Hello 290LC
The thread you linked to relates only to Cinnamon, but you may also be interested in this thread which contains variants of that original script by smurphos (for Cinnamon and Xfce) so as to make it change the desktop wallpaper at set times of the day. In fact, I still use it on my own laptop.
viewtopic.php?p=2153971
However, to instead make it change the Xfce icon theme as you request, you could try the following:
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#!/bin/sh
# Kill if already running
if pidof -o %PPID -x "${0##*/}"; then
exit 1
fi
# Start loop
while :
do
# What time is it?
CURRENT_TIME=$(date +%H%M)
if [ -n "$NEXT_TIME" ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt "$NEXT_TIME" ]; then
sleep 60
continue
fi
# Depending on time set ICON_CHOICE & NEXT_TIME
if [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 0000 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 0200 ]; then
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Red
NEXT_TIME=0200
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 0200 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 0600 ]; then
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Purple
NEXT_TIME=0600
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 0600 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 1000 ]; then
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Aqua
NEXT_TIME=1000
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 1000 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 1400 ]; then
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Navy
NEXT_TIME=1400
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 1400 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 1800 ]; then
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Sand
NEXT_TIME=1800
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 1800 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 2200 ]; then
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Orange
NEXT_TIME=2200
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 2200 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -le 2359 ]; then
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Red
NEXT_TIME=0000
fi
# Set the chosen icon theme
xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Net/IconThemeName -s "$ICON_CHOICE"
# Sleep
sleep 60
done
Copy the above script into a text editor and, obviously, change the actual times and icon themes to suit. Then save it as
timeofday_icontheme.sh or similar. Then right-click on its file icon, select Properties and on the Permissions tab tick the box to allow the file to run as a program.
To test the script, open a terminal in the folder containing the file and enter
./timeofday_icontheme.sh
To make it automatically run at every login you could place it directly in your home folder and then go to the Application Autostart tab of Session and Startup in the Settings menu. Click Add and put suitable brief descriptions in the first two boxes and then
./timeofday_icontheme.sh in the Command box.
I note though that the script in the thread you linked to changes the Appearance theme as well as the icon theme. You could perhaps extend the above example so as to add the Appearance theme and/or the Window manager theme as well, eg with this alternative version:
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#!/bin/sh
# Kill if already running
if pidof -o %PPID -x "${0##*/}"; then
exit 1
fi
# Start loop
while :
do
# What time is it?
CURRENT_TIME=$(date +%H%M)
if [ -n "$NEXT_TIME" ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt "$NEXT_TIME" ]; then
sleep 60
continue
fi
# Depending on time set THEME_CHOICE, ICON_CHOICE, WINDOW_CHOICE & NEXT_TIME
if [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 0000 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 0200 ]; then
THEME_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Red
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Red
WINDOW_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Red
NEXT_TIME=0200
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 0200 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 0600 ]; then
THEME_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Purple
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Purple
WINDOW_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Purple
NEXT_TIME=0600
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 0600 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 1000 ]; then
THEME_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Aqua
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Aqua
WINDOW_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Aqua
NEXT_TIME=1000
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 1000 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 1400 ]; then
THEME_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Navy
WINDOW_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark
NEXT_TIME=1400
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 1400 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 1800 ]; then
THEME_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Sand
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Sand
WINDOW_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Sand
NEXT_TIME=1800
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 1800 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -lt 2200 ]; then
THEME_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Orange
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Orange
WINDOW_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Orange
NEXT_TIME=2200
elif [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -ge 2200 ] && [ "$CURRENT_TIME" -le 2359 ]; then
THEME_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Red
ICON_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Red
WINDOW_CHOICE=Mint-Y-Dark-Red
NEXT_TIME=0000
fi
# Set the themes chosen above
xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Net/ThemeName -s "$THEME_CHOICE"
xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Net/IconThemeName -s "$ICON_CHOICE"
xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/theme -s "$WINDOW_CHOICE"
# Sleep
sleep 60
done
Perhaps save it as
timeofday_themes.sh or similar. I've only briefly tested the two above examples, but hopefully one of them will work for you without any unforeseen problems. In the sections containing the times, note that the first Current Time must always be 0000 and the last Current time 2359, with the final Next Time as 0000.
Also note that in the current version of Xfce the Appearance settings window has an option to "Set matching Xfwm4 theme if there is one". I have assumed this is Off because I don't know if it also works for scripted theme changes. If it does, there might not be any need to set a window theme in the script...
I will respectfully decline the suggestion to produce a video...lol
PS. There is also the possibility of adding the Xfce4 Timer Plugin to the panel. This has the option of running commands at set times, so it might be possible to make it run a command such as
xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Net/IconThemeName -s Mint-Y-Pink
I haven't tried it though.
https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfc ... ugin/start
