Linux.com: Themes | Linux Today

Linux.com: Themes

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 28, 1999

“Themes, “packages” that change the way you look at certain
objects or events. One of the biggest use of themes in linux is on
window managers. They change the way the window manager looks,
acts, and feels. Either changing a titlebar, to the way the entire
window looks, themes are meant to give you something different,
something out of the ordinary to not make your window manager as
boring.”

I am going to focus on four different window managers and
their use of themes. How much you can change, how much you can’t,
and why someone might want to do such a thing. From the ever
flexible Enlightenment, to the speedy BlackBox, all have the power
to make good use of themes.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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