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    Cool XFCE ugly switcher icons

    Many apps in the switcher don't use my theme's icons (Faenza).

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    They are working fine (see Plank screenshot) everywhere else.

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    How can I force XFCE switcher to use my theme's icons?

    EDIT: Is there a way how to tell the switcher I don't want those fancy mini-previews from Evince, GIMP, ristretto etc. but would prefer the app icon?

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    Re: XFCE ugly switcher icons

    If you can enter icon properties you can navigate to any folder you want and select an image . Most docks allow this but the images may be coming a folder like pixmaps and those images can be changed root permission in the file system but will revert if application is updated. I am not logged itno XFCE at the moment but do use it.
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    Re: XFCE ugly switcher icons

    Quote Originally Posted by Frogs Hair View Post
    If you can enter icon properties you can navigate to any folder you want and select an image . Most docks allow this but the images may be coming a folder like pixmaps and those images can be changed root permission in the file system but will revert if application is updated. I am not logged itno XFCE at the moment but do use it.
    Thanks for reply! Not sure, if we understand each other. The dock icons are the right ones.

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    Re: XFCE ugly switcher icons

    Sorry , After looking at the picture again you do have some faenza icons in the switcher. The ones that don't match are comming from a different folder. Pixmaps ?
    Last edited by Frogs Hair; April 28th, 2013 at 03:41 PM.
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    Re: XFCE ugly switcher icons

    There are questions on this subject going back to 2009 at least and there are no solutions that I can find . Locating and changing the images may be the only way.
    Last edited by Frogs Hair; April 28th, 2013 at 03:47 PM.
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    Re: XFCE ugly switcher icons

    Well that's a bummer. Search for terminator in /usr/share/icons leads to hicolor theme. I'll try to back it up and copy/overwrite it with the Faenza one.

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    Re: XFCE ugly switcher icons

    That's strange. I successfully overwrote terminator icons and get the nice one in switcher. However, overwriting all instances of Clementine icon leads nowhere. Hate to, but have to let it go.

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