Appearance
Appearance settings modify the theme, background, and lock screen elements of the desktop environment.
Theme Options
Note: Applying custom GNOME theming options may cause system instability or glitchy behavior. Additionally, custom themes are not subject to testing by the System76 Quality Assurance team or application developers.
| Option | Function |
|---|---|
| Cursor | Select a cursor design. |
| Icons | Choose an icon set that displays custom icons for system tools and applications. |
| Shell | Select or upload a shell theme. Using this option requires enabling User Themes in GNOME Extensions. |
| Sound | Modify system feedback and notification sounds. |
| Legacy Applications (GTK theme) | Select the theme that will be applied to application windows. This setting may not apply to windows depending on the toolkit used; Libadwaita applications will ignore this setting, and Electron applications may not be affected, aside from their window title bars. |
Background Options
| Option | Function |
|---|---|
| Image | Select an image to set as the desktop background. |
| Adjustment | Choose how the desktop background is positioned in the screen. Options include:
|
Lock Screen Options
| Option | Function |
|---|---|
| Image | Select an image that will display in the background of the lock screen. |
| Adjustment | Manipulate the appearance of the lock screen background. Options include:
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Image Adjustment Examples
Zoom
Zooms into the image until it fills the desktop.
Centered
Centers the image on the desktop without making any adjustments to the image's size or aspect ratio.
Scaled
Scales the image so that the entire image fits within the desktop at its largest possible size, without modifying the aspect ratio of the image.
Spanned
Spans the wallpaper image across multiple displays.
Stretched
Stretches the edges of the image to fit the desktop.
Wallpaper
Tiles the image across the desktop.
