[SOLVED]Awesome WM - gtk apps looks awful

Hi,
I can't find a way how to change look of gtk apps. I don't like this "windows 95" grey sharp objects.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7899/o2gr.png
Is there a way how to change it?
Edit: Windows 95
Last edited by Kotrfa (2013-09-15 15:22:43)

Have you tried https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GTK%2B#GTK.2B_2.x ?
BTW, please use thumbnails https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … s_and_Code
Edit: "windows 93"? You mean a cross between Windows 95 and Windows 3.11? ;P
Last edited by karol (2013-09-13 17:09:28)

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IMO, that doesn't make any sense, because that's a totally subjective matter, like many other things in this world.
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dmesg output:
<snip...snip>
INFO: task jbd2/md4-8:1579 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
jbd2/md4-8 D 0000000000000000 0 1579 2 0x00000000
ffff88022250bd20 0000000000000046 ffff88022250bd90 ffffffff810467d9
0000000000014f40 0000000000014f40 ffff88022250bfd8 ffff88022250bfd8
ffff88022250bfd8 ffff880222791bc0 ffff88022250bfd8 0000000000014f40
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff810467d9>] ? load_balance+0xf9/0x870
[<ffffffff81071b6b>] ? prepare_to_wait+0x5b/0x90
[<ffffffffa02a40be>] jbd2_journal_commit_transaction+0x1be/0x16a0 [jbd2]
[<ffffffff81043045>] ? finish_task_switch+0x45/0xc0
[<ffffffff8136fe71>] ? schedule+0x301/0x7f0
[<ffffffff81062b76>] ? lock_timer_base.clone.26+0x36/0x70
[<ffffffff810718d0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
[<ffffffffa02aa4a2>] kjournald2+0xb2/0x210 [jbd2]
[<ffffffff810718d0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
[<ffffffffa02aa3f0>] ? kjournald2+0x0/0x210 [jbd2]
[<ffffffff8107133e>] kthread+0x8e/0xa0
[<ffffffff8100aca4>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10
[<ffffffff810712b0>] ? kthread+0x0/0xa0
[<ffffffff8100aca0>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x0/0x10
INFO: task thunderbird-bin:1939 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
thunderbird-b D 0000000000000000 0 1939 1935 0x00000000
ffff88021de51ad8 0000000000000082 ffff88021de51a38 ffffffff00000000
0000000000014f40 0000000000014f40 ffff88021de51fd8 ffff88021de51fd8
ffff88021de51fd8 ffff8802224a3e70 ffff88021de51fd8 0000000000014f40
Call Trace:
[<ffffffffa02a1404>] start_this_handle.clone.16+0x274/0x510 [jbd2]
[<ffffffff81134ae8>] ? poll_freewait+0x48/0xb0
[<ffffffff810718d0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
[<ffffffff81134b50>] ? __pollwait+0x0/0xf0
[<ffffffffa02a1758>] jbd2_journal_start+0xb8/0x100 [jbd2]
[<ffffffffa03d72c9>] ext4_journal_start_sb+0xb9/0x130 [ext4]
[<ffffffff81134c40>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60
[<ffffffffa03c6535>] ext4_dirty_inode+0x25/0x60 [ext4]
[<ffffffff81145a86>] __mark_inode_dirty+0x36/0x170
[<ffffffff81139c0d>] touch_atime+0x12d/0x170
[<ffffffff810de6f0>] generic_file_aio_read+0x5a0/0x710
[<ffffffff81123492>] do_sync_read+0xd2/0x110
[<ffffffff8137196d>] ? __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x22d/0x310
[<ffffffff811a2331>] ? security_file_permission+0x11/0x20
[<ffffffff81123c33>] vfs_read+0xb3/0x190
[<ffffffff81123d5c>] sys_read+0x4c/0x80
[<ffffffff81009e82>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
INFO: task firefox:13634 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
firefox D 0000000000000000 0 13634 1881 0x00000000
ffff8802070ed978 0000000000000082 0000000000014f40 0000000300000000
0000000000014f40 0000000000014f40 ffff8802070edfd8 ffff8802070edfd8
ffff8802070edfd8 ffff8801f2319bc0 ffff8802070edfd8 0000000000014f40
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff8114c290>] ? sync_buffer+0x0/0x50
[<ffffffff813703ce>] io_schedule+0x6e/0xb0
[<ffffffff8114c2cb>] sync_buffer+0x3b/0x50
[<ffffffff81370ac2>] __wait_on_bit_lock+0x52/0xb0
[<ffffffff81008846>] ? __switch_to+0x236/0x2e0
[<ffffffff8114c290>] ? sync_buffer+0x0/0x50
[<ffffffff81370b93>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit_lock+0x73/0x90
[<ffffffff81071910>] ? wake_bit_function+0x0/0x40
[<ffffffffa02a21b9>] ? __jbd2_journal_file_buffer+0xc9/0x200 [jbd2]
[<ffffffff8114c3fe>] __lock_buffer+0x2e/0x30
[<ffffffffa02a31d9>] do_get_write_access+0x569/0x6a0 [jbd2]
[<ffffffff8114dc4f>] ? __getblk+0x1f/0x260
[<ffffffffa02a350c>] jbd2_journal_get_write_access+0x2c/0x50 [jbd2]
[<ffffffffa03e33f3>] __ext4_journal_get_write_access+0x33/0x80 [ext4]
[<ffffffffa03bc6c7>] ext4_new_inode+0x337/0x1120 [ext4]
[<ffffffffa03d72c9>] ? ext4_journal_start_sb+0xb9/0x130 [ext4]
[<ffffffffa03ca100>] ext4_create+0xc0/0x150 [ext4]
[<ffffffff8112d62e>] ? generic_permission+0x1e/0xc0
[<ffffffff8112e9eb>] vfs_create+0xab/0x130
[<ffffffff811313cf>] do_last+0x65f/0x740
[<ffffffff8113169d>] do_filp_open+0x1ed/0x680
[<ffffffff8113cc74>] ? alloc_fd+0xf4/0x150
[<ffffffff81122fe4>] do_sys_open+0x64/0x130
[<ffffffff811230cb>] sys_open+0x1b/0x20
[<ffffffff81009e82>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
INFO: task ls:25494 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
ls D 0000000000000000 0 25494 7350 0x00000000
ffff8801af4d1cb8 0000000000000086 ffff8801af4d1fd8 0000000000000000
0000000000014f40 0000000000014f40 ffff8801af4d1fd8 ffff8801af4d1fd8
ffff8801af4d1fd8 ffff8802212a5a30 ffff8801af4d1fd8 0000000000014f40
Call Trace:
[<ffffffffa02a1404>] start_this_handle.clone.16+0x274/0x510 [jbd2]
[<ffffffff810718d0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
[<ffffffffa02a1758>] jbd2_journal_start+0xb8/0x100 [jbd2]
[<ffffffff811343a4>] ? filldir+0x74/0xd0
[<ffffffffa03d72c9>] ext4_journal_start_sb+0xb9/0x130 [ext4]
[<ffffffffa03ba3ca>] ? call_filldir+0x9a/0xd0 [ext4]
[<ffffffffa03c6535>] ext4_dirty_inode+0x25/0x60 [ext4]
[<ffffffff81145a86>] __mark_inode_dirty+0x36/0x170
[<ffffffff81134330>] ? filldir+0x0/0xd0
[<ffffffff81139c0d>] touch_atime+0x12d/0x170
[<ffffffff81134330>] ? filldir+0x0/0xd0
[<ffffffff81134586>] vfs_readdir+0xc6/0xd0
[<ffffffff81134670>] sys_getdents+0x80/0xe0
[<ffffffff81373765>] ? page_fault+0x25/0x30
[<ffffffff81009e82>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[johnea@vhost 03-Scale]$
However, during this >2minute lockup I looked at htop and it never indicated any of the 4 cpu's were over 3 or 4% , while xosview was showing 3 cpu's pegged at 100%.
The top task in htop was the running audio player, consuming at around 2%.
I've never seen a filesystem looking module at the top of top.
EDIT: man is my friend 8-) for htop: press 'K' to include kernel processes
Is there some way to get further insight into what is happening in the filesystem?
I'll try turning off journalling, maybe I need to convert that new partition to ext3 (a painfuil exercise).
Any help in discecting the CPU utilization is greatly appreciated!
Thanx!
android
Last edited by android (2010-09-09 19:36:55)

Ugly fonts in GTK apps on e17

Hello, I would want to know how I can change the fonts of GTK apps in e17, cause it looks really ugly compared with gnome...
This is my gnome desktop:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4176/pantallazomp4.png
And this my e17 desktop:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8717/2 … 400rm8.png
What can I do?
Greetings

Davigetto wrote:
Hello, I would want to know how I can change the fonts of GTK apps in e17, cause it looks really ugly compared with gnome...
This is my gnome desktop:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4176/pantallazomp4.png
And this my e17 desktop:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8717/2 … 400rm8.png
What can I do?
Greetings
can i be honest?!
imo the fonts in e17 are looking better than on the gnome-shot!
the fonts in gnome are blurred and letters like the "m" look like i'm squinting.
this is my /etc/fonts/local.conf:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>


<match target="pattern" name="family">
<test name="family" qual="any">
<string>Courier</string>
</test>
<edit name="family" mode="assign">

<string>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</string>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
<const>hintfull</const>
</edit>
</match>

<match target="font">
<test name="weight" compare="more">
<const>medium</const>
</test>
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>

<selectfont>
<rejectfont>
<pattern>
<patelt name="scalable">
<bool>false</bool>
</patelt>
</pattern>
</rejectfont>
</selectfont>
</fontconfig>
Last edited by iggy (2008-01-11 20:22:03)

[SOLVED]Awesome WM - gtk apps looks awful

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