[SOLVED] Ugly looking gtk3 apps on xfce 4.10 and slackware 14.1

m1m · 08-10-2014, 02:53 PM

Hi

I'm using multilib Slackware 14.1 with all latest patches and Xfce 4.10.
For unknown reason every gtk3 application (prebuild or build on my machine) looks bad - no spaces between labels, some labels cut, no borders in drop-down menus etc. Just look at screenshoot.

It's really frustrating for me - thanks for any help

Code:

ls /var/log/packages/|grep -i gtk
gtk+-1.2.10-x86_64-5
gtk+2-2.24.20-x86_64-1
gtk+2-compat32-2.24.20-x86_64-1compat32
gtk+3-3.8.2-x86_64-2
gtk-xfce-engine-3.0.1-x86_64-1
pygtk-2.24.0-x86_64-1

maciuszek · 08-10-2014, 03:07 PM

Install a theme?

If you want something similar to clearlooks.
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.p...content=145210

You might want to write your own theme to match your current config better.. I did and its a lot more organzied in comparison to gtk2.

Have fun.

m1m · 08-10-2014, 05:09 PM

I use Xfce-smooth for gtk2/3 (from gtk-xfce-engine-3.0.1-x86_64-1) and axe for xfwm (http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php/axe?content=73291)

I tried with clearlooks, set it both for gtk and xfwm, but now gtk2 apps looks different from gtk3 (but gtk3 now looks OK).

So, I just have to find more consistent gtk2/3 theme.

solarfields · 08-11-2014, 03:39 AM

probably it's just the theme? If you are looking for Clearlooks for GTK2/3 you can try clearlooks-phenix.

kikinovak · 08-11-2014, 10:02 AM

+1 for Clearlooks Phenix. Looks awesome.

solarfields · 08-11-2014, 10:17 AM

m1m,

another thing. Some of the murrine-themes support GTK3. Unfortunately not all.

m1m · 08-11-2014, 10:50 AM

I don't like Clearlooks

I'm looking for something clean and flat.
Theme I use now, Xfce-smooth, has got gtk-3.0 css file, but why it dosent work?
I read something about theme engines, now I use gtk-xfce-engine (?), maybe I should try different one?

kikinovak · 08-11-2014, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m1m

I don't like Clearlooks

I'm looking for something clean and flat.

Here's clean and flat. Clearlooks Phenix.

http://www.microlinux.fr/images/mled/workstation.png

solarfields · 08-11-2014, 03:35 PM

Quote:

I don't like Clearlooks I'm looking for something clean and flat.

gone are the days of Murrina Gilouche, my all time favourite...

Smokey_justme · 08-11-2014, 06:11 PM

You should also check out the Grey, Black and Bluebord themes from https://github.com/shimmerproject/