Re: How to set 1.4 theme from 2.0 desktop

[Sean Middleditch <elanthis awesomeplay com>]

On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 21:30, Dinesh Nadarajah wrote:
> Yes. I would like to use a GTK1 app but the theme settings are for
> GTK2/Gnome2. So it does not pickup any of the settings. I would like it
> to. 
> 
> I tried gnome-control-panel and it (well on RH 8.0 anyways) it
> startedup Nautilus and brought up the Gnome2 control interfaces (for
> font, etc.).
> 
> I am going to try and modify the ~/.gtkrc by hand and see if that
> works.

Yes, that works, although you have to restart any gtk1 apps afterwards. 
In debian, there is a gtk-theme-switcher (I think that's the package)
that has a little dialog to select the theme, and auto-apply it.

> 
> -Dinesh 
> 
> 
> --- Sean Middleditch <elanthis awesomeplay com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 19:38, Paul wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 19:40, Alan wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 02:36:12PM -0700, Dinesh Nadarajah wrote:
> > > > > Hi:
> > > > > 
> > > > > How does one set the Gnome 1.4 themes so that applications
> > written for
> > > > > version 1.4 can still use font settings etc. from within a
> > version 2.0
> > > > > desktop?
> > > > 
> > > > Just run 'gnomecc' (assuming it's installed) and set the theme
> > there.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I think Dinesh is referring to GTK 1 vs GTK 2 themes.
> > > 
> > > For instance Galeon doesn't use the same themes that the rest of
> > Gnome 2
> > > uses. For some reason, when changing the theme via gcc, Galeon only
> > > obeys a select few themes.
> > 
> > "gcc" ?  I hope you mean gnome-control-center... ~,^
> > 
> > Seeing as how are going to be quite a few popular GTK1 apps remaining
> > for a while (notably Evolution, and GNUCash), would a "Legacy Widget
> > Theme" in the theme capplet be a good idea?
> > 
> > Also, for things like proxy-settings and such, having the current
> > control-center be able to modify gnome1.4-style settings may be an
> > idea;
> > perhaps have an --enable-legacy-settings support for the core
> > capplets... ?
> > 
> > There are just too many popular GTK1/gnome1 apps that aren't going to
> > be
> > ported anytime soon...
> > 
> > > 
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