Raleigh theme has hardly visible controls

[Michael Lueck]

Comparing Xubuntu 16.04 to 18.04, same theme settings... certain controls are hardly visible on Xubuntu 18.04.

Please see the attached comparisons.

I configured the 18.04 system same as my 16.04 system, with the following selections:
http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/Custom_assembled_attractive_dark_blue_theme_for_Xfce_with_Raleigh_Adwaita_and_Moheli_on_Xubuntu_16.04

1) First set the window style and icons as follows:
Settings Manager \ Appearance \ Style tab \ select Raleigh
Settings Manager \ Appearance \ Icons tab \ select Adwaita

Click the button labeled "All Settings" to go back to the main Settings Manager

2) Next set the window manager as follows:
Settings Manager \ Window Manager \ Style tab \ select Moheli

And #4

4) Finally, edit the ~/.gtkrc-2.0 configuration file:
# Custom styles

style "default"
{
  bg[SELECTED] = "#3B5998" #Active Window Title Bar
}

style "entry" = "default"
{
  text[SELECTED] = "#FFFFFF" #Input control selected text
}

class "GtkWidget" style "default"
class "GtkEntry" style "entry"

# End custom styles

The text field of the password box is invisible. The buttons on the password box are invisible.

Results of the Synaptic screen are also provided.

The issue seems to be in the Raleigh Style. Switching to the Greybird Style at least fixes the invisible controls.

What has happened to the Raleigh Style?

[Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding)]

Raleigh is only a fallback theme and lacks adjustments for newer GTK3 versions. Eventually, it will be completely removed.

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/issues/1187

I have not tested it, but a reworked version of Raleigh can be found here:

https://github.com/vlastavesely/raleigh-reloaded

[Michael Lueck (mlueck)]

Thank you, Theo, for directing me to the new Raleigh.

Will this be included for Xubuntu in the main Ubuntu repositories?

[Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding)]

Sadly, I cannot answer that question.

Xubuntu has the excellent Greybird theme, and I somewhat doubt that there is a high demand for a fixed Raleigh version.

[Michael Lueck (mlueck)]

Well since the legacy version of Raleigh is dead in 18.04 on account of higher GTK version than it is compatible with, how do I go about requesting for packaging the new GTK3 compatible version of the theme?

As-is, shipping a theme with an OS that will not work due to dependency issues does no one any good. "Bug / defect"

[Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding)]

I suggest reading through this guide:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages