Re: Gtk3, Windows, themes

[LRN <lrn1986 gmail com>]

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On 02.03.2014 4:46, Daniel Kasak wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 12:10 AM, LRN wrote:
> > On 01.03.2014 16:50, Daniel Kasak wrote:
> > > On 01/03/2014 10:54 PM, LRN wrote:
> > > > On 01.03.2014 3:54, Daniel Kasak wrote:
> > > > > I'm looking to port some apps ( Gtk2-Perl ) to Gtk3 ( ie 
> > > > > Gtk3-Perl ), and I'm wondering if anyone has tackled
> > > > > building themes for Windows? I know of the Windows Gtk3
> > > > > binaries ... great :) But the default theme on Windows
> > > > > looks pretty dry. Does anyone know of existing theme
> > > > > binaries for Windows?
> > > >
> > > > Are you, by any chance, using the built-in Windows Classic 
> > > > Theme?
> > > I believe so. But maybe I misunderstand. Are you implying there
> > > are other themes included in the windows binaries?
> > Gtk2 had theme engines, Gtk3 doesn't. Windows Classic theme in
> > Gtk2 was implemented as a theme engine.
> >
> > Gtk3 has native theming elements support instead. But the API
> > that it uses on W32 for this works with every normal Windows
> > theme (such as the default Windows 7 theme, XP theme), except for
> > the Classic theme (which is not a real theme).
> >
> > There's a bug [1] for this, but i haven't been able to fix it.
> >
> > [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676110
> Thanks for responding. Unfortunately, I don't *quite* understand
> your answer. You say Gtk3 doesn't have theming engines. I thought
> it still did. For example, on my system, the package
> gtk-engines-unico owns these files:
>
> ...
>
> So libunico.so is the theme engine binary in this case. Based on
> this, I still believe that Gtk3 has theme engines, unless someone
> explains to me in more detail what I misunderstand about the
> above.
>
> So ... assuming I'm correct, but no-one has attempted to build any
> theme engines for Windows ( and by extension, there is most likely
> no theme switcher binary for Windows either ), I assume I'm limited
> to using whatever themes use the default gtk3 theme engine, and
> setting up the gtk preferences file ( or environment variables or
> whatever ) manually.
>
> It would be good to hear someone else chime in and say "yes you
> are correct" or "no you've got it all wrong, because ... ... ...".

OK, i stand corrected. That said, Company repeatedly stated that he
wants GtkThemingEngine to be removed, and everything to be styled in
CSS. Whether this is actually going to happen, or it's just in his
dreams, i know not.

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