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Title: [SOLVED] Dark Notification Icon Background in MediterraneanLight Theme?
Post by: N4RPS on March 12, 2015, 11:10:36 PM

Hello, All!

How do I get dark Notification Area icon backgrounds in the panel of the MediterraneanLight Theme?

Here's a screenshot, to help explain:

(http://i.imgur.com/6WA7tU9.png)

At least My-Weather-Indicator lets you choose between light and dark icons.

I could load the other affected icons into GIMP and edit the backgrounds to be transparent, but that's a hassle. No doubt I'd have to do that for most of the new notification icons other programs add.
 
Since I tend towards finding the most difficult way to do just about EVERYTHING, I figured I'd ask to see if there's an easier solution out there than mine..

73 DE N4RPS
Rob
 

Title: Re: How Do I Get Dark Notification Area Icon Background in MediterraneanLight Theme?
Post by: Scott on March 12, 2015, 11:48:11 PM

Hi Rob,
I don't know about this specific situation but when this sort of thing happens to me logging out and back in usually clears it.
~Scott

Title: Re: How Do I Get Dark Notification Area Icon Background in MediterraneanLight Theme?
Post by: N4RPS on March 13, 2015, 12:04:08 AM

Hello!

I tried what you suggested. It changed some of them, but the icons in the notification area (Bluetooth, wireless, and volume) are still dark on a light background. (Tuirns out they're a part of the icon theme.)

After a little digging around online, it looks like the hard road for me after all. Will download a bunch of different icon themes until I get one that will do the trick...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

Title: Re: How Do I Get Dark Notification Area Icon Background in MediterraneanLight Theme?
Post by: Jerry on March 13, 2015, 12:34:53 AM

For those of us with less than ideal eyesight, please use imgur or some other image upload service that doesn't create small thumbnails. Thank you.

Title: Re: How Do I Get Dark Notification Area Icon Background in MediterraneanLight Theme?
Post by: N4RPS on March 13, 2015, 12:39:59 AM

Hello, Jerry.

I used the default for the screenshooter, ZImageZ. Clicking the image makes it larger than the imgur link.

Oh, well... Moved to imgur...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

Title: Re: How Do I Get Dark Notification Area Icon Background in MediterraneanLight Theme?
Post by: Jerry on March 13, 2015, 12:52:15 AM

Thanks Rob, you can also just restart the panel to test out themes: xfce4-panel --restart

Title: Re: How Do I Get Dark Notification Area Icon Background in MediterraneanLight Theme?
Post by: N4RPS on March 13, 2015, 02:10:04 AM

Hello!

In their eminent wisdom, the folks at XFCE have modified Indicator Plugin to coexist with Unity - something I don't understand, seeing as how Unity fans detest XFCE, and vice versa. As a result, Indicator Plugin now works correctly with Gtk3 themes now.

Workaround: Delete Indicator Plugin from the panel, so the Indicator Plugin icons appear in the Notification Area, instead. Go figure.

(http://i.imgur.com/m2aedTx.png)

At least I can partake of dark themes now...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob