I'd like to change the text color(under icons) on my desktop. I already tried editing the .gtkrc-2.0 file but it doesn't seem like there's one.
Change XFCE desktop font color?
xfce;desktop;desktop environment;gtk;icons
As Xfce 4.10, the .gtkrc-2.0 file still has some influence over the text color for desktop icons.How to configureOpen .gtkrc-2.0 file in your text editor of choice. Or, if the file does not exist, create an empty file named .gtkrc-2.0 in your Home directory. Then, add the following code to the file:style xfdesktop-icon-view {XfdesktopIconView::label-alpha = 0fg[NORMAL] = #fffffffg[SELECTED] = #fffffffg[ACTIVE] = #ffffff}widget_class *XfdesktopIconView* style xfdesktop-icon-viewAs noted from this article on blog, you will have to change the hexadecimal codes by replacing the #ffffff instances. I'd suggest you to use a color scheme application such as agave to find the hexadecimal codes for the color you want.Xfce version compatibilityAs Xfce 4.10, the line containing fg[ACTIVE] seems no longer valid and brings no effect to any visible changes (at least on my side). It used to work on previous Xfce 4.8.Tested working on Xubuntu 14.04 (Xfce 4.10).