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copyguy

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Registered: 2009-10-28

Posts: 36

[Solved]GTK apps won't load themes as non root Openbox

I have a very strange problem I need help with. I run Arch with Openbox and my GTK applications look like crap if I run them as normal user but I run as root, they're just like I want them. You see how it looks in this picture, the left is the root and the right are regular users. If you're wondering why they are different themes for it if I change that ordinary users will not save it when I click on execution but changes in the program until I turn it off so the theme works. Anyone know how I can solve this strange problem? Here is also a ouptut of ls -al to see if there are any owner issues.

totalt 252
drwx------ 28 user user 4096 10 aug 16.16 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 30 jul 16.51 ..
drwx------ 3 user user 4096 9 aug 10.02 .adobe
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 24 10 aug 09.53 .aspell.sv.prepl
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 22 10 aug 09.53 .aspell.sv.pws
drwxr-xr-x 4 user user 4096 9 aug 09.46 AUR
-rw------- 1 user user 8686 10 aug 16.17 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 21 11 jun 11.20 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 57 11 jun 11.20 .bash_profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 163 9 aug 19.56 .bashrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 141 11 jun 11.20 .bashrc~
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 10 aug 15.45 Bilder
drwxr-xr-x 6 user user 4096 10 aug 16.26 .cache
drwxr-xr-x 22 user user 4096 10 aug 10.23 .config
drwxrwxr-x 2 user user 4096 7 jun 2013 .conky-google-now
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 9184 9 aug 19.51 .conkyrc
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 9184 9 aug 19.51 .conkyrc~
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 7031 13 aug 2013 .conkyrc-2
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 7031 13 aug 2013 .conkyrc-2-dark
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 7091 13 aug 2013 .conkyrc-2-transparent
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 9183 13 aug 2013 .conkyrc-dark
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 9243 13 aug 2013 .conkyrc-transparent
drwx------ 3 user user 4096 8 aug 19.36 .dbus
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 8 aug 19.12 Desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 8 aug 19.35 Dokument
-rw------- 1 user user 16 10 aug 16.05 .esd_auth
drwxr-xr-x 24 user user 4096 10 aug 15.46 .gimp-2.8
drwx------ 3 user user 4096 8 aug 19.32 .gnome2
drwx------ 2 user user 4096 8 aug 19.32 .gnome2_private
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 571 10 aug 15.47 .gtkrc-2.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 31 9 aug 21.00 .gtkrc-2.0.mine
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 10 aug 15.59 Hämtningar
drwx------ 3 user user 4096 8 aug 19.31 .icons
drwxr-xr-x 3 user user 4096 10 aug 16.16 .java
drwx------ 6 user user 4096 10 aug 16.17 .jitsi
drwxr-xr-x 3 user user 4096 30 jul 16.52 .local
drwx------ 3 user user 4096 9 aug 10.02 .macromedia
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 8 aug 19.35 Mallar
drwx------ 4 user user 4096 8 aug 19.12 .mozilla
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 8 aug 19.35 Musik
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 8728 10 aug 10.11 .nanorc
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 8 aug 19.35 Publikt
drwx------ 6 user user 4096 10 aug 16.32 .Skype
drwxr-xr-x 3 user user 4096 9 aug 20.36 .themes
drwx------ 3 user user 4096 10 aug 15.43 .thumbnails
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 8 aug 19.35 Video
-rw------- 1 user user 51 10 aug 15.21 .Xauthority
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 382 9 aug 09.34 .xinitrc

Last edited by copyguy (2014-08-11 19:00:21)

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: [Solved]GTK apps won't load themes as non root Openbox

Please edit your post and use bbcode code tags around program output.  There is also a link under every message post box on the forums.

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Oxyd

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2008-01-17

Posts: 167

Re: [Solved]GTK apps won't load themes as non root Openbox

Also show us the contents of your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 and ~/.gtkrc-2.0.mine

copyguy

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Registered: 2009-10-28

Posts: 36

Re: [Solved]GTK apps won't load themes as non root Openbox

~/.gtkrc-2.0

# DO NOT EDIT! This file will be overwritten by LXAppearance.
# Any customization should be done in ~/.gtkrc-2.0.mine instead.

gtk-theme-name="Adwaita"
gtk-icon-theme-name="Faenza"
gtk-font-name="Sans 10"
gtk-cursor-theme-name="Adwaita"
gtk-cursor-theme-size=0
gtk-toolbar-style=GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH
gtk-toolbar-icon-size=GTK_ICON_SIZE_LARGE_TOOLBAR
gtk-button-images=1
gtk-menu-images=1
gtk-enable-event-sounds=1
gtk-enable-input-feedback-sounds=1
gtk-xft-antialias=1
gtk-xft-hinting=1
gtk-xft-hintstyle="hintfull"
gtk-xft-rgba="rgb"
include "/home/user/.gtkrc-2.0.mine"

~/.gtkrc-2.0.mine

gtk-theme-name="Adwaita"
gtk-icon-theme-name = "Faenza"

Oxyd

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2008-01-17

Posts: 167

Re: [Solved]GTK apps won't load themes as non root Openbox

Okay, that looks good. Do you have anything in ~/.config/gtk-2.0/ ? Also, if you launch a problematic program (such as Thunar) from the terminal, does it print anything?

copyguy

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Registered: 2009-10-28

Posts: 36

Re: [Solved]GTK apps won't load themes as non root Openbox

In there is a file called gtkfilechooser.ini with this content:

[Filechooser Settings]
LocationMode=path-bar
ShowHidden=true
ShowSizeColumn=true
GeometryX=250
GeometryY=99
GeometryWidth=780
GeometryHeight=585
SortColumn=name
SortOrder=ascending
StartupMode=recent

I also looked in gtk-3.0 and there I had a settings.ini with this content

[Settings] 
gtk-theme-name=Adwaita
gtk-icon-theme-name=Faenza
gtk-font-name=Sans 10
gtk-cursor-theme-name=Adwaita
gtk-cursor-theme-size=0
gtk-toolbar-style=GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH
gtk-toolbar-icon-size=GTK_ICON_SIZE_LARGE_TOOLBAR
gtk-button-images=1
gtk-menu-images=1
gtk-enable-event-sounds=1
gtk-enable-input-feedback-sounds=1
gtk-xft-antialias=1
gtk-xft-hinting=1
gtk-xft-hintstyle=hintfull
gtk-xft-rgba=rgb

Also when starting thunar I get no error message either as root or regular user.

copyguy

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Registered: 2009-10-28

Posts: 36

Re: [Solved]GTK apps won't load themes as non root Openbox

I solved it. I had a line about .gtkrc-2.0 in my .xinitrc which I removed and now all suddenly works.