LXDE mark active browser window

[Adlermania]

Hey guys,

is there a way in LXDE to mark the active window in the taskbar in some way? Maybe with another background color? I can´t find any options for that and all windows look the same. I have to do a task where I need approximately 30 open browser windows and where I always have to open the next window. As there is no good hotkey for that, at least I want to know in which browser window I am now, to change to the next one per mouse click.

[Eadwine Rose]

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[Adlermania]

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System:    Kernel: 6.1.0-21-amd64 [6.1.90-1] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-21-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
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           Desktop: LXDE 0.10.1 info: lxpanel wm: Openbox 3.6.1 vt: 7 dm: SDDM 
           Distro: MX-23.3_x64 Libretto November 11 2020 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 
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Boot Mode: UEFI

[dolphin_oracle]

this appears to be controlled by the system gtk theme. there should also be a "pressed button" look to the active window.

[Adlermania]

I took another theme but the taskbar stays dark

[Eadwine Rose]

There is a PPA in those repo links.

[dolphin_oracle]

having "flat buttons" enabled in the tasklist settings will cause that effect.

[figueroa]

"Flat Buttons" don't work for me. Unchecking flat buttons is what works for me. However, I suspect this may be very dependent upon the user's theme.

[Adlermania]

Unchecking flat buttons did the magic Thank you!
How can I change the blue color into red of the active buttons? I already changed it in /usr/share/themes/Breeze-Dark in the gtk2 gtkrc file. But it´s still blue.

[dolphin_oracle]

I believe lxde is gtk3, so you'll need to change the gtk3 theme.