customize-xfce-anisble/readme.txt

## ansible-pull -o -d ~/Documents/modify-desktop-ansible -i ~/Documents/inventory -U https://git.bitmessage.org/swapnil/customize-xfce-anisble.git ~/Documents/modify-desktop-ansible/playbook/setup.yml

- install xfce
	- sudo apt install xfce4

- use xfconf-query for most changes

	- Hide icons
		- xfce4-desktop : "desktop-icons/style" -t "int" -s 0

	- xfwm4 "general/cycle_draw_frame" type="bool" set to false
			"general/placement_mode" type="string" set to center
			"general/show_dock_shadow" type="bool" set to false
	
	- Download https://www.opencode.net/lsteam/xfce-big-sur-setup-file/-/raw/master/update-xfce-bigsur.zip
		- Unzip
		- copy update-xfce-bigsur/wallpapers to ~/Pictures
	
	- Change wallpaper
		- xfce4-desktop : "backdrop/screen0/monitor0(or all available monitors under screen0)/image-path" type="string" value="~/Pictures/wallpapers/any"
	
	- send to side pane
		- Already in side pane
	
	- Theme-icons-cursor-fonts
		- sudo apt install gtk2-engines-murrine sassc
		- git clone https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteSur-gtk-theme.git
			- ./install.sh -c dark -c light
		- git clone https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteSur-icon-theme.git
			- ./install.sh
		- git clone https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteSur-cursors.git
			- ./install.sh
		- mkdir ~/.fonts
			- copy contents from update-xfce-bigsur/fonts to ~/.fonts
			
		- xsettings : "Net/ThemeName" type="string" set to "WhiteSur-dark"
					: "Net/IconThemeName" type="string" set to "WhiteSur-dark"
					: "Gtk/FontName" type="string" set to "San Francisco Display 10"
					: "Gtk/MonospaceFontName" type="string" set to "Iosevka Term 10"
					
		- xfwm4 : "general/theme" type="string" set to "WhiteSur-dark"
				: "general/button_layout" type="string" value="O|HMC" set to "CHM|"
				: "general/title_font" set to "San Francisco Display Medium 9"
	
	- Global menu
		- sudo apt install vala-panel-appmenu-common bamfdaemon // xfce4-appmenu-plugin
		- sudo apt-get install unity-gtk-module-common unity-gtk2-module unity-gtk3-module
		- xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/Modules -n -t string -s "unity-gtk-module"
		- xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/ShellShowsMenubar -n -t bool -s true
		- xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/ShellShowsAppmenu -n -t bool -s true

	- Xfce Pannel
		- Xpple Menu
			- xpple_menu.zip: https://dl1.pling.com/api/files/download/j/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6MTYyMjAwMzM1MCwidSI6bnVsbCwibHQiOiJkb3dubG9hZCIsInMiOiI3Yjc3NWQ0NTUyMzRlNWUxNmYxMjM3OTYwNjRiNjk3MWMxMGVhMTA5ODA4OGI2ODg2ZGUyZTZmMzRlZjZhMTk1ZGY1ZWY0ZWE3ZTcwYzNlNWQ1OWRkZTVkZWNhMTI0ZDdiMDViYzRhMTJmZTIyNThlNjRkOWYyYTk2YWE1YzFjNiIsInQiOjE2NDY3MTU2MTMsInN0ZnAiOiIxYjNjZGM0NjRmZGUyMzBhNjZiN2RlYTA5YzI4NTEzYiIsInN0aXAiOiIyNDAxOjQ5MDA6MWMzNjo0ZmMwOmVmM2U6ODcwZTo1YzIxOjZjZGYifQ.H1uGGy0qQp9YoYheln14iqKNOxuUtAWzanOVzeN-sE4/xpple_menu.zip
			- unzip
			- mkdir ~/.local/share/applications
			- cp xpple_menu/applications/ ~/.local/share/applications/
			- mkdir ~/.config/menu
			- cp xpple_menu/xpple.menu ~/.config/menu

		- Panel Changes : Channel Name : xfce4-panel
			- Add two separators
				- -np "/plugins/plugin-26" -t string -s "separator"
				- -np "/plugins/plugin-27" -t string -s "separator"
			- Add keyboard Layout
				- -np "plugins/plugin-28" -t string -s "xkb"
			- Add weather Update
				- -np "plugins/plugin-29" -t string -s "weather"
			- Appmenu plugin
				- -np "plugins/plugin-30" -t string -s "appmenu"
			- Modify applicationsmenu(plugin-1)
				- -np "plugins/plugin1/custom-menu" -t bool -s true
				- -np "plugins/plugin1/custom-menu-file" -t string -s ~/.config/menu/xpple.menu
				- -np "plugins/plugin1/button-icon" -t string -s start-here
				- -np "plugins/plugin1/show-button-title" -t bool -s false
			- Modify appmenu(plugin-30)
				- -np "plugins/plugin-30/use-bold-name" -t bool -s true /// Verify prop name
			- Modify Weather(Needed?)
				- How? Maybe look into the source code to find properties
			- Modify xkb(plugin-28)
				- "plugins/plugin-28/display-type" -t uint -s 1
				- "plugins/plugin-28/display-name" -t uint -s 1
				- "plugins/plugin-28/display-scale" -t uint -s 50
				- "plugins/plugin-28/group-policy" -t uint -s 0
				- "plugins/plugin-28/display-tooltip-icon" -t bool -s true
			- Modify Actions Buttons
				- "plugins/plugin-14/appearance" -t uint -s 0
				- "plugins/plugin-14/items" -a /
						-t string -s "-lock-screen"/
						-t string -s "-switch-user"/
						-t string -s "-separator"/
						-t string -s "-suspend"/
						-t string -s "-hibernate"/
						-t string -s "-hybrid-sleep"/
						-t string -s "-separator"/
						-t string -s "-shutdown"/
						-t string -s "-restart"/
						-t string -s "-separator"/
						-t string -s "+logout"/
						-t string -s "-logout-dialog"
			- Rearrange Plugins
				- "panels/panel-1/plugin-ids" -a // below order
				- 26(sep), 1(applicationsmenu), 3(sep), 30(appmenu), 5(sep), 29(weath), 28(xkb), 6(systray), 7(status), 8(paudio), ..., 27(sep)
			- Modify first, second, and last separator
				- "plugins/plugin-26/style" -t uint -s 0 //first one
				- "plugins/plugin-3/expand" -t bool -s false //second
				- "plugins/plugin-27/style" -t uint -s 0 //last one
	
	- Configuring Plank Dock
		- sudo apt install plank
		- cp ~/Downloads/WhiteSur-gtk-theme/src/other/plank/ ~/.local/share/plank/themes/
		-Remove panel-2
			- -c xfce4-panel -p /panels -a -t int -s 0
			- Run plank
		- plank --preferences opens a UI popup. How to automate this?
		- cp ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/icon/launchpad.svg ~/.local/share/icons/
		- Add ~/.local/share/applications/launchpad.desktop to dock
			- echo -e "[PlankDockItemPreferences]\nLauncher=file:///home/user/.local/share/applications/launchpad.desktop" >> ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/launchpad.dockitem
		- Add plank to autostart
			- sudo nano ~/.config/autostart/plank.desktop
				[Desktop Entry]
				Type=Application
				Exec=plank
				Hidden=false
				NoDisplay=false
				Name[en_US]=plank
				Name=plank
				Comment[en_US]=plank
				Comment=plank
				X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=2
				X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
		- Add terminl to dock
			- echo -e "[PlankDockItemPreferences]\nLauncher=file:///usr/share/applications/xfce4-terminal.desktop" >> ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/xfce4-terminal.dockitem
		- Add File manager to dock
			- echo -e "[PlankDockItemPreferences]\nLauncher=file:///usr/share/applications/thunar.desktop" >> ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/thunar.dockitem
		- Add Calculator to dock
			- echo -e "[PlankDockItemPreferences]\nLauncher=file:///usr/share/applications/mate-calc.desktop" >> ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/mate-calc.dockitem
	
	- Configuring Rofi Launcher
		- sudo apt install rofi
		- cp ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/rofi ~/.config/
	
	- Configuring Ulauncher
		- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:agornostal/ulauncher && sudo apt update && sudo apt install ulauncher
		- cp ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/'ulauncher theme'/user-themes ~/.config/ulauncher/
		- ~/.config/ulauncher/settings.json update "theme-name": "Arc Dark" // verify theme name
		- run unlauncher
	
	- Configuring Conky
		- sudo apt install conky-all jq curl
		- mkdir ~/.conky && cp ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/conky/ ~/.conky
		- add conky in startup
			- sudo nano ~/.config/autostart/conky.desktop
				[Desktop Entry]
				Type=Application
				Exec=~/.conky/MX-CoreBlue/start_conky.sh
				Name=conky
				Comment=conky
				X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=2
				X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
		// conky should be started by now otherwise we'd need to run the start script explicitly
	
	- Configuring LightDM-Webkit2-Greeter
		- sudo apt install python3-whither
		- sudo apt install liblightdm-gobject-dev
		- sudo apt install python3-gi
		- git clone https://github.com/Antergos/web-greeter.git /tmp/greeter
		- cd /tmp/greeter
		- sudo make install
		
		- git clone https://github.com/manilarome/lightdm-webkit2-theme-glorious.git
		- sudo cp -r lightdm-webkit2-theme-glorious /usr/share/lightdm-webkit/themes/glorious
		- Edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
			- change line: greeter-session=lightdm-webkit2-greeter
		- Edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf
			- change lines:
				- webkit_theme=glorious
				- debug_mode=true

		- sudo cp -R ~/Pictures/wallpapers /usr/share/backgrounds
	
	- Configuring Picom Compositor
		- Install from source
			- sudo apt install cmake meson ninja-build git pkg-config asciidoc libxext-dev libxcb1-dev libxcb-damage0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libxcb-composite0-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-present-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev libxcb-glx0-dev libpixman-1-dev libdbus-1-dev libconfig-dev libgl1-mesa-dev  libpcre2-dev  libevdev-dev uthash-dev libev-dev libx11-xcb-dev
			- git clone https://github.com/ibhagwan/picom.git
			- cd picom
			- git submodule update --init --recursive
			- meson --buildtype=release . build
			- ninja -C build
			- sudo ninja -C build install
		- cp -r ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/picom ~/.config/
		- add picom in startup
			- sudo cp ~/.config/picom/picom.desktop ~/.config/autostart/
		- disable compositing
			- xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -np "/general/use_compositing" -t bool -s false
	
	- Customize Firefox Web Browser
		- cd WhiteSur-gtk-theme && ./tweaks.sh -f 
		- edit userChrome.css and customChrome.css  in ~/.mozilla/firefox/firefox-themes
	
	- Customize Xfce terminal
		- git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ~/powerlevel10k
		- chsh -s $(which zsh)
		- sudo apt install zsh
		- echo 'source ~/powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme' >>~/.zshrc
		- Update ~/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc with below content
			[Configuration]
			MiscAlwaysShowTabs=FALSE
			MiscBell=FALSE
			MiscBellUrgent=FALSE
			MiscBordersDefault=TRUE
			MiscCursorBlinks=FALSE
			MiscCursorShape=TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_BLOCK
			MiscDefaultGeometry=80x24
			MiscInheritGeometry=FALSE
			MiscMenubarDefault=TRUE
			MiscMouseAutohide=FALSE
			MiscMouseWheelZoom=TRUE
			MiscToolbarDefault=FALSE
			MiscConfirmClose=TRUE
			MiscCycleTabs=TRUE
			MiscTabCloseButtons=TRUE
			MiscTabCloseMiddleClick=TRUE
			MiscTabPosition=GTK_POS_TOP
			MiscHighlightUrls=TRUE
			MiscMiddleClickOpensUri=FALSE
			MiscCopyOnSelect=FALSE
			MiscShowRelaunchDialog=TRUE
			MiscRewrapOnResize=TRUE
			MiscUseShiftArrowsToScroll=FALSE
			MiscSlimTabs=FALSE
			MiscNewTabAdjacent=FALSE
			MiscSearchDialogOpacity=100
			MiscShowUnsafePasteDialog=TRUE
			FontUseSystem=TRUE
			BackgroundMode=TERMINAL_BACKGROUND_TRANSPARENT
			RunCustomCommand=TRUE
			CustomCommand=zsh
			BackgroundDarkness=0.900000
			ColorPalette=#000000;#cc0000;#4e9a06;#c4a000;#3465a4;#75507b;#06989a;#d3d7cf;#555753;#ef2929;#8ae234;#fce94f;#739fcf;#ad7fa8;#34e2e2;#eeeeec
	
	- Installing Nautilus File Manager
		- sudo apt install nautilus
		- Make Nautilus default file manager
			- Cant find a better way of doing this
			- xdg-mime default nautilus.desktop inode/directory application /// Doesn't work :(
	
	- Installing Comice Control center
		- git clone https://github.com/libredeb/comice-control-center.git
		- sudo apt install python3 python3-dbus util-linux gsettings-desktop-schemas wireless-tools iproute2 alsa-utils python3-pip
		- cd comice-control-center/
		- pip3 install -r requirements.txt
		- ./comice-control-center
		
		- Add a launcher and a separator
				- -np "/plugins/plugin-31" -t string -s "launcher"
				- -np "/plugins/plugin-32" -t string -s "separator"
				
				- Modify separator
					- "plugins/plugin-32/style" -t uint -s 0
				- Modify launcher
					- Unable to add new entry in launcher. No error in UI
					- icon: ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/icons/...