[USER-Solved] Synaptic doesn't theme properly

[kjjjjshab]

I'm a little cranky that Synaptic doesn't use the GTK+ theme like other gnome apps... what gives? Especially since KPackageKit isn't up to task yet, I would have thought some time would have been put into this issue that has been around for a couple of releases now.

[kjjjjshab]

Re: Synaptic doesn't theme properly

...Back onn topic, I don't see anything unusual but then I use the QtCurve theme

I also use the QtCurve theme.

[Rog131]

Re: Synaptic doesn't theme properly

Is this what you are looking > How to make Synaptic look native?:

Copy the gtkrc-2.0-kde4 from your home directory to the /root/ with name gtkrc-2.0 so the "root" can use the QtCurve.

=>

sudo cp .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 /root/.gtkrc-2.0

[kjjjjshab]

Re: Synaptic doesn't theme properly

Is this what you are looking > How to make Synaptic look native?:

Copy the gtkrc-2.0-kde4 from your home directory to the /root/ with name gtkrc-2.0 so the "root" can use the QtCurve.

=>

sudo cp .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 /root/.gtkrc-2.0

Yeah, I imagine, but with no non-commandline method of adding apps in karmic, shouldn't this really be fixed out of the box by now? Why are users left having to do this?

I guess every time someone here suggests installing synaptic they should also include that line of code since our distro opted not to do that for us.

[Rog131]

Re: Synaptic doesn't theme properly

Yes, it would be nice. Maybe a package synaptic-kde (as with the openoffice.org-kde):

Graphical package manager-- KDE integration

[kjjjjshab]

Re: Synaptic doesn't theme properly

Yes, it would be nice.

Sorry Rog for not including that link in my initial whining... I did know about the fix but was being a bit stubborn about it since it really annoys me. Thanks for cleaning up my thread for other users who find this post.

[kjjjjshab]

Re: [USER-Solved] Synaptic doesn't theme properly

Heh, my system doesn't even have said gtkrc-kde4.

Sure you looked for .gtkrc-kde4?

[vinnywright]

Re: [USER-Solved] Synaptic doesn't theme properly

AAAAaaaaa cute ............

and it still works.......go figure ................

VINNY

PS EDIT: and I second that this snipit should go along with eney sugjeshton for synaptic.

however when I first installed JJ and Kpackagekit was totaley usless I was varey glad somone did sugjest synaptic!!

but sence the upgrade to KK Kpackagekit has ben working just fine

VINNY

[Rog131]

Re: [USER-Solved] Synaptic doesn't theme properly

Sorry .

I should have wrote:

Copy the hidden file .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 (note the dot !) from your home directory to the /root/ with name .gtkrc-2.0 (note the dot !) so the "root" can use the QtCurve.

[bitzbox]

Re: [USER-Solved] Synaptic doesn't theme properly

Have you logged out and back in again?

Regards .....

[Rog131]

Re: [USER-Solved] Synaptic doesn't theme properly

Are there differences if you:

Removing the /root/.gtkrc-2.0.

Alt+F2 and kdesudo synaptic. The First Synaptic starts.

Alt+F2 and synaptic. The Second /1/ Synaptic starts.

They are looking like this at here:



The left is using the GTK theme (root) and the right is using the QtCurve (a user).


/1/ Starting the Synaptic as an ordinary user:

Starting without administrative privileges

You will not be able to apply any changes. But you can still export the marked changes or create a download script for them.

[Rog131]

Re: [USER-Solved] Synaptic doesn't theme properly

"All's well, that ends well."

[kjjjjshab]

Re: [USER-Solved] Synaptic doesn't theme properly

...Now the Qt theme is finally applied...

It is annoying that it doesn't take the changes that had been applied via the System Settings, i.e. I still get that AWFUL thin scroll bar even though I had fixed it before copying the file...