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(2015-2020)
Get Back Proper Borders

 (Lubuntu 18.04, 20.04 Specific)

Lubuntu has unfortunately given way to the modern windows look of having razor thin borders for windows.

You can get back thicker borders by editing or replacing the current OpenBox Theme.

Follow the instructions below to get back proper borders.

1. Make a Copy of a theme you like.

To get a list of themes installed;

ls -1 /usr/share/themes/
.
.
Lubuntu-default
Mikachu
Mist
Natura
Onyx
Onyx-Citrus
.
.

Pick One and copy it with a different name to your local directory eg.

cp -r /usr/share/themes/Natura ~/.local/share/themes/Natura3d



2. Modify the copied Theme

There should be an openbox-3 directory under the theme. (If it doesn't, choose another theme.)

ls -1 ~/.local/share/themes/Natura3d/openbox-3

close_hover.xbm
close.xbm
desk_hover.xbm
desk_toggled.xbm
desk.xbm
iconify_hover.xbm
iconify.xbm
max_hover.xbm
max_toggled.xbm
max.xbm
shade_hover.xbm
shade.xbm
themerc            <<-- EDIT THIS FILE



3. Stuff To Edit
themerc
!! The extra bar below the window is nice if we don't have borders
!! but overthick if we increase the borders. So turn it off with 0.
window.handle.width: 0            !! below the window

!! Now make all borders this thick..
border.Width: 4             !! easier to grab

!! This is the padding above and below the title text.
!! change this if you think the title bar needs to be taller or shorter.
padding.width: 2


4. Restart OpenBox

openbox --restart

That's it.!
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