Chance Xfce desktop icon color and folder select background color

Hi there,
I'm using Xfce as my DE and I have installed this theme.
The problem is, because I have a black desktop background I can't see the icon's labels very well. I already tried to change the color with the file .gtkrc-2.0 in many ways, including the one in Arch Wiki, but the problem continues.
The other problem is, when I select a folder/file in Thunar the background is white, and again it's very difficult to distinguish between selected and not select folders/files. How can I change the background color? (This one I have no idea of how to make).
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
Try here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2493?viewlocale=en_US and here:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/icons_screensavers/
Carolyn

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