Re: gtk through a ssh connection

[Ole Laursen <olau hardworking dk>]

Andreas Volz <lists brachttal net> writes:

> I start often Gtk apps through a ssh connection. But if I do this they
> fall back to the ugly default theme. So why does this happen and could
> I prevent Gtk from doing that? I like the user defined theme. The
> connection is fast enough in my local network.

When you start X applications through an SSH connection, they run
remotely. So if you haven't configured a theme on the remote computer,
it will use the default theme on that computer.

Think of it this way: you can run the application even if you have not
installed GTK+ locally, it's not dependent on your local GTK+
installation at all. The pixels are simply being sent over the wire
for remote display (actually not pixels but X drawing commands, but
you get the idea).

The solution is to configure the theme on the remote computer too,
e.g. with a stand-alone theme switcher.

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Ole Laursen
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