Comment 15 for bug 1316384

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Aere Greenway (aere) wrote : Re: [Bug 1316384] Re: After upgrade from Lubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, color customization is ignored

Rafael:

Thank you for the additional information.

So apparently this is another GTK thing.

PcManFM still uses GTK, but it looks great. Its buttons only change
color when the mouse hovers over them.

I checked out two applications that I know use QT (rather than GTK), and
they look better.

So when we switch to QT, things will be better with customized colors.
It is something to look forward to.

Thanks again,
Aere

On 08/09/2014 12:34 PM, Rafael Laguna wrote:
> GTK3 windows and widgets cannot be colorized anymore. Only GTK2 apps
> keep this feature. Forthcoming GTK4 libs won't be able to do that
> neither. So it's not a 14.04 or 14.10 bug, it's simply a widget lack
> of features.
>
> Also, the theme has change, now windows' background are almost white
> in contrast with "old" versions that were more gray(ish). Now the
> Lubuntu default theme follows Ubuntu's Light Themes design guides.
>
> Tooltips visibility problems should be fixed by now if you add the
> Lubuntu Artwork Daily PPA or download the standalone version of the
> theme. More info here:
>
> http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/p/artwork.html
>
> Cheers!
>
>
>
> --
> Rafael Laguna
> Lubuntu Artwork Team
>
>
> 2014-08-09 18:02 GMT+02:00 Aere Greenway <<email address hidden>
> <mailto:<email address hidden>>>:
>
> On 08/09/2014 09:14 AM, Steven Constantine wrote:
>
> After nearly 2hrs on this, I found the solution, here:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2230149
>
> "Just delete the entry iGtk/ColorScheme= from
> ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/desktop.conf, and then your
> settings will be
> saved"
>
> Steven and All:
>
> I noticed two other differences from how it used to be.
>
> The biggest (most annoying) difference, is that in the past, the
> "Normal windows" colors (foreground and background) were used for
> the buttons as well.
>
> Now, the button colors conform to some default that is not
> available to be changed in the "Color" tab of the "Customize Look
> and Feel" window.
>
> The other difference, is that tool-tips ignore the "Tooltips"
> color specified, and instead use the "Normal windows" colors,
> which makes them indistinguishable from most of the window itself.
>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Aere
>
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Sincerely,
Aere