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Xallater · 2012-11-01 23:33:58

I'm not all that new to the Linux community but I am new to #!. Looked like it was a good choice for my old R50 Thinkpad. Still a little confused on how to customize things to the way you want. I'd love to move the top toolbar to the bottom and maybe change my color theme to a black and cyan blue. Also would like to know how to download programs. I'm used to using the terminal or the ubuntu storefront, but Idk where they go in #!.

Sorry if someone posted something like this before sad

ansem_of_nexus · 2012-11-01 23:49:32

Your toolbar is tint2 if you go in to your menu and open the settings section you will find the tint2 section. In there is an edit selection use it to get the config file.

it the file you will find all you need.

under panel you find "panel position" this has control of where it is change it to say "bottom middle horizontal"

as for your color ideas the background IDs control this each has an outline and background color. Each id controls a different section, almost all are labeled. Change the hex colors to what you want.

once you have all as you think you want save. Once save in the settings-tint2 menu you will find a restart option, use it and your new settings will take effect. Repeat as needed.

Last edited by ansem_of_nexus (2012-11-01 23:50:38)

dura · 2012-11-01 23:52:17

More the merrier. I reckon it is a good choice for your thinkpad too smile

For tint2 (the panel) you want to open

sudo geany /home/yourusername/.config/tint2/tintrc

Find this line:

panel_position = top center horizontal

Change it to:

panel_position = bottom center horizontal

tint2restart

For themes:

obconf

lxappearance

Making themes is fun

For packages, apps, etc:

sudo synaptic (package manager)

apt-cache search (your interest)

It's kinda like ubuntu, except a lot better. cool

Last edited by dura (2012-11-01 23:55:36)

Xallater · 2012-11-01 23:52:19

Oh okay thanks Ansem! I had looked at the tint2 config file but really didn't want to go messing with it till I knew for sure that it's used for customizing

lcafiero · 2012-11-02 00:03:31

Welcome, Xallater, to the ranks of the CrunchBang ThinkPad users! big_smile

Xallater · 2012-11-02 00:15:20

lcafiero wrote:

Welcome, Xallater, to the ranks of the CrunchBang ThinkPad users!

I've noticed through the forum and google, a lot of people still use old Thinkpads haha! I don't feel like a loser anymore

VastOne · 2012-11-02 02:30:12

Welcome to CrunchBang and the Community Xallater, we are glad to have you... Enjoy the Blackened Snapper.

ansem_of_nexus · 2012-11-02 02:37:14

Hope you have fun with your customizing and I hope to see it up in the November screen shot thread when you are done, I just got done posting my black and blue desktop.

here is a link to that thread
click

merelyjim · 2012-11-02 03:07:56

Welcome to #! monkey
I would have tried to answer some of your questions, but everybody else beat me to it..

Xallater · 2012-11-02 03:44:25

This is all I got so far with stuff. Didn't realize how easy everything is glasses

Mod Edit - Pix Resize - VastOne

Last edited by VastOne (2012-11-02 03:55:27)

VastOne · 2012-11-02 03:57:11

Hi Xallater, I am sure you have not seen this being new... I have resized your image for the above post.

Cheers!

Please use thumbnails (please try to avoid the large thumbnail imgur.com code) linking to the larger image to help those of us with slow connections. An example of the code needed is below. Most image hosting sites will automatically generate this for you as well. Users have been using postimage.org lately which does a nice job.

[url=http://link.to.your.fullsized.image][img]http://link.to.your.thumbnail.image[/img][/url]

Xallater · 2012-11-02 04:18:55

Thanks you! I just linked it from photobucket and didn't think anything of it hmm haha. I'll remeber this for next time

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