Re: [GTK2] GTK2_RC_FILES override clashes with current theme

[Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com>]

No, you posted in the right place. I just added the part after the
"..." in case you followed with "is anyone working to fix this?"

the "fix" is/was to completely redesign the entire themeing system,
but that is something you will only find in GTK3.

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:41 AM, lemonsqueeze <lemonsqueeze gmx com> wrote:
> On 09/14/2015 01:52 PM, Paul Davis wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 3:49 AM, lemonsqueeze <lemonsqueeze gmx com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> >
> > > Question: Is this a bug or my understanding of how GTK2_RC_FILES works ?
> > > Shouldn't GTK ignore the current theme altogether when GTK2_RC_FILES is
> > > set ? Surely themes don't seem to be expected to use globally unique
> > > style names ...
> >
> > that's where you'd be wrong ... remember that GTK2 is no longer under
> > development and the themeing mechanism in GTK3 bears essentially no
> > relationship whatsoever to the design in GTK2.
>
> That was a question about GTK2 actually, did I post in the wrong place
> perhaps ?
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