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Customizing icon themes

Gustavo Reis edited this page Aug 27, 2019 · 2 revisions

Where is the icons theme customization?

Example 1 – Icons theme customization

Suru++

How to change the colors of folders and of all 16px icons?

Example 2 – Icons colours

How to enable gradient colours of Suru++?

It is important to observe that icons of actions, panel and status do not support gradient colour.

Example 3 – Gradient Colours

Suru++ Asprómauros

How to change the colors of all 16px icons?

It is important to observe that this icons set do not have colourful folders. Now folders are fully monochromatic and support gradient colour.

Example 4 – Suru++ Asprómauros Colours

How to enable gradient colours of Suru++ Asprómauros?

Like Suru++, it is important to observe that icons of actions, panel and status do not support gradient colour.

Example 5 – Suru++ Asprómauros Gradient Colours

How to export icons theme?

Example 6 – Export icons theme

Where are exported icons theme?

  • If you exported Suru++ and Suru++ Asprómauros, see the reference How to export icons theme?, in the which you choose the path you wish to export.
  • If you exported non-Suru++ icons theme, the icons themes are exported by default into ~/.icons/.

How to import unlisted icons theme to Oomox?

  • There is no option of importing unlisted icons theme to Oomox because they do not have plugins to work on Oomox.
  • You need to create the own plugins for unlisted icons theme.
  • If you need to modify ePapirus, Papirus-Light and Papirus-Dark, you can duplicate and modify the plugin called icons_papirus which is located in oomox/plugins or request to @SmartFinn.
  • If you need to modify eSuru++ and Suru++ Dark, you can duplicate and modify the plugin called icons_suruplus which is located in oomox/plugins or request to @gusbemacbe.
  • If the certain icons theme is unlisted in Oomox, you must request to the author of that icons theme.

IMPORTANT OBSERVATION: Do not forget of copying the icons theme to oomox/plugins/icons_NEW_PLUGIN/PASTE_ICONS_THEME_HERE if you do not want to add to .gitmodules!

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