[SOLVED] Gnome apps look bad (large fonts & non-smooth menu,toolbar)

http://i.imgur.com/s0F66.png
I did an upgrade after a long time and I am noticing this. Changing themes using lxappearance changes theme for thunar but not for nautilus.
Does gnome have the settings stored somewhere else?
Last edited by shadyabhi (2011-08-10 04:19:49)

Read this
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Im … tion_Looks
Particularly the section about GTK2+
Try installing gnome-themes-standard and gnome-themes-extras using pacman if the wiki did not help.
Last edited by testdude281 (2011-08-10 04:22:08)

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