by BBOSAK2143 » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:06 am
Yes, correct gtkrc alone does nothing! Still is an integral file that others depend on. Information is lacking as how to set up that file, correctly. See in a theme everything has to go hand in hand and work together. Once something is trying to turn something on, while the other is turning it off, we then see conflicts! I am now also seeing the benefits of running less files within a theme. I know will probably get an argument of this one, but for now am doing it. I basically took the gtk3.0 folder and wiped half of it out, by consolidating. I find it strange to have one small file to simply point to another. Is my findings that when there are several files, the program takes more time to load. Basically, the theme is a pretty much a program, correct? So I renamed gtk.main.css to gtk.css dumped the original gtk.css since it only points to gtk.main.css. Next, I put all widget assets in with widgets. I then combined all applications from apps folder to form a new files ironically called gnome-applications.css. Kind of a theory on that one, so had to make a go of it! Basically now what the theme consists of is gtk2.0/gtkrc , gtk3.0/gnome-applications.css,gtk.css,gtk.widgets.css, settings.ini, assets folder, then we have metacity. Kind of nice as has been a real drag to keep flipping through many files to find different settings. Least for me seems simpler and thus far seems a bit easier to load. Have also noticed some improvements on timing. Me and my backdrop stuff! Just can't help but want to fade things out as was meant to by that. Of course for it to work properly, has to load properly and fast. Thus far this is doing that! I have been through many articles on sites pertaining to the gtkrc but no one basically says exactly how it is written. Was to Xan's link and was the same I visited a few days back which more less shows what should be in Gnome itself. So, yes am having a little time making sure the gtkrc is correct. I want this final version of Black Beauty to really be great. First was so, so way too many problems. Second was decent, but once again too many problems. So this one I want as close to error free as possible, so am spending tons of time on it. No more fade to red text, as is too aggravating. Amber is there. Many alpha's replace shade's in the appropriate places so some things are not overbearing and sort of hide in the background. Still would like to go transparent, but without correct wording in every file, is not possible. Is all a real project, but I need the experience and know how or I will never get anywhere! Have learned quite a bit on all this but still much further to go. Will say am done when I could write one totally myself! For now will keep working with the bits and pieces I have to make something sweet!
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