How do I customize the menu?

[potent zodiac]

Hello! I have recently installed a windows xp theme on cinnamon, however the left bar seems not to be fitting with the height of the other bars (Like seen in the screenshot) Is there a way to adjust the size of that bar so it fits the size of the other bars?

[desert socket]

Thats probably an issue with the custom theme itself

you can try changing the size of the menu itself by dragging it from the edge (don't think it will fix it though)

or install the cinnamenu applet

[potent zodiac]

Prolly, I used a tutorial from like 4 years ago

[potent zodiac]

Didn't work

[potent zodiac]

Installed that and other applet that looks like the windows menu

[desert socket]

Is it the chicago98 theme (oh wait its not, my bad)

[desert socket]

Did that fix it?

[potent zodiac]

Both look good, however the issue is that both look like this

Those are the ones at the right

How do I make them have the green button from the left?

[desert socket]

You mean the cinammenu applet right?

Go to panel edit mode, drag it to the left

[potent zodiac]

It's this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0_0fJkvhP8&t=325s

[desert socket]

Right click the original menu button and remove it

[potent zodiac]

How do I open that?

[desert socket]

Right clicl your panel in an empty space

and toggle panel edit mode

You can then drag your new menu applet to the very left

right click the old menu and press: Remove 'Menu'

After youre done you can disable panel edit mode

[potent zodiac]

Oh I see

[desert socket]

to change the menu icon, right click the cinnamenu applet and change the settings as you like there

[potent zodiac]

Yep did that it worked

[desert socket]

Great

[potent zodiac]

I think StarkMenu looks better

[potent zodiac]

Btw was the option of changing the themes for the windows bars removed?

[desert socket]

Yeah a long time ago unfortunately

I noticed it after LM 19 (I think)

[potent zodiac]

Sad, so that's why the bars part didn't work

[desert socket]

You can remove the extra menu indicators if you want

[desert socket]

You can change the theme of the Applications section

[potent zodiac]

Yep did it, is there any way to remove the white line at the separator too?

[desert socket]

I think you can right click and remove it

If you wanna change the titlebar theme you have to select a theme from the "Applications" section

[potent zodiac]

U mean the themes for the nemo file and setting?

[potent zodiac]

Did that

[desert socket]

So did that fix the titlebar?

[potent zodiac]

It only changed the color to like a light green

[desert socket]

Oh

[potent zodiac]

but didn't change the title bar

I think it's bcs this theme was for a previous version

[desert socket]

Not sure about that one then sorry, maybe its a problem with the theme yeah

[potent zodiac]

yep

[desert socket]

You can try another winXP theme

[potent zodiac]

But wasn't the option for the titles bar removed?

[desert socket]

But the title bar will automatically change with the theme set for Applications

they just removed the setting to make it independent from the applications section

so its most likely a theme issue

Heres an example

[potent zodiac]

Uhm, then I will check how to change the title bars

[desert socket]

The titlebar will automatically change when you change the application theme

they just removed the setting to mix an application theme with a different title bar

[potent zodiac]

I see, if I update the de in the future, it's possible that the theme could have some bugs btw?

[desert socket]

Probably? My current theme is kinda outdated and some sections are missing some consistency

its not too bad though

[potent zodiac]

Fairnuff

[potent zodiac]

It worked

Thxs man

[desert socket]

Ohh nice