On Saturday 23 June 2018 15:46:39 E. Liddell wrote: > On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:50:26 -0700 > > William Morder <doctor_contendo@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Friday 22 June 2018 14:30:09 E. Liddell wrote: > > > On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:17:34 -0700 > > > > > > William Morder <doctor_contendo@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > TDE > > > > Trinity Control Center/Colors > > > > x Apply colors to non-TDE applications > > > > > > > > KDE4 > > > > System Settings/Application Appearance/Colors/Options > > > > x Apply colors to non-KDE4 applications > > > > > > > > I don't so much care if they use the KDE4 settings or the TDE color > > > > settings, just so long as it's not white. This isn't just that I hate > > > > that my pretty desktop is spoiled; I started using these settings > > > > because a white screen triggers a migraine - especially when I am > > > > working late at night in a dark room. I impose dark screen settings > > > > on my default browsers and other applications, too, for this reason. > > > > Also, there is a practical reason: whenever I see a white screen, > > > > this usually reminds me that I have opened that application as root, > > > > so that I am sure to be careful I don't really mess up or delete > > > > stuff. > > > > > > Yeah, sounds about right--I've been setting up my desktops with white > > > text on black/blue for more than twenty years for similar reasons. > > > > > > Try unchecking those two boxes you mention first. Then create a file > > > .gtkrc-2.0 in your user's home directory and put the following in it: > > > > I already did that. I checked and unchecked them numerous times; checked > > one but not the other, restarted after changing them, etc.; but no > > changes. > > What those checkboxes do (or at least, what the TDE one used to do) is > write an additional configuration for GTK widgets that tries to give them > similar settings to your QT widgets. Unchecking them should cause the > system to revert to the normal GTK theming system, which can then be messed > with to produce more reliable results. > > > > gtk-color-scheme = "bg_color: #000044\nfg_color: #fff\nbase_color: > > > #000\ntext_color: #fff\nselected_bg_color: #0ff\nselected_fg_color: > > > #000\ntooltip_bg_color: #0ff\ntooltip_fg_color: #000" > > > > > > If that causes an abrupt colour change in your browser chrome, it > > > should be easy enough to work it into a more standard colour scheme by > > > adjusting the hex. If not, we may have a little more work to do (my > > > file is actually a lot more extensive and defines a variation on the > > > standard Industrial style, because that was the easiest way to get > > > usable scrollbars with such dark colours). > > > > > > Styling GTK3 is not that easy, unfortunately--it took me just under 400 > > > lines of CSS to get something I could live with. I can hand my file > > > over to you to play with if it turns out you need it (the colour > > > information is exposed at the top, so fairly easy to change). > > > > Yes, please. From what you have given me here, it looks like something I > > could use. I could just change it to suit my own needs. And 400 lines > > doesn't scare me. > > Okay, I've attached both my GTK2 and GTK3 style files. I also tossed in a > screenshot showing what Seamonkey looks like when themed with this mess > (the screwed-up tab bar is due to a malfunctioning browser extension, > though). I guarantee it is not white. ;) > > .gtkrc-2.0 is a GTK2 style. Pale Moon (as of 27.9.3) and SeaMonkey (as of > 2.49.7.0) still use GTK2. Place this file in your user's home directory. > Unfortunately, it is not neat or tidy and has colour definitions scattered > all over the file. It also needs the Industrial GTK2 "engine" in order to > function properly. For me, Industrial is located in the package > x11-themes/gtk-engines-2.20.2. I don't know where it may be for your > distro. > > gtk.css is a GTK3 style, and you would place it in .config/gtk-3.0/ . It's > somewhat more neatly written, with all the colour definitions at the top. > The style is mildly skeuomorphic if functioning properly (slightly raised > borders around buttons, etc.) I have a separate settings.ini file in that > directory, but I don't think it's relevant. > > Oh, and if you have any other files of the form .gtkrc-2.0-x or similar in > your home directory, rename them to get them out of the way. > > E. Liddell Thanks, I do appreciate it. I would hate to do a reinstallation for only some silly glitches. And messing round with your config files will save me a lot of time. I appreciate your hard work, and sharing it. You will get your reward in heaven, if not on earth. ;-) Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
