xfce4 whiskermenu & panel simple configurator

Key Features

1. XFCE4 Panel customization: Allows you to change color and transparency of XFCE4 Panel.
2. Whisker Menu customization: Allows you to fully change color and transparency of Whisker menu on Mint themes.
3. Whisker Menu Search customization: Allows you to change color and transparency of Whisker search bar.
4. All in one config: Change everything in only one simple configuration file.

Usage

1. 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.

2. Navigate to the executable, create configuration file and edit it using a text editor:

xfce4-transparent-whiskermenu --createconfig

3. Close the xfconfdl using kill or killall:

killall xfconfd

4. View all avalable commands:

xfce4-transparent-whiskermenu --help

5. Run one of the update command to apply the configuration:

sudo xfce4-transparent-whiskermenu --updateall

6. Restart the panel or reboot to view changes:

xfce4-panel -r

Example

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