- XFCE4 Panel customization: Allows you to change color and transparency of XFCE4 Panel.
- Whisker Menu customization: Allows you to fully change color and transparency of Whisker menu on Mint themes.
- Whisker Menu Search customization: Allows you to change color and transparency of Whisker search bar.
- All in one config: Change everything in only one simple configuration file.
- Download or compile the executable.
https://github.com/Serters/xfce4-transparent-whiskermenu/releases/download/v0.1.6/xfce4-transparent-whiskermenu-linux
Important
Before making any changes, create a backup of your current settings to avoid any issues.
mkdir -p backup && \
cp /usr/share/themes/Mint-L-Dark/gtk-3.0/gtk-dark.css backup/ && \
cp ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml backup/ && \
cp ~/.config/xfce4/panel/*.rc backup/
If anything goes wrong, you can restore your settings from the backup/
folder.
- Navigate to the executable, create configuration file and edit it using a text editor:
xfce4-transparent-whiskermenu --createconfig
- Close the xfconfdl using kill or killall:
killall xfconfd
- View all avalable commands:
xfce4-transparent-whiskermenu --help
- Run one of the update command to apply the configuration:
sudo xfce4-transparent-whiskermenu --updateall
- Restart the panel or reboot to view changes:
xfce4-panel -r
Note
Default config.toml
file
The following is the default configuration file. Modify it as needed.
# default_paths
theme_path = '/usr/share/themes/Mint-L-Dark/gtk-3.0/gtk-dark.css'
whisker_menu_path = '~/.config/xfce4/panel/'
panel_path = '/home/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml'
# colors
base_color = "#000000"
opacity = 0.0
search_color = "#000000"
search_opacity = 0.0