Comment 3 for bug 533081

this is a bit better.

style "murrine-panelbuttons" = "panel"
{
 bg[NORMAL] = shade (0.18, @bg_color) # "#f6f4f1"
 bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (0.26, @bg_color)
 bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.40, @selected_bg_color)
 bg[SELECTED] = shade (0.70, @selected_bg_color)
 engine "murrine" {

  contrast = 7.8 # 0.8 for less contrast, more than 1.0 for more contrast on borders
  glazestyle = 3 # 0 = flat highlight, 1 = curved highlight, 2 = concave style, 3 = top curved highlight, 4 = beryl highlight
                glow_shade = 1.3
  glowstyle = 4 # 0 = top, 1 = bottom, 2 = top and bottom, 3 = horizontal, 4 = centered glow
  gradient_shades = {0.5,0.6,0.2,0.7}
  highlight_shade = 1.5

 }

}

widget_class "PanelToplevel.*<GtkButton>*" style "murrine-panelbuttons"
class "PanelToplevel.*<GtkButton>*" style "murrine-panelbuttons"
widget "*PanelApplet*" style "murrine-panelbuttons"