Gtk3 apps in XFCE

Hi guys, I recently updated Arch and I got the new gtk3 stuff. All would be fine except for the fact that now, my gtk2 apps use a theme and the gtk3 ones use another (ugly) one. I searched the forum and I basically found that I should wait for gtk3 and gtk2 to become armonic or gtk2 apps use the gtk3 libraries. So, I post the workaround I used, hoping saomebody could find it handy. Now I have gtk3 apps using the Adwaita theme and gtk2 using the theme I normally use. The difference with the solutions posted in the forums is that I use Adwaita and the gtk2 theme I wnat to use, and not the Clearlooks that you get when using Adwaita.
All you have to do is install "gnome-themes-standard" to have the Adwaita theme.
Then, being root, go to:
/usr/share/themes
And copy the Adwaita folder to some place you like, so you have a backup, just in case.
Then, enter the Adwaita folder and remove the gtk2.0 folder you'll find in.
Go back to:
/usr/share/themes
And enter the folder of the theme you like to use (or to the folder you have in ~/.themes) and copy the folder gtk2.0, then paste it in the Adwaita folder.
And that's it. Now when you restart your machine (well, i restarted it for other reasons, so maybe you just have to restart the session), gtk2 will look with the theme you like and gtk3 with the default Adwaita, and not looking like some windows 95 crap.
Hope it helps.
Good bye.

GSF1200S wrote:
Shark wrote:
Radioactiveman wrote:
Copying the folder
"/usr/share/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0"
to
~/.config/
seems to be a "cleaner" solution and works fine too.
That works almost fine for me in XFCE. When i enable compiz with gtk-window-decorator borders DO appers but there are no buttons for minimze, maximize and close though i have enabled them in gconf-editor. If i choose metacity in fusion-icon the buttons appear. Any tip how can i get buttons on compiz with gtk-wnidow-decorator?
If I remember correctly (youll need to research this a little), there is a bug with compiz 0.8.8 and gtk-window-decorator that causes the buttons not to show up in the titlebar. I had this exact same problem about 4 months ago back when I used XFCE and compiz, and this among other things caused me to switch to the stability of Openbox. I think using the dev version of compiz will fix your problem, but since the dev version is a complete rewrite, you may have stability problems in other ways.
You are right. Now i use compiz-core-git and the problem disappears. Thanks.

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Ubuntu actually requires GTK3 now with Unity or even with Gnome. Alot of other distros will likely follow suit.
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I'm gonna try that fix you mentioned Teho, see if it works. It's obviously not a distro-specific problem.
Hawt damn Teho! Your solution worked like a charm! I could honestly hug you right now, you've fixed the last issue currently plauging both my Arch and Ubuntu installs. Thanks!
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[solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

After a big upgrade a few days ago I get a garbled screen whenever I focus a window with a Qt app in Xfce, like VLC or VirtualBox. If I focus (by clicking on titlebar/ or select from taskbar) a non-Qt app the screen returns to normal. I could not capture the screen corruption with scrot so I used a very crappy cam:
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update 2:
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pjjanak wrote:
rwd wrote:
pjjanak wrote:I'm curious, what kind of graphics cards do you have?
I have a ATI X1400. I am using the x86-video-ati 6.12.2-2 driver from extra.
I have an ATI 1200 and am using the same driver. I wonder if it has something to do with it? Or perhaps the latest X updates? I'm going to try downgrading.
Peter
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[2009-07-17 00:27] upgraded midori-git (20090613-1 -> 20090717-1)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded perl (5.10.0-4 -> 5.10.0-6)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded openssl (0.9.8k-2 -> 0.9.8k-4)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded python (2.6.2-4 -> 2.6.2-5)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded boost (1.37.0-1 -> 1.39.0-1)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libjpeg (6b-6 -> 7-1)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libpng (1.2.37-1 -> 1.2.38-1)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libwmf (0.2.8.4-4 -> 0.2.8.4-5)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libtiff (3.8.2-4 -> 3.8.2-5)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libcups (1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded ghostscript (8.64-5 -> 8.64-6)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded dri2proto (2.0-1 -> 2.1-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded libdrm (2.4.11-2 -> 2.4.12-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded libgl (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded mesa (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded jasper (1.900.1-2 -> 1.900.1-3)
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[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded imagemagick (6.5.3.2-1 -> 6.5.3.10-1)
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See below for a screenshot of GTK2 vs GTK3. The gtk3 title bar area and close button function, but there's no real window decoration. It's odd!
EDIT: as someone else has the same issue... it was likely the updates at fault, and not me removing some packages
Last edited by dennis123123 (2014-04-16 18:39:48)

dennis123123 wrote:
Hmm this is harder than I first thought it would be...
:: audacious: requires gtk3
:: easytag: requires gtk3
:: file-roller: requires gtk3
:: galculator: requires gtk3
:: ghex: requires gtk3
:: goffice: requires gtk3
:: gsimplecal: requires gtk3
:: guvcview: requires gtk3
:: spacefm: requires gtk3
:: vte3: requires gtk3
:: zenity: requires gtk3
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I've uploaded a PKGBUILD to build the gtk2 version of gsimplecal to the AUR.
easytag is easy enough to rebuild against gtk2, I'll upload a PKGBUILD for that shortly.
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EDIT: easytag-gtk2.
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Same thing happening on my machine. Noticed it with transmission-gtk and nautilus!
It *seems* to go away if I disable any custom theming. However I haven't been testing it for long enough to be sure.
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Edit: I am not using testing!
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Kinux wrote:
I had the same problem. Searching the forums, the solution for me was to :
pacman -S gnome-themes-standard
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ln -s /usr/share/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0 ~/.config/
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Hi，my friend, You are right! Thank you very much!!!

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MOD EDIT : follow image posting rules -- Inxsible
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https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 88#p935988
and
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 73#p914873
Neither of which actually worked. Maybe it was just my computer, but neither seemed to have worked. Are there any fixes for this issue?
Last edited by themattbeballin (2011-05-18 22:49:31)

Foucault wrote:
What I did was
ln -s /usr/share/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0 ~/.config/
After a new login the GTK 3 applications will use the Adwaita theme.
I tried that, didn't work.
Inxsible wrote:Do not paste large images/screenshots. Use thumbnails.
Sorry.
EDIT: After trying the SymLink again, it worked. Thank you Foucault.
Last edited by themattbeballin (2011-05-18 22:49:21)

[solved] gtk3 themes for gtk3 apps, without installing gnome3

After executing "pacman -Syu", transmission was upgraded to a newer version, but it no longer has the "Clearlooks" gtk2 interface wich I installed witch pacman and selected it with "lxappearance" because I don't have gnome2 or 3 installed. Now, transmission has an ugly gtk3 interface that looks like windows 95. But how can I install ans select a gtk3 theme, without installing gnome3 ? (because I only want to keep openbox and xmonad installed, and no other WM or DE)
It says on wiki.archlinux that "gnome-tweak-tool" won't work if gnome3 is not installed...
It also tried to install the "librsvg" package, and the Newlooks theme, and I've edited "~/gtk-3.0/settings.ini" to add:
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme = false
gtk-theme-name = Zukitwo
gtk-fallback-icon-theme = gnome
... and after reboot, Transmission doesn't have the "Newlooks" gtk theme... it still has the old looking theme
Last edited by Chrys349 (2011-11-26 16:36:53)

I am facing the same problem. I've created ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini file:
[Settings]
gtk-theme-name = elementary
gtk-fallback-icon-theme = elementary
gtk-toolbar-style=GTK_TOOLBAR_ICONS
Someone also wrote that copying gtk-3.0 folder should enable gtk3 theme, but this also failed.
cp -r /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-3.0/ ~/.config/gtk-3.0/

After recent updates, selecting with mouse in GTK3 apps failing

I can't pin this problem down, but it maybe seems to affect only GTK3 applications such as Bluefish, SpaceFM, Remmina, etc.
After a while, I can't use a mouse drag to select text - the cursor just stays put. However, double-left clicking can still select all the text.
I'm using a fully updated system with the GTK3 theme package: clearlooks-phenix-gtk-theme-git 3.0.15.0.g8ed3afb-1
The problem started 2 - 3 days ago I reckon.
Hope that somebody else has a better idea about what might be going on!
Edit: PS: Restarting the applications makes things work as expected again - for a while.
Last edited by ninian (2013-06-24 17:04:37)

ninian wrote:
KairiTech wrote:I started experiencing the exact same symptoms at about the same time as you with Bluefish but I'm using a modified version of the omg-suite theme from the AUR.
Phew, I'm not alone then! Makes editing with Bluefish very frustrating indeed.
I should also have mentioned that I'm using Openbox, Tint2, and Parcellite as a "desktop environment".
Openbox here too but no panel or taskbar.

[SOLVED] Getting theme errors after a recent upgrade in gtk3 apps

I have recently started getting errors like these after a recent upgrade.
(nautilus:12329): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: *-*:*:*: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
Full error while opening nautilus can be see here. http://sprunge.us/IQOM
Relevant pacman log: http://sprunge.us/YYgY
~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini : http://sprunge.us/VJMT
I have tried few themes (Fear, Hope, Aldabra), all seem to give me this error. Also, theme Fear broke (gave white text with white background) after the upgrade.
Can anyone else reproduce this error?
If there is any theme that doesn't have problems with updated system, please share.
Last edited by shadyabhi (2012-04-28 02:41:54)

shadyabhi wrote:Can anyone else reproduce this error?
Apparently yes:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=140402
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=140277
There are a couple other threads as well - some have alleged solutions, or at least some themes that work.

Font in GTK2 apps are not using font smoothing in cinnamon. GTK3 does.

Hi,
My GTK2 apps like GIMP, chromium fonts are not really using font smoothing but GTK3 apps look fine.
Any help is appreciated.

Chazza wrote:Does the following application help at all? Link: http://qt-apps.org/content/show.php/Qt5 … ent=168066
Yes, unfortunately this did not fix the problem. I did put the environmental variable in .profile and relogged, the result was unfortunately the same. I've managed to fix fonts in Clementine using qtconfig-qt4 after some fiddling, but applications like Docky and Chromium still have the monospace font.
cedeel wrote:Eh, Chromium isn't a Qt application.
Ah, my bad. Do you know of a way to fix that problem anyway?

GTK wiki - A way to set themes for GTK2 and GTK3 in XFCE

Hi,
I think I have something to add to the GTK page of the Arch wiki but I wanted to confirm if this works for others or if I just found an exception to the rule. Anways, I was trying to figure out why some of my apps on XFCE were looking different than others and I came too the GTK page to find the section explaining that XFCE tries to use the same theme for both GTK 2 & 3 which causes errors if the theme you use isn't for both.
Since I could not find a theme that I liked a lot that worked for both, I tried to manually fix the issue. The way I did so was by simply making a new directory in the themes folder and copying all the files from the GTK 3 theme I liked and then replacing the gtk-2.0 folder with the folder of the theme for GTK2 that I liked. This seems to be working flawlessly so I was wondering if I should add it to the wiki in the section that mentions the few themes that work for both GTK 2 & 3.
I wasn't sure if the GTK wiki should have more XFCE specific information added or if this would be more appropriate in the XFCE wiki but I was thinking that since there is already mention of the problem and a potential solution on the GTK page, it might make sense to add it there.
Can anyone confirm that this works for them as well or does anyone have objections to the addition to the GTK wiki?
Last edited by boswbr25 (2012-05-28 21:47:14)

I am not that familiar with this bug because I do not use xfce. But I would say adding it as a tip or similar on the xfce page would be the better place to put it as opposed to the gtk wiki.

Gtk3 apps in XFCE

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