---
name: "setstyle"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "wmaker"
version: "0.95.5-2+b2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/setstyle/1x"
---

# setstyle(1x)

set style related options for Window Maker or loads a theme

## NAME

setstyle - set style related options for Window Maker or loads a theme

## SYNOPSIS

**setstyle** *\[--no-fonts\] \[--no-cursors\] \[--help\] \[--version\]* *stylefile*

## DESCRIPTION

**setstyle** reads *stylefile* and writes its contents to the WindowMaker domain, efectively setting the Window Maker style. If the supplied path is a directory, it will be treated as a theme pack and it will be loaded appropriately. If the **--no-fonts** flag is specified, font related options (*IconTitleFont*, *ClipTitleFont*, *DisplayFont*, *MenuTextFont*, *MenuTitleFont*, *WindowTitleFont*) in the style file will be ignored.

If the **--no-cursors** flag is specified, any mouse cursor definitions (*NormalCursor*, *ArrowCursor*, *MoveCursor*, *TopLeftResizeCursor*, *TopRightResizeCursor*, *BottomLeftResizeCursor*, *BottomRightResizeCursor*,  *VerticalResizeCursor*, *HorizontalResizeCursor*,  *WaitCursor*, *QuestionCursor*, *TextCursor*,  *SelectCursor*) in the style or theme will be ignored.

## OPTIONS

- **--no-fonts**

  ignore font related options in style file.

- **--no-cursors**

  ignore cursor definition options in style file.

- **--help**

  print a help message

- **--version**

  print version number

## ENVIRONMENT

- GNUSTEP\_USER\_ROOT

  specifies the initial path for the Defaults directory. "Defaults/" is appended to this variable to determine the actual location of the databases. If the varialbe is not set, it defaults to "~/GNUstep"

## FILES

- GNUSTEP\_USER\_ROOT/Defaults/WindowMaker

  This is the actual file that's written.

## SEE ALSO

[**getstyle**(1x)](/getstyle/1x.md), [**wmaker**(1x)](/wmaker/1x.md)

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Marcelo Magallon \<mmagallo@debian.org\>.

Window Maker was written by Alfredo K. Kojima \<kojima@windowmaker.info\>.