HGL
unwilling-turquoise
So....a new question
I just want to change the font color of the day and date info displayed in the bottom right corner of my desktop. JUST the displayed text, i.e. friday march 15, 5:37 PM. That's it. I presume it's possible, and im ok with having to edit .css if i have to, but it seems to me there should be a simpler way. A little help please?
16 Replies
unwilling-turquoiseOP•15mo ago
Also, I realize this is not game related, but you guys know linux way better than I do so.....
correct-apricot•15mo ago
what desktop environment? if any
unwilling-turquoiseOP•15mo ago
oh cinnamon
sorry didnt see ya there
ive poked around online and pretty much most of them want you to go ecit the .css file, which would be a pain
correct-apricot•15mo ago
i dont know much about cinnamon, but have you tried right clicking the clock itself to see if its got theming options?
unwilling-turquoiseOP•15mo ago
yeah, the config has limited options
correct-apricot•15mo ago
you probably then are stuck with the css approach
you might be able to find cinnamon themes online that do what you want
unwilling-turquoiseOP•15mo ago
yeah thats what i thought but regarding the themes etc, it seems there are multiple places where the right one might reside, and i have no clue
correct-apricot•15mo ago
nod i dont know much about theming cinnamon.. i dont tend to use desktop environments at all haha
unwilling-turquoiseOP•15mo ago
im also not qutie sure which categor it would fall into, icons or desktop
well i remember the cli days but that was a long time ago
i do have access to a linux channel but they tend to be snobs
the people here seem pretty reasonable so far
well i guess i will just have to dig into it
thing is, im not sure if its an applet or what, its just the calendar prog that came with the distro
correct-apricot•15mo ago
well fortunately most linux things are configured by a text file somewhere.. so outside of figuring out what css to edit, i think the other easy option is to go to one of those theming sites and use something there that looks a bit more like what you want
unwilling-turquoiseOP•15mo ago
thats fine, as long as i know WHERE to look
correct-apricot•15mo ago
yeah i have no idea for cinnamon, but iirc its gtk based, so probably a gtk theme site probably works
correct-apricot•15mo ago
this was the firs thit on search: https://www.cinnamon-look.org/browse?cat=133&ord=latest
Browse Cinnamon Themes Latest | https://www.cinnamon-look.org/browse?cat=133&ord=latest | A community for free and open source software and libre content
unwilling-turquoiseOP•15mo ago
well thanks for at least trying, but i am still learning the jargon
ive found a few places that seems to point in the right direction, but its like trying to look at something through a cloud of smoke, information-wise, not always clear
thanks again for at least trying i will just muddle my way through it or not worry about it
its not really a big deal, it just would be nice
thing is, im not sure its even attatched to a theme
oh well
i will just go ahead and mark this as solved
correct-apricot•15mo ago
hopefully it is.. i suspect its all gtk backed stuff and altering your gtk theme would generally impact how the clock looks.. and there are so many gtk theming sites out there
unwilling-turquoiseOP•15mo ago
lol i just solved it by moving the applet to the top of the screen where its darker and the white is easier to see
cant believe they dont have a font color option on that app