Changing window decoration in openbox

How do we change window decoation in openbox.
When I search on google or analyze rc.xml, all I find is removing decorations. There is nothing mentioned about using different window decoration.

shadyabhi wrote:
ANOKNUSA wrote:No, it allows you to change the Openbox theme (window decorations). If all the themes you see look similar, it's because you don't have many installed.
So, the window decorations & themes are packaged together in openbox, is it?
If you mean "GTK themes," then yes. You can go to sites like deviantart.com or box-look.org, find a theme that you like and place it in the ~/.themes directory. Then just select it with obconf. If you're using a theme intended to match a particular GTK theme, then if you like you can stick their respective folders in a single enveloping folder for the sake of organization; just don't place all the files for both the GTK and Openbox theme in a single folder, or obconf won't recognize the Openbox theme for some reason.

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Last edited by Los Frijoles (2012-11-22 01:36:10)

You are either not trying around & searching for solutions enough or not providing enough info on what you already did.
Did you try lxappearance?
Did you read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xfce#Icons
... and make sure your icons are in the right location etc?
Did you check - and where necessary - try to fix the configuration as described here?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gtk

[SOLVED] compiz wont use gtk-window-decorator with xfce

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n125 wrote:I was actually wondering how to completely install Compiz 0.9.x under Xfce earlier. I managed to successfully install and get running compiz-core-git, ccsm-git, compiz-plugins-extra-git, compiz-plugins-main-git, compizconfig-python-git, and libcompizconfig-git; all from the AUR. But when all was said and done, I was left without a window decorator. I wanted compiz-decorator-gtk, but I couldn't find it in the AUR and the one in the community repo wouldn't install due to not having compiz-core installed (I had compiz-core-git), which left me stuck going back to 0.8.8 for now.
Had you enabled 'window decoration' in CCSM??? (4 compiz 0.9.x?) On install, it is probably not enabled (along with resizing, moving windows, etc). It also won't pick up your 0.8.8 settings - so you need to set up CCSM settings from scratch.. Also, Compiz should have built gtk-window-decorator when you compiled it. (which is why i believe that you didn't have CCSM comfigured correctly with your new version of compiz).
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cheerz
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I allowed my arch linux upgrades to slide for a while - probably nearly a month - and just did a system upgrade and reboot today. After rebooting, I am stuck with GTK's default Adwaita window borders, which use a lot of real estate, and GTK3 apps like nautilus have a solid black border around the windows.
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gtk-theme-name = Numix
gtk-fallback-icon-theme = gnome
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I'm not entirely sure whether this is the relevant issue for you; my CSD windows don't have black borders but they do have a thin light grey border all the way around which negates the rounding of the top corners. You could try building Compiz from the branch I mentioned but just to warn you I've already tried and it didn't do anything for me. The bottom line is, the Compiz team need to fix Compiz for CSD and until they do, expect there to be problems.

[SOLVED] Can't see my windows partition from openbox

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Last edited by shak (2009-12-02 21:33:38)

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