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alphaniner

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From: Ancapistan

Registered: 2010-07-12

Posts: 2,810

[solved] nouveau to nvidia: gtk themes issue in xfce

I just switched from nouveau to nvidia due to brokeness. At the same time I did a full update, which hadn't been done in a while due to aforementioned brokeness. Everything seems to be working except themes. I'm seeing the 'generic' gtk grey theme, and selecting items from [Xfce] Settings -> Appearance has no effect. A search for "nvidia AND theme*" didn't turn up any thing relevant.

Edit: I had tried an existing 'test' user I had lying around with the same results. But with a brand new user, themes work fine. I deleted the entire .cache folder of my real user, no effect.

Edit2: One (or more) of the files in .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/ was the cause of the problem. I used a hacksaw rather than a scalpel though, so I'm not sure which.

Last edited by alphaniner (2013-06-03 17:09:01)

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headkase

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Registered: 2011-12-06

Posts: 2,006

Re: [solved] nouveau to nvidia: gtk themes issue in xfce

This is a necro but I just did the same thing and have the solution:

delete "displays.xml" in "~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/"

And all is good again after a logout/log back in.

Edit: This post is for the benefit of googler's everywhere - like myself.

Last edited by headkase (2014-06-17 01:35:24)