Themes

[h*klown]

i used to use knoppix which was real gui/easy to make a desktop the exact way i wanted it.. i just recently moved over to fc6 64bit and all the stock themes are pretty lame except the high contrast(kinda hte theme i used in knoppix) is there anyway or file i can edit to change some of the colors in high contrast to non pink and fix some of the icons (they just appear red circles)

i heard i can run gnome in one of the four windows and and kde in the other..
in knoppix i could have four windows but each one could have a different back ground.. when i do it in fedora it applies to all four?

[bob]

I think you can do that with KDE and there's a ton of themes for gnome at: http://www.gnome-look.org/ and KDE http://www.kde-look.org/

[h*klown]

when i ninstalled fc6 i installed kde and gnome is there anyway i can run gnome in one window and kde in the other? thanks for the link btw ill check it out when i get to a lan Line as my ndiswrapper is still confusing me

[Dies]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xnest

Haven't used it in FC but search yum.

a command like:

gdmflexiserver --xnest

should get you a login screen in a new window. You'll need a separate account.

[h*klown]

so i can probly use that to run windows based games... kool

i downloaded this theme from gnome-look.org and unpacked it to my desktop.When i went to use system/themes then theme install and it said it isnt valid?what is a valid theme extension?

[Dies]

Sometimes there will be more than one theme, extract it and see if there are other archives than just drag and drop those on the theme window.

[h*klown]

im in theme preferences and im dragging the smoked glass theme into theme window no go.
tried dropping the gtk2.0 folder to theme window no go. Tried dropping metacity theme into theme window no go. Tried dropping the smoked glass theme extension into it no go.. THen i even tried going to usr\share\theme and putting the whole unpacked folder in there but says i dont haveprivileges, so im guessing i have to move it VIA root through terminal?

[Dies]

Not sure what you're trying to install but if you post a link I'll try it and see how it works for me.

[h*klown]

http://gnome-look.org/content/show.p...?content=27141
I was trying to install the theme above but the decided else wise after reading that theicons sucked and other misc things i didnt like..
now im looking for a darker theme with good transparencies(50%+)..
something like this
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.p...?content=46153
so once i download this where should(and how) unpack it to install? i tried like i said above to usr\share\theme but wont let me because im no authorized.. and there isnt a right click run as. like winblows



http://gnome-look.org/content/show.p...?content=24229

damn i wish i knew what i was doing but im still learning.
neo with grey is perfect if only i can get some transparncies cause im running a on a 15inch laptop screen... really cluttered

[Dies]

Neo isn't available all the links are broken, so you can cross that one off your list.

Neutronium works fine just download it then right click it and select extract here, inside you'll find three folders with some packages, the GTK and Metacity ones you just drag and drop the packages onto the theme preferences window, don't extract them. System>Preferences>Theme.

The Emerald folder is if you are using Compiz or Beryl as your window manager, if you're using Beryl just rename the packages from .cgwdtheme to .emerald then use Emerald theme manager to try to install them.

BTW You like dark themes, huh? search for Ater at that site.

BVC has some grey themes:

http://gnomethemes.org/category/gtk/

Maybe darker themes here too:

http://jp.bizet.free.fr/themes/gtk2.html

http://art.gnome.org/themes/gtk2/

Wayne

[h*klown]

when i do the etract here i get the folder i then took the folder from gtk and metacity and attepted to drop them into theme manager... i got a screen shot of the problem but trying to figure out if i have to hose the pics myself or if i can upload them


sorry you'll have to click the link

Originally Posted by h*klown

when i do the etract here i get the folder i then took the folder from gtk and metacity and attepted to drop them into theme manager... i got a screen shot of the problem but trying to figure out if i have to hose the pics myself or if i can upload them

Nope, don't extract the theme, drop the tarball onto the theme manager and it will take care of all the nitty-gritty stuff like that.

Wayne

[h*klown]

Originally Posted by h*klown

when i do the etract here i get the folder i then took the folder from gtk and metacity and attepted to drop them into theme manager... i got a screen shot of the problem but trying to figure out if i have to hose the pics myself or if i can upload them


sorry you'll have to click the link

ok i just dropped the tar.gz file into the theme manager and it took that

i got the icons for hte desktop changed but its no transparting or looking anything like the picture here

AND MINE
Edit: It didn't load properly and I've deleted it. Sorry, please try again and change your link - Bob.

For transparencies you'll need either Compiz or Beryl installed. There are quite a few threads on those topics already. My hardware is too ancient to run them so I can't help you there.

To continue your education though, if you do extract a theme all is not lost. In your Home folder there are hidden files and directories whose names are preceded by a dot. To unhide them look in the 'View' menu of Nautilus file manager. untarred themes can be dropped into /home/joeuser/.themes and icon sets into /home/joeuser/.icons. See attached pic.

Wayne