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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 window title bar size in Windows 10

As far as i can remember in older versions of Windows you were able to modify the thickness of the window title bar so that minimize and close icons become smaller and the top of the window narrower. ...
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Little girl friendly versions of Linux (or themes for Linux) [closed]

I'm going to install Linux on a PC for a daughter (age 7) of a friend of mine. I recently came across Hannah Montana Linux. The parents don't want a commercially branded thing going on, so no Hannah ...
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Turn Windows 7 desktop into grayscale

Is there a universal way to turn Windows 7 Aero desktop, all windows, etc into grayscale? I had an option to do this in Intel video drivers on my old laptop, now I have NVIDIA and don't know how to ...
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How to show window contents while dragging in Windows Server 2008 R2?

I just installed Windows Server 2008 R2, including the Desktop Experience feature, and activated the Themes service. I've activated Aero. I have everything there, except that when I drag windows, I ...
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How to disable taskbar transparency in Windows 8 desktop?

I'd like to disable taskbar transparency in Windows 8 desktop. On Win7 disabling Aero was a hack to accomplish this goal, but this post from how-to-geek to disable Aero in Win7 & Vista no longer ...
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A Dark Theme for Windows 8

Is there any way for me to use Windows 8 in a dark environment? For a long time I had headaches that I couldn't fid their cause. Now, I'm using a dark visual style for my Windows 7 and since then, I ...
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How can I make Windows 8 use the classic theme?

The answers I've seen are themes, which only give me the colours and not the appearance/performance of the UI; in addition, I want to keep Metro. Basically this: Instead of:
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How to get syntax highlighting working in TextMate 2

I just cloned TextMate 2 from GitHub. Followed the instructions in the readme file and everything went smooth with the installation. However, there is no syntax highlighting. No problem – just need ...
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How do I change the background image of Home page in Firefox?

I want to change the look and feel of the boring home page of Firefox browser by changing the background image to something I want. Basic system details: OS: GNU/Linux Firefox Version: 72.0a1 (2019-...
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Make style changes in notepad++ permanent

When I select a theme and make changes to the font name and font size, they always default back to original settings whenever I reopen notepad++. Is there a way of making font name and size changes to ...
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Set PuTTY's appearance in Windows

Is it possible to configure PuTTY to have me some nice colour scheme like vim's desert? I'm an PuTTY user under Windows and my login shell is tcsh. The current PuTTY theme setting is a very boring "...
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Windows 10: How to change a theme slideshow time interval?

It's all int the title; I find myself unable to set a precise time interval defining how often the background pictures of the theme I am currently using change. The only similar option available in ...
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Change window frame color on an application basis

Although I can change the global theme of Windows, all the elements of the OS have the same color scheme. I would like the scrollbars, buttons, etc on win 8.1, to be different for different ...
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High contrast theme and Firefox-Font colour issues?

I have turned on high contrast theme in Windows 7, the problem now is the theme is interfering with firefox( no problem with Opera) and the pages loading. For example, the below given is a screenshot ...
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Windows to look like Mac

Does anybody know any way to make my windows computer running vista look like a mac?
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Where is the .zshrc file on Mac?

I’m using iTerm and wanted to customize the look of my terminal window using Oh My ZSH!. And according to the documentation I need to change the ~/.zshrc file and add a ZSH_THEME value: Once you ...
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gitk looks ugly / doesn't honor theme settings

I'm running Xubuntu, (actually linux mint with xfce on top, but I suppose it's essentially the same thing) I set my appearance theme to (a modified version of) MurrinaStormCloud, but if I run gitk, ...
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What are the locations of the various theme files in Windows 7?

Where are the locations of the various theme files stored in Windows 7? In specific, system as well as per-user theme files.
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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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Where are the Chrome theme files saved?

I want to change my Chrome theme from time to time. But whenever I download a theme in Chrome, it installs it and the downloaded file is missing from the destination. I want to maintain a collection ...
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Windows 8.1 default (system) lock screen customization

Recently, I've reinstalled Windows on my laptop, upgrading it from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1. Now, I want to change the theme (or at least, wallpaper) which is shown on the screen before any user logs ...
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Windows 10 Classic Theme

Expanding on How can I make Windows 8 use the classic theme? and Windows 10 TenForums: Windows Classic Look Theme in Windows 10 -- how does one use Windows 10 with the old classic theme? There's a ...
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Windows 8 Color Settings (Window Title)

In Windows 7, the window title's color (by default black, to see the title in the title bar fire up Windows Media Player for example) is stored in [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\Colors] ...
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Installing gtk+ themes on Windows

How do I download a gtk+ theme and install it on a computer running Windows? I know that I can select a few of the themes from the theme selector, but not sure how I install one.
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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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Are there any Firefox themes that work when Ubuntu has a dark theme? [closed]

Does anyone know of firefox themes which are usuable when gnome has a black theme? I find that none of the borders are visible, and that often times text for certain context menues are completely ...
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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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Change color of URL in dropdown menu of Firefox's address bar

I am using a GTK theme with some dark elements, which causes problems in some applications. One of them is Firefox: the URLs in the drop-down menu of the address bar are dark blue on a black ...
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Windows 10 (1809): How To Use the Dark Theme for UWX Apps but the Light Theme for win32 Programs?

The latest version of Windows 10 (1809) has added a new feature to Windows Explorer (and various win32 programs). Specifically, if one uses the Dark Theme for UWX apps, the Windows Explorer also turns ...
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Make active window more obvious on taskbar (Windows 10)

In Windows 10, the active window is represented on the taskbar by a very subtle shade affect (see pic). Is there a setting or registry hack that would make it more obvious? (I keep trying to switch to ...
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Applying custom style to internal Chrome pages

I want to apply custom styles to the internal pages used by chrome. (Like the new tab page.) I used to do what is said here: Hack Chrome to show its internal pages with black background But it no ...
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How to get user defined language in Notepad++ to follow master formatting?

I have successfully created a user defined language file in Notepad++ and this file has formatting, highlighting, etc. What I am hoping to do however is tie these into the main theme is. But it looks ...
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Unable to reset Google Chrome theme

tldr; When I reset my Google Chrome theme to default, and restart my browser, the title/tab bars take on a dark theme and I can't figure out why. I think there is some kind of hidden settings/profile ...
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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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How do I get the colors from Windows 7 "Classic Theme" in Windows 8?

I've tried to export the theme from Windows 7 and import it to Windows 8, but some colors are still different. In particular, the Active Window title bar color is too similar to the Inactive color. ...
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Flip taskbar order in Windows 10 / 11 in vertical mode (switch start button with clock)

Obviously Microsoft with a passion doesn't let us fully customize the taskbar. Since I have a ultrawide monitor, I need my taskbar on the side of the screen. But now my start button is at the top. Is ...
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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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Where can I find bash_profile / bashrc themes?

I've been searching for bash_profile / bashrc themes on google for awhile but I'm not finding any kind of aggregation for themes. Most of them I find are small snippets like: export TERM="xterm-...
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How to change mouse cursor using powershell script on windows 11 without restarting?

I am having some hard time trying to change mouse cursor using PowerShell script on windows 11. I have this application called WDD scripts which have the power of PowerShell scripts depending on the ...
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enabling "classic" look in Windows 7 - or at least reducing window edge widths

After looking here, I'm still at a loss. Is it possible to enable a "Classic" view a la Windows XP's theme that would make the environment look more like Windows 2000? If not, is there a way to ...
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Windows 8.1 scroll bars: customisable?

What I would like: for all windows, I want to have the slider bar a different colour from the slider rail. and visible whether or not it is being hovered over. So far I have only be able to ...
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In Google Chrome Browser, how can I set the theme for one system to be different from another system?

I have the following situation for my development using two hosts, a local and remote host. I'm working in an AWS Desktop (linux), this is the local system. I ssh into an EC2 instance to do my ...
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How to disable EMACS - Prelude colors? (terminal)

I've used PRELUDE to work better in terminal, but I'd love to work with my default Terminal theme(colors). Zenburn-theme comes default with Prelude but It just work great the first time i run emacs ...
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Ubuntu purple terminal colors to iTerm2

I've been looking for a iTerm2 theme that resembles the default purple Ubuntu terminal but have had no success so far. Does a theme for the standard Ubuntu terminal exist for iTerm2 or will I have to ...
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Where to find original windows vista cursors

I reformatted my HDD and installed Windows 7 Ultimate. But i noticed the Windows Animated cursor theme from Windows Vista is gone. Any way to get it back, or an external download source? I do have ...
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Google Chrome custom theme not working in incognito mode

How to set some other theme in incognito mode? Currently bar is so dark, I can't clearly see anything. This is what I used to use: In experimental (chrome://flags/) I enabled "Allow widgets to ...
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Change theme font in Word for Mac 2011?

Is it possible to change the theme fonts in Word for Mac 2011? By theme fonts, I mean when you click the font drop down menu, it suggests a 'Theme Heading' and 'Theme Body' font before the main list. ...
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After upgrading to Windows 8.1 the themes from Windows 8 were replaced by new ones

I have searched in C:\Windows.old\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper but it does not contain all the old Windows 8 themes. Does anyone know another way to retrieve them?
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Windows does not respect theme switch done by registry

I am using Windows 11 22H2 build 22621.1265. I use these scripts to change the system/application theme accordingly: New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\...
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How to disable hot tracking UI feature in Windows 8?

When I click on a row it highlights the line with blue background (regular behaviour), but when I mouseover other rows it highlights them too. How can I disable this?
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