Re: Repost : problem with gnome themes ... (gtk.themes how to fix)

[Ryan Leduc <leduc control toronto edu>]

I just checked where the control panel theme slector installs gtk.themes

for me it was: ~/.themes

Ryan



On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Ryan Leduc wrote:

> I have found that many gtk themes don't work "out of the box" with
> gnome.
> 
> I have figured out how to get most of them working (all but "Executive"
> theme)
> 
> I'm using RPMs, and my gtk themes are in /usr/share/themes
> If the theme capplet isn't putting your themes here, you can always 
> untar them here yourself..  (you know you are in the right directory
> because the default pixmap theme is here.)
> 
> Let's say you have installed "OldWood"
> 
> cd /usr/share/themes/OldWood
> 
> make sure there is a gtk subdirectory.  If not, make one and move all
> files but the README.html there.
> 
> go into gtk directory and look at the gtkrc
> 
> Look for any directory paths hardwired:
> 
> OldWood comes with:
> 
> pixmap_path "/usr/local/share/themes/OldWood"
> 
> As your files are under /usr/share/themes
> you can see the problem.  You can comment this out, or correct the
> path..
> The theme should now work..
> 
> If it doesn't, check that all the files are world readable, and that the
> directories are readable and executable:
> 
> >ls -l gtkrc
> -rw-r--r--   1 root     root        23272 Feb 23 16:18 gtkrc
> 
> >ls -l
> total 2
> drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         2048 Feb 23 16:18 gtk/
> 
> 
> That should do it..
> 
> I also had problems with gnome 1.0.1 and themes..  When I selected them
> from the control-panel, only some of the theme changed..
> 
> I deleted a file: ~/.gnome/theme-switcher-capplet
> 
> and all was well...
> 
> 
> Ryan
> 
> If not use chmod a+r * to fix this
> 
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> 
> Georges-Henry Portefait wrote:
> > 
> > Greetings to all,
> > 
> > I have a problem with theme from the control center .
> > 
> > when I start the control center, I have 5 themes ( I download most of
> > them )
> > Is 's :
> > BeOS
> > Default
> > Metallic
> > OldWood
> > macos8.5
> > 
> > If I choose let s say old wood, what I see in the preview window is a
> > brown theme with NO texture at all !! I guess something is going wrong
> > here !?! Of course I I try this theme I have nothing but brown windows
> > WITHOUT textures those themes comes from themes.org and for example old
> > wood is fully textured.
> > 
> > Plus can someone explain how to use the install new theme button on a
> > real example ??
> > 
> > It seems that something is broken. I never got this to work. How can I
> > downgrade to default install to see if it is working with the default
> > themes ?? then maybve I ll try those ones
> > 
> > Is somebody using this themes management from GNOME ??
> > 
> > any clue/tip/help  you can provide
> > 
> > Best regards to all,
> > 
> > GH Portefait
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         Ryan Leduc         |    leduc@control.toronto.edu
                            |                                       
   University of Toronto    |   'Any mans death diminishes me,
                            |    because I am involved in Mankind;
   Dept of Electrical and   |    And therefore never send to know
    Computer Engineering    |    for whom the bell tolls;
   Systems  Control Group   |    
                            |    It tolls for thee.'
                            |   
    Toronto, Ont, Canada    |         John Donne
                            |   
                            |    http://www.control.toronto.edu/~leduc 
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