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sdlynx · Familiar Face Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 5

I downloaded the Aurora themes and put them in the right folder (Windows), but when I use the theme selector that came with gtk+, it doesn't use the theme right, as in the scroll bar doesn't look like its supposed to and the same with the buttons and tabs. I had a program earlier that would let you preview the GTK+ theme before using it but I can't seem to find it anymore. Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and why isn't the theme working right?

Vadi · GTK+ Geek Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 68

You'd need the Aurora engine, which afaik isn't shipped with the windows gtk.

(there are many engines for gtk, and not all are available on windows)

sdlynx · Familiar Face Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 5

I have the gtkrc themes though and that is supposed to work.

dreblen · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:56 am Post subject:

according to its GNOME-Look page ( http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Aurora+Gtk+Engine?content=56438 ), you need to install the engine, then the rc files:

Vadi · GTK+ Geek Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 68

You have the gtkrc but not the engine to use them. So... yes, it doesn't work properly!

sdlynx · Familiar Face Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 5

Oh... Well I had the themes work perfectly before I had to reinstall Windows. And I can't do the ./configure way because that is for linux.

dreblen · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

as long as you're not on a 64 bit version of windows, you should be able to use MSYS ( http://mingw.org/msys/ ) to do ./configure,
whether or not it works and installs may be another story, but you'll at least be able to give it a shot

sdlynx · Familiar Face Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 5

Oh well I'm really just looking for the theme problem using gtkrc. How do I use MSYS anyway?

dreblen · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435&package_id=24963
Depending on what you want, you could go for the 4 year old 1.0.10 package, or the current technology preview one.
If you go for the technology preview, I believe that you want:
MSYS-1.0.11-20071204.tar.bz2
then after you unpack it, there should be an msys.bat which will launch it.
This may also be of use:
http://www.mingw.org/mingwfaq.shtml#faq-usingwithmsys
also:
http://mingw.org/msys/

dreblen · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject:

I think I just found the program you were talking about.
http://gtk-win.sourceforge.net/home/index.php/en/Gtk2Prefs
it installs more engines, so aurora should work with this

sdlynx · Familiar Face Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 5

Thanx so much that's exactly what I was looking for but I just couldn't find it on the net anywhere