[xubuntu-users] Desktop icon fonts

[Chris Green]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:16:01PM +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote:
> I am now running Xubuntu 14.04. In the past I have sometimes wanted to
> change the colour (not the size) of the fonts that go with the icons on
> the desktop. To do this I have edited the hidden file .gtkrc-2.0. Now I
> want to do the same I find that I do not have this file installed.
> 
> Has something changed or could I simply create this file from scratch?
> I have done some research, but am now rather confused.
> 
The file .gtkrc-2.0 will still do what you want I think.  I have one
which changes keyboard short-cuts to be "emacs like".

I seem to remember that mine too disappeared when I upgraded to 14.04,
I just restored it from backups and it carried on working OK.

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Chris Green