i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:40:18 +0000How do you change the backgrounds of windows?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2138/how-do-you-change-the-backgrounds-of-windows/I mean, the windows 95-like dull gray background colors of the windows in i3, it's a horrendous color. How do you change the color from grey to something like blue or white? I've tried client.background, but only get errors, or it doesn't work at all.Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:06:00 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2138/how-do-you-change-the-backgrounds-of-windows/Comment by joepd for <p>I mean, the windows 95-like dull gray background colors of the windows in i3, it's a horrendous color. How do you change the color from grey to something like blue or white? I've tried client.background, but only get errors, or it doesn't work at all.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2138/how-do-you-change-the-backgrounds-of-windows/?comment=2141#comment-2141Please post config and error. Rumour goes that also Masters of the Universe need Facts to base their Guesses on ;)Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:40:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2138/how-do-you-change-the-backgrounds-of-windows/?comment=2141#comment-2141Answer by Felicitus for <p>I mean, the windows 95-like dull gray background colors of the windows in i3, it's a horrendous color. How do you change the color from grey to something like blue or white? I've tried client.background, but only get errors, or it doesn't work at all.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2138/how-do-you-change-the-backgrounds-of-windows/?answer=2140#post-id-2140i3 doesn't have anything to do with the background colors of your applications. Set it depending on the GUI toolkit your apps are using (GTK/QT/etc).Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:28:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2138/how-do-you-change-the-backgrounds-of-windows/?answer=2140#post-id-2140