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One of the key advantages of Linux desktops in general is the fact that they can be customized to meet any particular preferences. In this chapter of [[Fedora Desktop Essentials]] we will look at changing the Fedora Desktop theme.
* '''Window Border''' - The design style of the border surrounding each window on the desktop.
* '''Icons''' -Defines the design of icons which that appear on the desktop (for example Folder, Trash and Computer icons).
* '''Pointer''' - Defines the size and style of the mouse pointer icon.
A number of different themes are installed by default with Fedora. In addition, a wide range of other themes are available for download. In additionFurther, a theme may be further customized if you do not like a certain aspect of a particular theme.
Note that themes are not considered to be a system-wide setting. This means that changes made to the current theme affect only the currently logged in user. Other users will still see their preferred theme when they log in.
== Changing the Fedora Desktop Theme ==
Theme settings are configured from the ''Appearance Preferences'' screen accessed from the ''System->Preferences->Look and Feel->Appearance'' menu option. When the screen appears , make sure the ''Themes'' tab is selected so that the dialog appears as follows:
Although Fedora is installed with several different theme options, in reality this represents a small subset of themes that are available online. A wide range of themes are available for download from [http://art.gnome.org/themes http://art.gnome.org/themes].
<googlehtmlet>ADSDAQBOX_FLOWadsdaqbox_flow</googlehtmlet>The themes are downloadable by theme sub-category (i.e . Window Border, Icons etc). Let's start by installing a new Window Border theme. On the right hand side of the [http://art.gnome.org/themes GNOME Art] website click on the ''Window Border'' link beneath ''Desktop Themes''. This will filter the list of themes so that only Window Border themes are displayed. Scroll down the list and click on a theme that is not currently available on your Fedora installation (for this example we will use the [http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/1360 MetaGrip] theme).
Download the theme to the desktop so that it appears as a desktop icon:
In this chapter we have looked in detail at selecting, installing and customizing Fedora desktop themes. In the next chapter we will look at [[Configuring Fedora Desktop Fonts]]
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