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grant123 Veteran
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:09 am Post subject: GTK apps are ugly lately |
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I noticed lately a lot of my GTK apps don't look good. Kind of blocky and plain. I know this isn't much to go on but does anyone know what the problem could be? |
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GFCCAE6xF Apprentice
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:19 am Post subject: |
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Could be anything... perhaps supplying/linking to an image of what you see could help
Anyway:
Do you have themes set for both gtk2 and gtk3?
Did they look good before? Are you themes compatible with the gtk+ versions you have installed?
If ^^ give you any hints to any problems try using your DE's settings to change themes and test the look, download and try new themes and test those (could also be missing some gtk engines or something). If you have no DE then lxappearance is a really nice tool that will set gtk2/gtk3 theme settings for you. |
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grant123 Veteran
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Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:08 am Post subject: |
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The problem apps seem to be GTK3 ones. I'm using the default xfce4 theme which must be GTK2 only. Are there any themes out there as similar as possible to the default xfce4 theme that support GTK2 and GTK3? |
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GFCCAE6xF Apprentice
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Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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Ahh, well at least that has narrowed it down
However... I have absolutely no idea what Xfce default looks like so I can only point you towards this: http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=167 to find some theme(s) you like, they are all gtk3 specific but of course all should provide support for gtk2 for obvious reasons.
I have been told just now that xfce theme/appearance settings should set your gtk2 and gtk3 theme at the same time, so you should not need an external program or hackery once you found a theme that has support for both. |
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pilla Bodhisattva
Joined: 07 Aug 2002 Posts: 7729 Location: Underworld
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Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:24 am Post subject: |
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If you could post some screenshots, maybe that would help further narrowing your issue. _________________ "I'm just very selective about the reality I choose to accept." -- Calvin |
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grant123 Veteran
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Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:49 am Post subject: |
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I like clearlooks-phenix from portage a lot. Please let me know if there are any GTK3 themes similar to Clearlooks that you might recommend. |
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swimmer Veteran
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Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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You might want to look into Numix ... I don't know if it's similar to Clearlooks but I use it for all my GTK{2,3} applications and simply *love* it!
hth
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grant123 Veteran
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:25 am Post subject: |
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I just tried Numix but I don't like how dark it is. It looks like there is a separate light theme but only for purchase. |
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GFCCAE6xF Apprentice
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:30 am Post subject: |
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You may also want to try Zukitwo (It's even in portage), probably the most popular theme out there and it even comes with the window border/bar/button stuff for xfwm4 |
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nix213 n00b
Joined: 08 Feb 2013 Posts: 23 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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I use "gtk-chtheme" to set my gtk themes. Actually I only really use it to set fonts for gtk apps, but I'm pretty sure it's capable of doing more than that _________________ "Wherever you go, go with all your heart." -Confucius |
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grant123 Veteran
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:08 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your help everyone. I seem to be settling on Adwaita. |
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GFCCAE6xF Apprentice
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:43 am Post subject: |
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You're welcome
Glad you found something nice but I am kicking myself a little bit since I'm pretty sure Adwaita is the gtk3 replacement for clearlooks, should have thought of that.. doh! |
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