltraUxThemePatcher. However, after patching, whenever I try to open the "...
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Change Firefox new tab background

I always use dark personas theme or the default compact dark theme that comes included with Firefox and I don't like the default background color being white when I open a new tab. There was an add on ...
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Title Bar Dragging in Windows 10

As illustrated in this animated gif There are very few places to drag a window in Windows 10, since clicking most places highlights a button I don't want to click. I drag windows a lot, so I'd like ...
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Custom iTerm appearance doesn't save after quitting iTerm

I'm new to Mac. Recently, I just installed iTerm2 and I also changed some of its fonts and theme (Oh My Zsh). All the changes worked perfectly but when I close iTerm everything reset to its default ...
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CDE-Solaris GTK3 Theme

I've tested and tried many GTK+ Themes, but found the one that ease on the eyes the most is still the oldest CDE-Solaris Theme: I believe this color combination has been carefully engineered exactly ...
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Find out which tool is using GTK2

Almost all X-tools are GTK+ or QT based. Is there any simple way to find out, which X-tools I've installed in my system are still using GTK2, i.e., it is relying on GTK2 themes? I'm using Ubuntu ...
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Where is Gtk+ default theme saved

I've created several customized Gtk+ themes, more or less following this. They are all created under ~/.themes/ folder, and they are all working fine. However, my question is, how come the system ...
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userChrome.css to reduce rounding of tabs on Firefox Australis interface

Firefox's Australis interface (curse it) has brought heavily rounded tabs. (amongst so many other indecencies) I could undo this by installing the extension Classic Theme Restorer, or a different ...
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Which libraries are responsible for executing files from Windows Explorer?

I am running Windows 7 x64. Some time ago I was trying to modify Windows themes using something I downloaded from deviantart. I remember some of the files installing a bunch of unwanted trash and ...
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Windows: Is there a way to change the selection color of a background window?

(Windows 7, Classic theme) In Windows, a selected object is highlighted in dark blue. Selections in a window that does not have focus, are highlighted in gray. Here's an example from Windows Explorer....
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Identify a chrome theme [closed]

I uninstalled my chrome theme because some buttons were dark that shouldnt've been; planning to re-install it later However, when I opened the theme browser I couldn't find it anywhere Here's an ...
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Firefox Vimperator - dark theme makes the command line hard to see. Change using CSS?

I'm currently using Vimperator with the FT Deep Dark theme on Firefox 53.0 (32-bit), and the setup is excellent save for one nagging issue - the command line for Vimperator is black text on dark grey ...
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Converting atom theme to visual studio code

I put really much effort in developing my own color scheme for atom (and webstorm), where every color means the same thing to me. I tried using base16 but could not fit it into it. Recently I ...
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Resource Hacker seems to "break" aero.msstyles in Win7 (?)

I have been trying to change the color of my taskbar with little success. We have two nearly identical machines on a KVM switch and it's easy to forget which one you're on, but they have quite ...
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Create custom Notepad++ theme

I'm thinking of making my own Notepad++ theme for syntax coloring. I'm not sure the best way to proceed, I was hoping that someone with experience of this sort of thing could help me: To create a new ...
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How to persist selection of GTK_THEME in running applications in Xfce?

I'm running Xfce on Debian. The menu labels in many windows look crowded and some dialogue controls are missing. The work-around I have found (I cannot remember how) is to prefix a application's ...
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Notepad++ changing font settings on restart

This is a screenshot of notepad++ when I close it: and this is a screenshot from just after reopening it: As can be seen, Notepad++ sees fit to ignore my font settings when restoring an old session. ...
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vscode change linenumber color

How can I change the color of the line numbers in VS code Often times the line numbers are to dark to make out.
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Office apps not saving Background/Theme across restarts

[e.g. Outlook 2016 16.0.4456.1003, 64 bit on Windows 10 Pro x64 v 1607] Subject says it all - when I change the Office Background or Office Theme, and then restart Outlook/Excel/... it reverts to No ...
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Can I change the Windows 10 Automatic accent colour palette?

Recent updates to Windows 10 brought back Windows 8's feature where the window/UI color was derived from the current wallpaper: "Automatically pick an accent colour from my background": However ...
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Windows 10 update 1 borders too thick and minify/maximize/exit button seperators?

ever since I installed the anniversary update of windows 10, my borders are really thick, and the minify/maximize/close buttons in the top right of a window are seperated by a thin grey line that ...
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How do I make a batch file that started a process to wait for the process to terminate?

My computer isn't the best but it does meet the minimal requirments to play GTA V. I wanted to make the game run faster so instead of using the normal .exe, this is the batch file I use to launch the ...
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Modifying GVIM Themes/Toolbars

I have this problem, that I cannot seem to figure out. On one Operating system, centOS, I have a look that I like. On Ubuntu, the look is different. I don't know where the discrepancy lies. How do ...
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Why is there a pattern on Microsoft Office menu bar?

[ Moved from Stack Overflow ] My partner is seeing four irregular blotches on the right side of the menu bar in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. They go away if the window is shrunk to a narrow enough ...
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How to create a completly custom theme in Tuleap?

i've been following this part of the Tuleap doc: https://tuleap.net/wiki/index.php?pagename=Customization%2FThemes&group_id=101 (which last from 2013...) with little to no success. and i can't ...
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Google Chrome changed Title Bar Color – Does not inherit correct color from Windows Classic Theme

I have Window 7 32 Bit wherein I have set the default Windows Classic Theme. Title Bar color of all apps by default is therefore Blue. Same was the case with Google Chrome. However since yesterday it ...
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Will Windows 10 Anniverary Update's Dark Theme affect File Explorer?

I heard that the recent Windows 10 Anniversary Update will come with a optional dark theme I would like to know whether this "Dark Theme" is really a theme, a theme that will affect the light ...
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How can I remove a Theme from One Shape of Many in Visio 2016

The Issue I have a Visio 2016 diagram that has a theme, but I want to remove the theme from one object. In Visio 2010 you could do Format > Remove Theme. I'm not seeing any such option in Vision 2016....
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Windows 10 dark theme that looks like dark Visual Studio 2015

Visual Studio 2015 has beautiful dark theme out of the box, which is very easy on eyes (especially in night). There are little details like different shades of blacks/browns on various UI elements ...
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Windows 10- UxStyle patch not working properly

I have trouble with setting up Uxstyle theme patcher on Windows 10 pro. Everything is installed properly (UxStyle and skinpack). But after logging off the user or if i lock the screen, some portions ...
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How to open a "Cached Theme.pak" in a Chrome theme CRX

I am able to open CRX files by changing the file extension to .zip, but when I am trying to get files that make up a theme, I can't find any. I'm assuming their in a file with the name "Cached Theme....
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Can I easily reactivate windows aero after changing to Windows 7 basic/classic?

If I manually activate windows 7 basic or Windows classic themes without my RAM running out or an application changing it, can I easily reactivate my aero themes from Appearance an Personalization ...
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Glitched start menu in classic theme after removing Windows Search

I use the classic theme in Windows 7 (SP1, 64-bit, Ultimate Edition), and have recently uninstalled the Windows Search feature via the control panel since I don't like the search box in the start menu,...
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Reduce the height of title/head-bars and their corner radius in Gnome 3.19+

Is there an entry in gnome-shell.css that control the corner radius of "title bar" (if I use the correct term) of most windows? As shown in the picture . I want to reduce the corner radius, since ...
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Remove line under Windows 10 taskbar icons

That "underline" underneath taskbar icons was apparently added to indicate the application is open (vs. just pinned). I don't need this indicator. Is there any way to remove the open application ...
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Powerpoint 2013 - create theme with shapes/images?

Is it possible to create a theme that has objects in it? E.g. if I insert images (NOT stretched background images) and a solid rectangle? I don't want to manually copy the images/shapes into every ...
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How can I change the default theme for every new Opera user on MS Terminal Server?

Running Opera on a Terminal Server became slow somewhere between Opera version 10 and 30 when graphical themes were introduced as the default theme. On the other hand Opera 36 does contain a theme ...
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Outlook 2010 overriding Windows 7 visual theme settings

I'm helping a visually impaired friend of mine learn how to use her Windows 8 computer. My friends accesses her computer using the JAWS screenreader (http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/...
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How to Tweak Office 2016 Theme Colors?

Just started using the 2016 Office Black theme. I love it, except that the snooze text is light grey on white, which is not readable... Any idea how to change it to black?
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Can Windows 10's desktop slideshow use pictures from inside multiple subfolders?

It seems that Windows 10's desktop slideshow does not use pictures from inside subfolders. Is there a way to get it to use these pictures? I have a Wallpapers folder with subfolders like Landscapes ...
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Customize Windows 7 Theme To Black

I want to get a theme like this: http://djabytown.deviantart.com/art/Dark-Agility-Visual-Style-148691785 But it uses tools that can not be downloaded any longer (and frankly I worry would not work ...
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Windows XP, classic theme, empty space at the bottom of taskbar, caused by language bar

I have to use Windows XP for work reasons and this UI bug is a small but constant annoyance. When classic theme is enabled, taskbar elements don't align with the size of the taskbar, leaving a few ...
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GNU Icecat source code. Where to find a specific line?

I've been using GNU Icecat Browser (libre Firefox version made by Gnuzilla) for some weeks. I've been diving through its menus and I found an error: When I get into the 'Customize Mode' (the one that ...
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