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Customizing One Commander's appearance

There is a lot you can do to One Commander's appearance using its various Settings in particular by choosing a different Theme. But there's even more you can do if you don't mind exploring further under One Commander's hood. You can lift the hood by going to the Themes folder, C:\User\<User Name>\One Commander\Themes (for the Microsoft Store version), or the folder in which the Portable version is installed. You can reach this folder quickly by clicking on the About Program and then the Settings Location button at the bottom of the dialog. You can create a new theme by adding a new folder here and creating the Theme material that you want.

Themes

One Commander comes with a number of built-in Themes, which can be found at Settings > Theme. There are the usual light and dark themes, as well as some alternatives.
A Theme is a combination of File Icons, Folder Icons, a Thumbnail (for the Settings > Theme dropdown) and an .xaml file that controls One Commander's appearance. You can get a sense of what can be customized by exploring the .xaml files for the built-in Themes.
You can vary the icons in use by choosing various options available in Settings > Theme.
Any Theme can be given an Acrylic (translucent) effect by checking the appropriate box in Settings > Theme. You may notice a performance hit if you check this box, though.
Health and Safety Warnings:

  • Always make a copy of a theme before you edit it, and work with the copy, not the original. When One Commander is updated, it will overwrite any changes in the built-in themes.
  • It's probably safest not to edit the built-in Theme files unless you really know what you are doing, but to do your experimenting on a Theme that you create yourself. If you do get into a mess, help is available here.

Creating new Theme

Easy: make a copy of one of the Themes folders, and work with that.

Accent Color

You can change the color that files take when the mouse passes over them or they are selected in Settings > Theme.

  • Depending on the theme, an Accent color will be used on certain elements, such as Columns Pane border or Tabs border.
  • In some themes, the Accent Color is part of the theme itself and changing it is disabled (for example in Nord or Nortorn themes).


Backlinks:
2. Quick introductory guide:7. Themes
3. Full reference guide:Settings:Theme