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I would like to add my own custom emblems in Thunar, Xubuntu 14.04. I have created the necessary 10x10, 16x16, 22x22, etc. png files for my emblem and copied them here at their corresponding directories for the icon theme I am using, elementary Xfce darkest. For example my-emblem22x22.png was copied to each of the following and so forth for each size.

/usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce-darkest/actions/22
/usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce/emblems/22
/usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce/actions/22

However, after logging out and in again my custom emblem does not appear in Thunar. Any ideas? Much thanks in advance.

jbrock
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Try this link, I think it will tell you how to accomplish your objective.

How does one create emblems to work with Thunar?

[...] Add the correct files to the "emblems" folder of your icon theme. Make sure you prefix the name of the file with "emblem-" and run "gtk-update-icon-cache" on the theme's directory file containing the "index.theme" file. Should show up immediately.

ManyRoads
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Based on ManyRoads's answer:

  • Create an emblem image file; filename should be prefixed with emblem- (for instance, emblem-drive.svg).

  • Put the emblem file inside the emblems folder of the icon theme folder (for instance, inside /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce/emblems/symbolic).

  • Update the icon theme cache by running:

    sudo gtk-update-icon-cache PATH-TO-THEME-FOLDER

    where PATH-TO-THEME-FOLDER contains the index.theme file.

  • The emblem should be available if you click folder's Properties... → Emblems tab.

BeastOfCaerbannog
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Miguel Frasson
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I found the answer at the link. However, I could not get the emblem to stay for a partition. This is documented in the comments there. How do I set emblems in Thunar without the GUI?

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