Ambiance and skype don't play nice
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | light-themes (Ubuntu) |
Low
|
Kenneth Wimer | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: light-themes
Right click on skype's icon delivers hard to read text. To be honest, this happens with all dark themes, so it might be skype's problem. Screenshot is attached.
| Ante Karamatić (ivoks) wrote : | #1 |
| Changed in light-themes (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| Chris Johnston (cjohnston) wrote : | #3 |
It's still confirmed.. It would need a seperate bug if it is reproducible with dust.
| Changed in light-themes (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
| Kenneth Wimer (kwwii) wrote : | #4 |
This problem is reproduceable with the latest skype using all dark themes. I've tried to contact someone there to no avail. Ideally, skype should either respect the gtkrc colours correctly or use a different theme (Radiance).
| Changed in light-themes (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Kenneth Wimer (kwwii) |
| Sergei Shutov (logist-ru) wrote : | #5 |
I also have a problem with skype tooltips - they are white on white. Please see screenshot attached.
| Paolo Messina (paolo-messina) wrote : | #6 |
I had resolved changing "Choose style" from "Options" in "Desktop Settings".
In this way all work perfectly!
I thing the it's important find a solution, because people that install skype and see this problem will think: "On the new Ubuntu skype don't work!"
| Leandro (leandromartinez98) wrote : | #7 |
I think this is quite important, skype is one of the most used applications (when working...). The priority
should not be low.
| Thiago Bellini (bellini666) wrote : | #8 |
The problem here is that skype uses "clear looks" or something like that by default. The only way to do that is changing the "theme" in skype options
Would be nice if we could do something about this >.<
| Brendan_P (brendan-p) wrote : | #9 |
Quick note (work around), using skype 2.1.0.81 you can change what theme is used under skype options > general > choose style > GTK+
| Kenneth Wimer (kwwii) wrote : | #10 |
If so, we should see to it that we set that by default in Ubuntu packages.
| Kenneth Wimer (kwwii) wrote : | #11 |
ie set that to default to the Radiance theme instead of Ambiance
| Barry John WIlliams (barry-bjw) wrote : | #12 |
Setting the appearance on options > general > choose style > GTK+ fixes this problem for me. Wouldn't have known about this option if I hadn't searched the bug reports.
| gerstrong (gerstrong) wrote : | #13 |
Yeah, I also agree to that.
Maybe in some skype package we could set GTK+ as default configuration. It looks awesome that way.
Eclipse in some parts has the same problem, but that's a Java issue I think. I'm still looking where that problem comes from...
| Jan Dageförde (de-diamonds) wrote : | #14 |
According to a thread in ubuntuforums.org ( http://
Is it possible to set GTK+ as a default style for all Qt applications?
| Clare So (cmso) wrote : | #15 |
I've applied the workaround described in http://
That's all for my two cents...
The problem is inside skype package, so changing a theme is not the really right way.
Skype developer SHOULD apply some standard when coding and use gtkrc colours.
| tags: | added: lucid |
| Martin Kaba (kanute) wrote : | #17 |
@Clare So: The workaround does the job. Options -> General -> Choose Style -> Desktop Settings and restart Skype
| Claudius Henrichs (claudius-h) wrote : | #18 |
Skype has already fixed this in their client a while ago (new profiles default to "Desktop settings").
If you are an upgrading user your user profile might still contain the old setting where Skype does not enforce a profile update. The workaround above fixes that.
| Adolfo Jayme (fitojb) wrote : | #19 |
Actually fixed in Skype...
| Changed in light-themes (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |


I think the problem here is skype as this is also reproducable with dust theme. correct me if I am wrong