Desktop
Configuration
Change how the desktop looks by editing plain RON files in ~/.config/crownos.
Every settings section is one RON file in ~/.config/crownos/. The settings menu name and the file
name are the same string, so Display lives in display.ron and Appearance in
appearance.ron.
Appearance
A missing file is created with defaults the first time an app reads it. Set only the keys you want to change.
(
dark_mode: true,
accent: Blue,
wallpaper: "/home/you/Pictures/wallpaper.jpg",
gaps_inner: 8,
gaps_outer: 8,
border_radius: 8,
animations: Smooth,
blur: true,
)Keys
| Key | Type | Default | What it changes |
|---|---|---|---|
dark_mode | bool | true | Light or dark appearance |
accent | Purple, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink | Purple | Accent colour |
wallpaper | string | empty | Path to the desktop wallpaper |
bar_height | u32 | 32 | Height of the top bar in pixels |
gaps_inner | u16 | 8 | Pixels between tiled windows |
gaps_outer | u16 | 8 | Pixels between tiled windows and the screen edge |
animations | None, Snappy, Standard, Smooth | Standard | Animation profile |
minimize_effect | Genie, Scale | Genie | How windows minimise |
close_effect | Dust, Shrink | Dust | How closed windows leave the screen |
blur | bool | true | Background blur behind glass surfaces |
Window effects
Blur
blur_passes (default 4), blur_size (default 1.5) and blur_noise (default 0.01) tune
the background blur. More passes look smoother and cost more GPU time.
Cursor and icon themes
cursor_theme names an XCursor theme under /usr/share/icons; icon_theme names a
freedesktop icon theme. Leave either empty to keep the system default.
Other sections
Files such as display.ron, input.ron, keybinds.ron, notification.ron and power.ron follow
the same pattern. Open the matching page in Settings to see every option, or edit the file by hand.