# Theme Manager

Andrew Lake
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2010 Andrew Lake
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TDE System Settings desktop theme

## Theme Manager

### Introduction

Use this module to customize your desktop theme and to replace theme items with items from other themes or from files.

A &tde; desktop theme uses several components or items. Desktop theme components include the background, colors, widget style, icons, fonts, and the screen saver.

This module supports four basic functions: 1) applying themes, 2) installing themes, 3) creating new themes, and 4) removing themes.

### Apply A Theme

In the Themes list box on the left is a list of premade themes currently available on your computer. Use different themes by selecting themes in the list and then selecting the Apply button.

When selecting a theme, a preview image will appear to the right of the list.

Testing and creating new themes is fun but do know that themes are comprehensive changes to the desktop. When applying a new theme, many related options are not restored when reverting to the previous theme. Generally this is not important to many users who accept all components of a theme, but to those who like to customize the desktop using individual features, installing new themes will override many desktop customizations. To avoid this result requires 1) saving the existing settings as a new theme, 2) manually configuring and testing each setting one at a time, or 3) using a backup copy of your Trinity profile directory ($TDEHOME, normally $HOME/.trinity).

Select the Apply button to make the selection permanent.

### Install A Theme

Use the Get new themes... link in the top right corner to download additional themes from the Internet.

Use the Install New Theme... button to install new themes downloaded or copied to your computer but not yet seen in the Themes list box. Using this option installs themes to your user profile directory. After installing the theme then will be listed in the Themes list box.

Using the link only downloads the themes to your computer. Use the Install New Theme... button to install the themes to your user profile directory ($TDEHOME).

When the new themes are in the Themes list box, select the theme and then select the Apply button to make the selection permanent.

### Create A New Theme

From the Themes list box, select a theme to be used as a base theme.

Next use the Create New Theme... button to provide the new theme a name.

Then use the big buttons at the bottom of the module to customize the items you want to change. You can change the background, colors, widget style, icons, fonts, and the screen saver.

After creating your new masterpiece, select the Apply button to make the selection permanent.

### Remove A Theme

From the Themes list box, select a custom theme to remove.

The default system themes installed with &tde; cannot be removed.

When the theme is selected the Remove Theme button will be enabled. Select the Remove Theme button. A confirmation dialog appears. Select the OK button.