How to customize the font and color of the panel clock in Ubuntu and Linux Mint Mate
If you are using the Mate edition of Linux Mint ( either 13 or 14), the default clock at the right corner will look like this
After that, just hit Alt+F2 and run the following command to reset the bottom panel:
Note: You can edit the font, size and the color code in the .gtkrc-2.0 file to meet your preference.
I will show you a small trick to change the font and color of this clock widget to make it look somehow like this:
The trick is pretty simple. First, you will need to get the Digital font. Just download it here then install it.
Next, create a file named .gtkrc-2.0 in the home folder and copy-paste the following lines into it:
Next, create a file named .gtkrc-2.0 in the home folder and copy-paste the following lines into it:
style "my-panel-clock"
{
fg[NORMAL] = "#272727"
font_name = "DS-Digital Bold 12"
}
widget "*.clock-applet-button.*" style "my-panel-clock"
After that, just hit Alt+F2 and run the following command to reset the bottom panel:
pkill mate-panel
Note: You can edit the font, size and the color code in the .gtkrc-2.0 file to meet your preference.
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