Desktop Themes

[MoonRise]

Anyone know what part of a Desktop Theme controls that selection color? I like the theme other than that.

[vinnywright]

I think it's ,,,,,, /usr/share/plasma/desktoptheme/<theme-name>/widgets/glowbar.svgz

if you can change the color in some setting some where IDK ,,,,,,,I had no luck trying to change it in systemsettings>color>colors

altering the .svgz may be the only way?

VINNY

O and what theme is that ,,,,looks nice

[kubicle]

It's not glowbar.svgz, that one is used for panel unhide hint glow

Try modifying viewitem.svg(z). You can also copy the file from another theme (which has a look that you prefer)

More info on plasma theme files:
https://techbase.kde.org/Development...5/ThemeDetails

[LinkBot]

Anyone know what part of a Desktop Theme controls that selection color? I like the theme other than that.

As kubicle told Plasma 5 theming:

https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma5
--> https://techbase.kde.org/Development...5/ThemeDetails

Colors: https://techbase.kde.org/Development...Details#Colors


If a theme has the 'colors' file:



Without the 'colors' file the plasma theme should follow the KDE Application Color Scheme:




After the edit the 'normal' plasma nuisance:

- Stop the plasma
- Clear the plasma cache
- Restart the plasma


Paths

KDE/KF5/Plasma5 is following XDG Base Directory Specification: https://specifications.freedesktop.o...ec-latest.html

$XDG_DATA_HOME defines the base directory relative to which user specific data files should be stored. If $XDG_DATA_HOME is either not set or empty, a default equal to $HOME/.local/share should be used.
...
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME defines the base directory relative to which user specific configuration files should be stored. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not set or empty, a default equal to $HOME/.config should be used.
...
$XDG_CACHE_HOME defines the base directory relative to which user specific non-essential data files should be stored. If $XDG_CACHE_HOME is either not set or empty, a default equal to $HOME/.cache should be used.

=>

$HOME/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/<theme name here>
$HOME/.cache/<plasma cache file here>

[MoonRise]

Thanks Link! I'll take a look.

[MoonRise]

That helped a little. Between the two Themes I was trying to blend there are a lot of other underlying configurations that trip over one another. It's functional now. Colors still not quite what I wanted but way better than that green. Thanks!

[life0riley]

Anyone know what part of a Desktop Theme controls that selection color? I like the theme other than that.

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Moonrise, What theme and application launcher are you using in the screen shot?

[MoonRise]

Actually I changed it from that one too to another....Elegance. I changed it's color too and it did the same. But, the color is fine now. I am only doing this because what I was using, Enlightenment Gold, had a few issues on the lock screen text being unreadable and the panel slider bars were not visible either. I only really liked Enlightenment Gold because of the gold selection highlight and the open windows in the TaskBar had a goldish outline too. That is all. No biggie. I'll adapt. Thanks for asking though!

When I get time some day, I'll look further on the How To.