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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Update: CrunchBang Linux 8.10.01 is out now!
See: http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/release-notes/8.10.01
I have released a couple of new images for my CrunchBang Linux project. This new release brings CrunchBang Linux up-to-date with packages available from the 8.04.01 point release of Ubuntu. The new images have been completely rebuilt from scratch and feature a whole bunch of changes.
What's new?
As stated above, all packages from the Ubuntu repositories have been updated to bring them in-line with Ubuntu 8.04.01. Most notably, Firefox 3 is no-longer beta software and a couple of well-known security vulnerabilities have been patched.
Openbox has been updated to the latest version. See Openbox:Changelog for more information.
An alternative XFCE4 desktop environment is available from the GDM login screen. It has been set-up to behave identically [well, near enough] to the default Openbox session. e.g. right-click menus, shortcut keys etc. This new feature is currently being guinea pigged by Becky the Linux user.
Both the Openbox and XFCE4 sessions use the XFCE4 Settings Manager. This adds some overhead to the Openbox session, but also provides a solution to the problem of gnome-settings-daemon overriding users settings when invoked by accident — there are a surprising number of applications which invoke gnome-settings-daemon for no obvious reason.
ROX-Filer has been replaced by Thunar as the default file manager; the thunar-volman package now handles auto mounting of devices. This is a huge improvement over the previous release, which used Ivman.
A new "Lite" image has been made available. This image features the same Openbox and XFCE4 environments, but does not have the plethora of applications available in the full image. Hopefully, this new image will go a long way to satisfying requests to remove applications. The Lite image comes in at approximately 403M, making it significantly
smaller than the standard image at approximately 633M.
An alternative installation method. CrunchBang Linux can now be built from a minimal "CLI" installation of Ubuntu.
Numerous other tweaks and changes, including but not limited to:
- A new Usplash theme.
- New GDM theme.
- Xarchiver replaced by File Roller.
- GnomeBaker removed in favour of Brasero.
- Terminator now set as the default terminal emulator.
- RealPlayer plugins enabled by default.
- OSMO replaced by Orage.
- Et cetera.
Download locations
As always, CrunchBang Linux has been developed for my personal use; however, everyone is free to download and use as they see fit. If you do decide to download, please pay special attention to the disclaimer, which basically states, "if you brick your system, do not come running to me."
For download locations, see: CrunchBang Linux 8.04.02 Download Locations. For the alternative installation instructions, see: CrunchBang Linux 8.04.02 Alternative Installation.
Screenshots
Some screenshots of CrunchBang Linux 8.04.02 in action, click on the thumbnails for larger images.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Yesterday I published Darkness Returns, a GTK+ and Openbox theme. Today, in an effort to move more CrunchBang Linux material onto my site and wiki, I am publishing Brightness, another GTK+ and Openbox theme. I no longer use this theme myself, but I know some users have stated they prefer the theme which was used in CrunchBang Linux 7.10.2 [I guess you cannot please all of the people all of the time.] Personally, I prefer the increased contrast between application and data provided by Darkness Returns, but there you go.
As with Darkness Returns, Brightness uses the Clearlooks GTK+ engine. I have made the theme available on my wiki. I have used the theme under Openbox with no known issues. I have not tested the theme under GNOME.
Regarding the origin of the theme, if I remember correctly, I used the Gilouche theme as basis to work from. Even though I prefer to use a darker theme, I still really like the openSUSE artwork, it is professional and consistently good.
Monday, May 12th, 2008
It occurred to me this morning that I have been using the same GTK+ theme for a couple months. I consider this fact to be a result; I have comfortably settled into using a theme and I had not fully realised it, that has to be a good sign! While I enjoy playing around with the look 'n' feel of my desktop, I cannot help but think it is a waste of time and I should be doing something more constructive; therefore, this morning's realisation comes as something of a relief.
The theme I have settled into using is called Darkness Returns. I named it so because CrunchBang Linux was originally distributed with a dark theme, then it changed to a light theme, before moving back to a dark theme for the last release; hence, Darkness Returns — pure genius :)
Darkness Returns is based on the Clearlooks GTK+ engine. It is not actually as dark as some dark themes, instead it is more of a halfway house between the lightness and the darkness; maybe I should have named it "Sitting On The Fence"? Anyhow, a couple of people have asked me for the theme and so I have made it available on my wiki. More screenshots of the theme can also be seen on my wiki: CrunchBang Linux 8.04.01 Screenshots. Feel free to use and abuse :)
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Xpad is a sticky notes application written in GTK+ 2.0. It is a simple little application which can be used to help you remember important stuff. I really like Xpad, mainly because it does exactly what I would expect it to do, without suffering from feature bloat; it is an ideal utility for my Openbox based systems.
The current version of Xpad available from the Ubuntu Hardy repositories [2.13] suffers from a rather drastic 100% CPU bug; therefore, I have updated the package to the latest 2.14 release and uploaded it to the CrunchBang Linux repositories. I have also filed a small bug report on Launchpad and I am looking for a mentor to help me update the package; I understand it is a busy/hectic time for Ubuntu developers at the moment, so I will not hold my breath while I wait for a reply :)
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Update: CrunchBang Linux 8.10.01 is out now!
See: http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/release-notes/8.10.01
This is the third release of CrunchBang Linux. This release is based on the current development version of Ubuntu, "Hardy Heron". As with the previous releases, I have developed CrunchBang Linux for personal use; however, I have released it as a download on the off chance that others may find it useful.
I have been running this release on my own systems for a number of weeks and it seems to be quite stable. Having said that, this release is based on a "development" release of Ubuntu and therefore is not recommended for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage.
What's new?
I am really quite happy with how CrunchBang Linux is developing. This release sees numerous improvements and when installed makes for a really usable, fast and attractive system. I would really like to thank the users on the forums for all their suggestions and feedback; I have implemented many improvements based solely on their input. See below for a list of changes.
Major updates:
- CrunchBang Linux is now based on Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron". This brings many new improvements and package updates; most notably an updated 2.6.24.15 Linux Kernel, and Xorg 7.3.
- Openbox 3.4.7-pre2, this release includes many improvements including the GDM control mentioned here.
- CrunchBang Linux repositories are now enabled by default. The repositories include CrunchBang Linux specific packages and fixes, plus Openbox related updates etc.
- A new default theme based on Clearlooks, "Darkness Returns". See the screenshots.
Other changes:
Download
The CrunchBang Linux ISO image is approximately 614MB. It can be downloaded from the following locations:
MD5: 90c83bac8ec4411fea422b439bfbcc65
Screenshots
Disclaimer
CrunchBang Linux is not recommended for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. CrunchBang Linux could possibly make your computer go CRUNCH! BANG! Therefore CrunchBang Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
I have been playing around with and writing a Bash script pipe menu for xcompmgr under Openbox. The script has dual functionality; firstly, it acts as on/off toggle for xcompmgr; secondly, it produces a conditional menu depending on whether or not xcompmgr is running — if xcompmgr is not running, an "Enable Compositing" menu item will appear; if xcompmgr is running, a "Disable Compositing" menu item will be offered along with a list of "Set Target Window Transparency to XX%" items.
It is a simple Bash script, but quite effective. Please feel free to modify/improve as you see fit.
#!/bin/bash
# Openbox Pipe Menu for xcompmgr
################################
# Set xcompmgr command options
EXEC='xcompmgr -c -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55' #basic compositing
#EXEC='xcompmgr -cCfF -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55 -D6' #more effects
# Toggle compositing. Call with "myxcompmgr --startstop"
if [ "$1" = "--startstop" ]; then
if [ ! "$(pidof xcompmgr)" ]; then
$EXEC
else
killall xcompmgr
fi
exit 0
fi
# Output Openbox menu
if [ ! "$(pidof xcompmgr)" ]; then
cat << _EOF_
<openbox_pipe_menu>
<item label="Enable Compositing">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>myxcompmgr --startstop</execute>
</action>
</item>
</openbox_pipe_menu>
_EOF_
else
cat << _EOF_
<openbox_pipe_menu>
<item label="Remove Transparency from Target Window">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset 1</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 10%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .90</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 20%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .80</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 30%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .70</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 40%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .60</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 50%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .50</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 60%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .40</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 70%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .30</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 80%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .20</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Set Target Window Transparency to 90%">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transset .10</execute>
</action>
</item>
<separator/>
<item label="Disable Compositing">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>myxcompmgr --startstop</execute>
</action>
</item>
</openbox_pipe_menu>
_EOF_
fi
exit 0
How to use the script
Follow the instructions below to install the script and set-up the Openbox pipe menu:
1. Open a terminal and download the script with the following command:
wget http://crunchbang.org/misc/myxcompmgr
2. Move the script to your "bin" directory and make executable:
mv myxcompmgr ~/bin/myxcompmgr && chmod +x ~/bin/myxcompmgr
3. Open your Openbox menu.xml file for editing:
gedit ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml
4. Insert the following code where you would like the menu to appear, save and exit:
<menu execute="myxcompmgr" id="CompositingPipeMenu" label="Compositing"/>
5. Issue the following command to update/reconfigure Openbox:
openbox --reconfigure
Optional: You could also place the following entry in ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh to start xcompmgr on boot:
# Enable Eyecandy, see ~/bin/myxcompmgr for more info
myxcompmgr --startstop &
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
I have been using the latest Openbox release [3.4.7-pre2] for the last few weeks and so far I have been impressed. One of the new features from the latest release is a GDM control script. The script basically allows for a user to send reboot and shutdown signals to GDM from within the Openbox environment. This provides a means to reboot/shutdown an Openbox system in a clean and efficient manner.
I have written the following PyGTK script to take advantage of the new GDM control. Python is not currently a language that I am too familiar with, so please feel free to rip the script to bits improve as you see fit.
#!/usr/bin/env python
import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk
import os
class DoTheLogOut:
# Cancel/exit
def delete_event(self, widget, event, data=None):
gtk.main_quit()
return False
# Logout
def logout(self, widget):
os.system("openbox --exit")
# Reboot
def reboot(self, widget):
os.system("gdm-control --reboot && openbox --exit")
# Shutdown
def shutdown(self, widget):
os.system("gdm-control --shutdown && openbox --exit")
def __init__(self):
# Create a new window
self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
self.window.set_title("Exit? Choose an option:")
self.window.set_resizable(False)
self.window.set_position(1)
self.window.connect("delete_event", self.delete_event)
self.window.set_border_width(20)
# Create a box to pack widgets into
self.box1 = gtk.HBox(False, 0)
self.window.add(self.box1)
# Create cancel button
self.button1 = gtk.Button("Cancel")
self.button1.set_border_width(10)
self.button1.connect("clicked", self.delete_event, "Changed me mind :)")
self.box1.pack_start(self.button1, True, True, 0)
self.button1.show()
# Create logout button
self.button2 = gtk.Button("Log out")
self.button2.set_border_width(10)
self.button2.connect("clicked", self.logout)
self.box1.pack_start(self.button2, True, True, 0)
self.button2.show()
# Create reboot button
self.button3 = gtk.Button("Reboot")
self.button3.set_border_width(10)
self.button3.connect("clicked", self.reboot)
self.box1.pack_start(self.button3, True, True, 0)
self.button3.show()
# Create shutdown button
self.button4 = gtk.Button("Shutdown")
self.button4.set_border_width(10)
self.button4.connect("clicked", self.shutdown)
self.box1.pack_start(self.button4, True, True, 0)
self.button4.show()
self.box1.show()
self.window.show()
def main():
gtk.main()
if __name__ == "__main__":
gogogo = DoTheLogOut()
main()
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Yes, it's the age old question — what is your preferred desktop manager? This time we ask you to not only cast your vote but to follow-up with a comment below. We'd like to know if you've switched your "favorite" in the last year or two and why. Did you use to be a KDE fan but recently switched to GNOME? Or perhaps you're exploring with something less mainstream (so to speak) and are loving it. Inquiring minds want to know…
I've cast my vote and posted the following comment:
I've switched from using GNOME to Openbox. I find that Openbox is faster and more hackable. Strictly speaking though, Openbox is a Window Manager as opposed to a Desktop Manager — therefore it requires some additional applications to provide the same functionality as a Desktop solution. Either way, I prefer it over GNOME and I can't see me moving back any time soon.
I could have written more, but I'm not sure that a comment form is best place to off-load. Anyhow, it'll be interesting to see which is the most popular "Window Manager" :)
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
The amount and choice of applications available for Linux never ceases to amaze me. Take image viewers for example, there are literally loads of 'em. Mirage is just one such image viewer, and it's a good one. Mirage is both fast and simple, just how I like my applications. The latest version features:
- Supports png, jpg, svg, xpm, gif, bmp, tiff, and others
- Cycling through multiple images (with preloading)
- Thumbnail pane for quick navigation
- Slideshow and fullscreen modes
- Rotating, zooming, flipping, resizing, cropping
- Saving, deleting, renaming
- Custom actions
- Command-line access
- Configurable interface
I've now switched to using Mirage over Eye Of GNOME. While EOG remains a great application, Mirage offers the same functionality but without the GNOME hooks, it's perfect for my Openbox systems.
I've packaged the latest version and made it available via the CrunchBang Linux repository. Mirage will replace EOG in the next release of CrunchBang Linux.
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Something I wanted to do with my Openbox install was to call the main Openbox menu from my instance of tablaunch. I wanted to do this as it's not always easy/possible to find and area of the desktop to right-click on, especially when operating on a small screen with maximised windows.
As luck would have it, somebody had already found a solution for this and published details about it on the Arch Linux wiki. The solution involves installing a small utility called xdotool. There's no package for xdotool in the Ubuntu repositories, so I've created one and placed it in the CrunchBang Linux repository.
For future reference; follow the steps below to install xdotool and configure Openbox so that you can summon the main menu from a command:
1. Install xdotool, either from source, via the .deb file, or via the repository with the following command:
sudo apt-get install xdotool
2. Edit Openbox's rc.xml file and add the following code to the "keyboard" section:
<keybind key="A-C-q">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>root-menu</menu>
</action>
</keybind>
3. Reconfigure Openbox to apply the changes, enter the following command:
openbox --reconfigure
4. Call the Openbox menu with the following command:
xdotool key ctrl+alt+q
It should now be possible to bind the menu to your favourite application launcher, such as tablaunch or wbar.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Last night I set about upgrading one of my Openbox systems from Gutsy to Hardy. So far all seems to be good, apart from Glipper, which is now a GNOME only application. Quote from the Glipper developers:
After a very long time without any news, we are proud to present you the new released version 1.0. A lot of things did change, in fact, it is a complete rewrite of the whole application. We now use python instead of C, which also makes the code much smaller and simpler to understand. Unlike the previous versions, Glipper is now a GNOME only application, because it makes heavily use of different GNOME techniques, like being a GNOME panel applet and using gconf for storing the configurations. If you are not a GNOME user, but want to use Glipper anyway, we feel sorry for you, but the older version are still available of course ;) .
This is great news for GNOME users, but not so great for others like myself :( I use Glipper all the time and it's an integral part of my Openbox desktop. I've had a quick look for alternative clipboard managers, but I've not found anything suitable, yet.
I'm not quite sure of the best course of action to take — it shouldn't be too difficult to grab the Glipper sources from Gutsy and rebuild the package using a different package name - 'glipper-pre1', 'glipper-old', or 'glipper-pre-gnome-love-affair'. Is this an acceptable practice? I can't think of any reason why not.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Over the last few days I've been testing different application launchers under Openbox. It's funny, but I was managing just fine without an application launcher until I started playing, now I'm hooked. I've experimented with a few different applications and I've finally found one that I'm really happy with, tablaunch.
tablaunch is an application launch bar that sits at the top of my screen and displays user defined applications as tabs. What I really love about tablaunch is how it neatly hides itself away when I'm not using it — providing a clean unobtrusive way to quickly launch my favourite applications. Watch this short video of tablaunch in action.
tablaunch can be configured to display both icons and text, but personally I prefer to use the "text only" option. It can also be set-up, via the command line, to display a variety of mouse-over effects etc. I've uploaded a copy of tablaunch to the CrunchBang Linux repository and I 've also written a wiki page, "tablaunch Application Launch Bar" for anyone interested in giving it a try.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
I had some spare time yesterday and I decided to spend it playing with compositing under Openbox. I'm not normally too fussed about having eye-candy on the desktop; however, a few people have mentioned 3D effects, in IRC and on the forums, so I thought I'd have a go at configuring xcompmgr on one of my systems.
I was surprised to find that enabling compositing under Openbox was actually quite a straightforward affair, although due to some conflicts with Conky I did manage to explode my desktop on the first attempt.
Fixing Conky for use with xcompmgr
Conky can behave quite badly with xcompmgr, I know this because I've experienced the bad behaviour first-hand. Conky needs to be drawn in its own window, if it isn't it'll cause all manner of funky side effects, including making all your windows disappear completely. To fix this you'll need to edit your .conkyrc file and make sure it includes the following settings:
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type desktop
Installing & starting xcompmgr
xcompmgr is a compositing manager for X, it enables basic eye-candy effects such as shadows, fading and translucency. It's available to install via the Ubuntu repositories, enter the following terminal command to install it:
sudo apt-get install xcompmgr
Once the xcompmgr is installed, it can either be run from the terminal, or the start command can be placed in Openbox's autostart.sh to start it automatically when you login. Full details of xcompmgr's options are available via the man page:
man xcompmgr
A popular command used to start xcompmgr with shadows is:
xcompmgr -c -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55 &
Or, to enable shadows and fading, start xcompmgr with:
xcompmgr -cCfF -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55 -D6 &
Setting transparency with transset
Once xcompmgr is running, transparency of individual windows can be achieved by using the transset utility. transset is also available to install via the Ubuntu repositories, enter the following terminal command to install it:
sudo apt-get install transset
Run transset with the following command:
transset X
Where X is a value from 0 - 1. 0 being fully transparent and 1 being fully opaque. Once the command has been entered your mouse cursor should change to a crosshair, simply click on the target window to apply the transparency. For example, the following command will set the target window to 50% transparency.
transset .5
Screenshots of xcompmgr enabled desktop
Screenshot showing various applications, note the drop shadows and transparency:
Screenshot showing a practical use of transparency, reading instructions from a web page whilst typing commands into the terminal:
Regarding the eye-candy
I quite like it. I think the transparency has rather limited practical use, as do the drop shadows and fading;however, the effects do add a certain amount of je ne sais quoi to the desktop. Also, I haven't witnessed any noticeable slowdown of my system or any negative effects, as yet.
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
I sent an email to David Barr yesterday asking if it would be possible to add my feed to Planet Openbox. David got back to me the same day and informed me that he had added my feed. w00t!
If you're not aware of Planet Openbox, it's a feed aggregator for Openbox related news and blog posts. It downloads news feeds published by web sites and aggregates their content together into a single combined feed, latest news first. It's a fantastic resource for all things Openbox related.
URL: http://planetob.openmonkey.com/
RSS: http://planetob.openmonkey.com/rss20.xml
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
While I'm on the topic of Openbox and themes, one thing that's been bugging me is OpenOffice.org and its refusal to natively dress in a GTK theme. I know it's a trivial issue, but when you've put some effort into creating a nice theme you at least want your applications to use it.
Anyhow, after a little Googling I found a fix:
1. Install openoffice-gtk package from Ubuntu repositories with this terminal command:
sudo apt-get install openoffice.org-gtk
2. Open your personal Openbox startup file for editing:
gedit ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
or system-wide startup file:
gksudo gedit /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart.sh
3. Add the following lines, save and exit:
#Force OpenOffice.org to use GTK theme
export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome
4. Restart Openbox.
A couple of screenshots, in case you have no idea what I'm rambling on about :)
Before applying GTK theme:
After applying GTK theme:
Update @ 14:15 23/12/2007
When using Tango icons, don't forget to install the corresponding package for OpenOffice.org:
sudo apt-get install openoffice.org-style-tango
See updated screenshot below, this time with icons :)
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Further to my previous post about changing the Ubuntu default theme, I've now created an Openbox theme that works well, aesthetically, with the Darkilouche GTK theme. The theme is quite basic and simply sets the styling of the window borders and main Openbox menu. See the screenshot below:
Darkilouche Openbox Theme
Copy the contents of the code box below into a new file and save to, ~/.themes/Darkilouche/openbox-3/themerc Alternatively, download and extract this tarball to your ~/.themes directory. Note, the tarball contains both GTK and Openbox themes. Use ObConf to activate the theme when ready.
# Name: Darkilouche
# Author: Philip Newborough
# URL: http://crunchbang.org/archives/2007/12/23/darkilouche-openbox-theme/
# Description: Openbox theme designed to work with Darkilouche GTK theme.
### Menu settings
menu.title.bg: flat
menu.title.bg.color: #424542
menu.title.text.color: #FFFFFF
menu.title.text.justify: right
menu.items.bg: flat solid
menu.items.bg.color: #524D52
menu.items.bg.border.color: #424542
menu.items.text.color: #FFFFFF
menu.items.justify: left
menu.items.disabled.text.color: #CCCCCC
menu.bullet.image.color: #FFFFFF
menu.bullet.selected.image.color: #FFFFFF
menu.items.active.bg: flat gradient vertical
menu.items.active.bg.color: #FE840C
menu.items.active.bg.colorTo: #BA6410
menu.items.active.bg.border.color: #424542
menu.items.active.text.color: #FFFFFF
### Window settings
window.active.title.bg: Raised Gradient Vertical
window.active.title.bg.color: #565656
window.active.title.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.active.label.bg: Parentrelative
window.active.label.text.color: #ffffff
window.active.handle.bg: Raised Gradient Vertical
window.active.handle.bg.color: #565656
window.active.handle.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.active.grip.bg: Raised Gradient Vertical
window.active.grip.bg.color: #565656
window.active.grip.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.active.button.unpressed.bg: Flat Gradient Vertical Border
window.active.button.unpressed.bg.color: #565656
window.active.button.unpressed.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.active.button.unpressed.bg.border.color: #ffffff
window.active.button.unpressed.image.color: #ffffff
window.active.button.pressed.bg: Flat Gradient Vertical Border
window.active.button.pressed.bg.color: #565656
window.active.button.pressed.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.active.button.pressed.bg.border.color: #ffffff
window.active.button.pressed.image.color: #ffffff
window.active.button.disabled.bg: Flat Gradient Vertical Border
window.active.button.disabled.bg.color: #565656
window.active.button.disabled.bg.colorTo: #424242
window.active.button.disabled.bg.border.color: #777777
window.active.button.disabled.image.color: #777777
window.active.button.toggled.bg: Flat Gradient Vertical Border
window.active.button.toggled.bg.color: #565656
window.active.button.toggled.bg.colorTo: #424242
window.active.button.toggled.bg.border.color: #ffffff
window.active.button.toggled.image.color: #ffffff
# Window settings (unfocused)
window.inactive.title.bg: Raised Gradient Vertical
window.inactive.title.bg.color: #565656
window.inactive.title.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.inactive.label.bg: Parentrelative
window.inactive.label.text.color: #777777
window.inactive.handle.bg: Raised Gradient Vertical
window.inactive.handle.bg.color: #565656
window.inactive.handle.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.inactive.grip.bg: Raised Gradient Vertical
window.inactive.grip.bg.color: #565656
window.inactive.grip.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.inactive.button.unpressed.bg: Flat Gradient Vertical Border
window.inactive.button.unpressed.bg.color: #565656
window.inactive.button.unpressed.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.inactive.button.unpressed.bg.border.color: #777777
window.inactive.button.unpressed.image.color: #777777
window.inactive.button.pressed.bg: Flat Gradient Vertical Border
window.inactive.button.pressed.bg.color: #565656
window.inactive.button.pressed.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.inactive.button.pressed.bg.border.color: #777777
window.inactive.button.pressed.image.color: #777777
window.inactive.button.disabled.bg: Flat Gradient Vertical Border
window.inactive.button.disabled.bg.color: #565656
window.inactive.button.disabled.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.inactive.button.disabled.bg.border.color: #777777
window.inactive.button.disabled.image.color: #777777
window.inactive.button.toggled.bg: Flat Gradient Vertical Border
window.inactive.button.toggled.bg.color: #565656
window.inactive.button.toggled.bg.colorTo: #454545
window.inactive.button.toggled.bg.border.color: #777777
window.inactive.button.toggled.image.color: #777777
### Misc
border.color: #424542
borderWidth: 2
padding.width: 3
window.handle.width: 2
window.client.padding.width: 0
window.label.text.justify: left
### Fonts
window.active.label.text.font:shadow=y:shadowtint=70:shadowoffset=1
window.inactive.label.text.font:shadow=y:shadowtint=20:shadowoffset=1
menu.items.font:
menu.title.text.font:shadow=y:shadowtint=70
Darkilouche GTK theme
When running a pure Openbox installation the Darkilouche GTK theme can be activated using the gtk-theme-switch utility. The package is available from the Ubuntu repositories:
sudo apt-get install gtk-theme-switch
Once installed, enter the following terminal command to run the theme switching GUI:
switch2
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