How to style window borders in Linux Mint w/ Cinnamon?

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2013-08
  • Yannbane

    I love my new Linux Mint system, but I've noticed that all the themes leave me with those large gray/metal window borders, which I really don't like.

    How can I edit this, and why do most themes simply change how the taskbar looks?

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  • Ash

    In the Cinnamon Settings -> Themes dialog, there is an "Other Settings" tab. On this tab you can set things such as Window theme (appearance of borders) and Icon theme.


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