yes deleting the ~/.gtkrc-2.0 indeed fixes it.. but I get the below messages

ravi@ravi-desktop:~$ gnome-appearance-properties
/usr/share/themes/Taqua/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:54: Clearlooks configuration option "sunkenmenu" is not supported and will be ignored.
/usr/share/themes/Taqua/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:55: Clearlooks configuration option "menuitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.
/usr/share/themes/Taqua/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:56: Clearlooks configuration option "listviewitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.
/usr/share/themes/Taqua/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:57: Clearlooks configuration option "progressbarstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:4: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_about.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:5: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_volume.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:7: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_mic.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:8: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_line-in.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:9: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_attach.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:10: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_book.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:11: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_book.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:12: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_book.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:13: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_book.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:16: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_dialog_info.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:17: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_dialog_question.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:18: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_dialog_error.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:19: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_dialog_warning.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:21: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_dnd.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:22: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_dnd_multiple.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:24: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_add.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:26: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_bold.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:27: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_cancel.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:28: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_cdrom.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:29: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_clear.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:30: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_close.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:31: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_convert.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:32: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_copy.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:33: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_cut.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:34: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_delete.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:35: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_execute.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:36: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_find.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:37: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_find-and-replace.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:38: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_floppy.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:39: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_goto-bottom.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:40: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_goto-first.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:41: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_goto-last.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:42: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_goto-top.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:43: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_go-back.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:44: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_go-down.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:45: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_go-forward.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:46: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_go-up.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:47: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_help.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:48: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_home.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:49: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_index.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:50: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_italic.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:52: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_jump-to.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:53: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_justify-center.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:54: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_justify-fill.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:55: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_justify-left.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:56: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_justify-right.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:57: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_missing-image.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:58: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_new.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:59: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_no.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:60: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_ok.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:61: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_open.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:62: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_paste.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:63: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_print.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:64: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_print-preview.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:65: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_preferences.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:66: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_properties.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:67: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_quit.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:68: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_redo.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:69: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_refresh.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:70: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_remove.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:71: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_revert-to-saved.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:72: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_save.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:73: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_save-as.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:74: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_select-color.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:75: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_select-font.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:76: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_sort-ascending.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:77: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_sort-descending.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:78: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_spell-check.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:79: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_stop.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:80: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_strikethrough.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:81: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_undelete.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:82: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_underline.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:83: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_undo.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:84: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_yes.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:85: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_zoom-100.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:86: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_zoom-fit.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:87: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_zoom-in.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:88: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_zoom-out.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:90: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_preferences.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:91: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_preferences.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:93: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_edit.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:94: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_import.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:95: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_export.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:96: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_insert-image.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:97: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_insert-object.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:98: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_insert-table.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:99: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_connect.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:100: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_disconnect.svg"
/usr/share/themes/Cukoo-spit/gtk-2.0/iconrc:101: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_reset.svg"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:54: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_bottom.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:59: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_first.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:64: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_last.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:69: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_top.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:74: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_left.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:79: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_down.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:84: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_right.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:89: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_up.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:94: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_cancel.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:99: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_apply.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:104: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_cancel.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:109: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_ok.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:114: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_apply.png"
/usr/share/themes/TropicBomb/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:119: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "stock_refresh.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:5: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "gnome-stock-gnome-run.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:6: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "gnome-stock-gnome-run.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:20: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "gnome-stock-gnome-run.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:69: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "gnome-stock-connect.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:70: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "gnome-stock-disconnect.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:71: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-max.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:72: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-med.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:73: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-min.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:74: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-mute.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:75: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-zero.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:85: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "gnome-logo.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:91: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "rhythmbox-play.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:92: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "rhythmbox-stop.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:93: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "rhythmbox-previous.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:94: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "rhythmbox-next.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:95: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "rhythmbox-pause.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:96: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-max.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:97: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-med.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:98: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-min.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:99: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-zero.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:100: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "volume-mute.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:106: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "epiphany-bookmarks.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:107: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "epiphany-bookmark-page.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:108: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "epiphany-history.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:110: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "epiphany-secure.png"
/usr/share/themes/expose/gtk-2.0/icons/iconrc:111: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "epiphany-unsecure.png"