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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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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Does changing Windows XP theme to classic enhance performance?
A lot of my colleagues and friends who are still using Windows XP use the Windows Classic theme (i.e. the Win98-like theme, unlike the XP theme). Some of them just like it, but some others say that ...
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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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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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Little girl friendly versions of Linux (or themes for Linux)
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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How do I extract a background from a Windows 7 Theme file?
Pretty obvious, How do I extract a background from a Windows 7 Theme file?
I like the background pics from some of the themes I've downloaded, but is there anyway I can get the pictures (background ...
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How to fix? Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: “murrine”
I have downloaded and installed a new theme before in my fedora machine.
However, I got this warning when I load gvim, nautilus every time.
(gvim:4629): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine ...
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How to Create Windows 7 Theme dynamically according to the native computer screen resolution
If you ever pay attention to the default Windows 7 Theme build in, those themes will have a perfect image screen resolution no matter what size of the screen your device is on. It looks perfect on the ...
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Is it possible Notepad++ to change the theme based on current filetype
For example, if I open a text file, notepad++ would open it in 'default' theme. But if I open a php file for instance, it would open it in 'custom_theme1'. I know notepad++ is highly extensible, so I ...
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How to unpack a chrome theme?
How to unpack a packed chrome theme(*.crx)? Their FAQ states how to pack, but not how to unpack.
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Creating Themes in Windows 7
I know in Windows XP it was not a trivial exercise to create your own themes. Is this task easier in Windows 7? And if so, what is involved?
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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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Where can I get TV-style sound effects for my computer?
I need to clarify here- because I don't know what you'd call them...
But you know when you're watching CSI or Law & order (or any movie where they show how hi-tech the characters are because they ...
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How to change the skin on VS2010
The dark and light contrast on the VS2010 IDE is not as comfortable on the eyes as the previous versions.
Any way of changing the colors on the IDE skin?
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Downloadable templates and styles for Word 2010?
Where can I find downloadable templates and styles for Word 2010?
I'm not a designer, but would like to find pre-packaged sets of fonts, colors and indenting that is more appealing that what is built ...
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How to develop a Google chrome theme?
I have some design ideas for Google Chrome. I want to convert it into a theme.
I searched a lot, but did not find a satisfactory explanation on how to go about doing that.
Do you know what needs to ...
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change background and font colors in mac terminal
is it possible, I want to change the color the white background is not too appealing.
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SQL Server Management Studio Color Schemes?
Is there a way to apply color schemes and themes to SQL Server Management Studio? I really enjoy the ones for Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010 and would love to have something like that.
Color Schemes ...
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Textmate: How to export Themes?
I created a new theme in textmate in preferences->fonts & colors, and I would like to share it with my friend. But I don't know how to export it.
It would be logical to save my theme ...
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How can I change the background colour of a single emacs buffer?
I want to make SQL interactive buffers that are connected to production DBs very, very obvious, so my thought was to change the background of the buffer to a dark red colour. set-background-color ...
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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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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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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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Fooling a program to think the Windows XP theme is different
I love using light-text-on-dark-background color schemes for as many programs as I can.
However, I don't use a light-on-dark theme for Windows XP itself, because many Windows programs do not play ...
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Is it possible to change the look and feel of remote X applications running under Xming?
I am running Eclipse remotely right now, in Xming on my Windows pc, through an ssh tunnel from my laptop running Ubuntu 11.10.
As seen below, it doesn't look that bad, but it seems that my ...
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Is there a way to find the name of the current theme in Google Chrome?
I have setup theme in Chrome, but it was awhile ago, probably when Chrome got official support for themes.
I can't find the way to get the name of my current theme installed. I want to use same theme ...
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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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Are there any Firefox themes that work when Ubuntu has a dark theme?
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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Better window arrangement for Windows XP?
Does anyone know of a tool or plugin for Windows XP that allows me to "dock" a window on one half of the screen, as if that half were an entirely separate display? Ideally, I'd like to be able to ...
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How can I make KDE and other non-GNOME apps inherit the Ubuntu theme?
I'm running Ubuntu (9.04) and have a bunch of different types of apps installed on my system:
GNOME apps like Firefox, gEdit.
KDE4 apps like AmaroK and KATE.
Qt apps like VLC.
Opera browser, which ...
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Can I put the Windows XP Luna Theme on Windows 7?
Can I put the Windows XP Luna Theme on Windows 7? Will it work? Will it cause damage?
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How to fall back to the default Color Theme in Emacs?
I have applied a Color Theme. How can I get back to the default theme without restarting Emacs (version 23)?
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What are the best minimal windows XP themes you know? [closed]
I'm thinking about changing my plain-old xp theme (classic) into something new, but still minimalistic.
Which ones do you recommend?
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How to create a custom theme in Microsoft Word Mac 2011
Background: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, OS X 10.7.4, MacBookPro5,1
I desperately want to change the theme fonts and colors to take advantage of the interface advantages of having these elements at ...
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Alternatives to Window Blinds for Windows 7?
I would like to reskin Windows 7. I have bought Window Blinds, but I am looking for clean and simplistic Skins, Window Blind Skins are extremely pimped out.
Are there any alternative to Window ...
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Change theme in Chrome to one that's been previously installed
This seems like it should be really easy to do, I just can't work out how.
Is there a way in Chrome to switch to themes that have previously been installed on the browser. Themes that have been ...
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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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How to disable Windows system sounds - permanently - but not application sound
I prefer the sound scheme of Windows 7 HP to be set to "No Sounds" ALL the time. The problem is, when I switch themes, the themes switch sound schemes also. I know I can go in and disable/change to ...
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How can I make Vista look like XP?
I recorded part of a video training with XP and now I have Vista installed.
I want the look of the windows (the candy buttons XP theme) to be the same through all the videos.
How can I make Vista ...
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Notepad++ Tweaking
Is it possible to get NotePad++ to have background themes like other text editors have? I know that you can have syntax highlighting, but I've seen editors like Eclipse and Visual Studio have ...
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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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Netbeans color scheme settings
Trying to create Sublime Text environment in Netbeans editor.
The screen below is before moving cursor into any "path"
And after
As you see, bg color of multiple instances changed.
The ...
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Do any Windows IM clients support Adium styles?
I know I can't actually get Adium on Windows. Are there any Windows IM clients that at least support Adium styles, specifically Contact List Styles and Message Styles?
Pidgin is heart-breakingly ...
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Have both scrollbar buttons at bottom in Ubuntu
I want to have both of my scrollbar buttons at the bottom like the way it is on a mac. How can I do this in Ubuntu? I know some themes support it but I was wondering if there was a way to make this ...
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Themes for Ubuntu Notification System
I am running Ubuntu 9.04 and absolutely love the new notification system. However, I would like to play around with the themes of the notifications.
Is this possible yet? Where can I mess around with ...
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Default Textbox Colors in Powerpoint 2007
How do i change defalut colors for a new Textbox in PowerPoint 2007? I am using a custom themed presentation template that someone gave me and every time I create a new text box it is white text on ...
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textmate - change cursor color
i'm using a theme for textmate which i really like but the cursor color is almost invisible.
how do i change the color of the cursor?
looking at the preferences, i don't see an option to change the ...
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Where do I find Chrome's default theme file?
I know how to install themes into Chrome, but I am looking for Chrome's default theme. Specifically the image files to the navigation icons like forward, back, home, reload etc.
I cannot seem to find ...
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How can I get the VS Color Theme Editor to color my tabs properly?
In an application (Visual Studio 2010) the tabs of files that are opened in the editor are always brownisch, whatever Windows theme I use. There is a plugin for VS2010 (Visual Studio Color Theme ...
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Customize Resharper Marker Bar
Is it possible to change the colour of the TODO/NotImplementedExceptions in the Resharper Marker Bar?
I find the cyan nearly impossible to see on the grey backround of the window.
