Gnome Themes

[The Mad Rapper]

I am having some problems installing the Gnome Themes. I am pointing the theme installer at the archive for the theme via System > Preferences > Appearance but the theme itself isn't changing fully. The colour of the task bar changes at the top slightly, and the seperator changes slightly by the clock, but that's it..

I am not sure if it's the base install of Gnome that's the issue. Does something specifically within Gnome need to be installed or activated?

 

[yashiro]

Works Ok if you install themes manually, though?

 

[The Mad Rapper]

Works Ok if you install themes manually, though?

How do I install manually?

I just press the install button, point it at the .tar.gz and that's that.

The other issue is that the Theme doesn't appear as a selection in the main Theme selection window. The only option that is there is Custom and then I have to choose Customise to alter the window or whatever, which is not my understanding of the way it ought to work.

 

[craptakular]

How do I install manually?

I just press the install button, point it at the .tar.gz and that's that.

The other issue is that the Theme doesn't appear as a selection in the main Theme selection window. The only option that is there is Custom and then I have to choose Customise to alter the window or whatever, which is not my understanding of the way it ought to work.

u un tar the file and manually move it, I think its to .themes or summit, yash will no more, I rarely fiddle with themes

 

[Minto]

you will find that some "themes" you download from places like gnome look only contain one component of a complete theme, so you have to mix and match the bits you want from each (gtk engine, window borders, icons, fonts etc)

You may also be trying to install a theme that uses a gtk engine you don't yet have. Double check that one!