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#1 2012-04-13 20:43:39
- trusktr
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[SOLVED] gnome-shell-extension-user-theme doesn't work.
gnome-tweak-tool shows that I have the gnome-shell-extension-user-theme extension installed and I can turn it on and off, but it has no effect. I still can't choose a theme. The exclamation mark next to the drop down selector is still active when the extension is on. Any idea what might be wrong?
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#2 2012-04-13 20:48:55
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-shell-extension-user-theme doesn't work.
Yes, AFAIK it's not compatible with the recent version of Gnome-Shell. Or something like that is what I had when I last used Gnome-Shell on Fedora.
You can change the theme through dconf-editor or wait till the updated Gnome-Shell drops from [testing]
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#3 2012-04-14 01:50:57
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-shell-extension-user-theme doesn't work.
Assuming you are already using Gnome 3.4, has a fix:
# cp ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/user-theme@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com/org.gnome.shell.extensions.user-theme.gschema.xml /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
# glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas Worked for me.
Cheers! 
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#4 2012-04-14 04:54:39
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-shell-extension-user-theme doesn't work.
@alexcortes and @Unia, Is it just me or do things seem a little discombobulated now with both gconf-editor and dconf-editor in the mix? Why not just keep one *-editor? It seems like this and many other little "issues" would be easier to catch with just one *-editor. What's the point of two?
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#5 2012-04-14 05:09:26
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-shell-extension-user-theme doesn't work.
Here's a simple explanation why both exist: http://askubuntu.com/questions/91403/wh … f-vs-dconf
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#6 2012-04-14 09:51:45
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-shell-extension-user-theme doesn't work.
@alexcortes and @Unia, Is it just me or do things seem a little discombobulated now with both gconf-editor and dconf-editor in the mix? Why not just keep one *-editor? It seems like this and many other little "issues" would be easier to catch with just one *-editor. What's the point of two?
Well yea I agree, but atm it's not going to happen. Anyway, since GS won't work with Catalyst for now I resorted to DWM and try to avoid all the gconf/dconf stuff. Works quite well 
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#7 2012-09-12 06:59:25
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-shell-extension-user-theme doesn't work.
@Unia, hey, catalyst works fine with Compiz. I've enabled Gnome Classic (Fallback) mode with Compiz and it's very nice, just like was my experience with Gnome 2. @trusktr showed me how to re-enable all the hidden features Gnome 2 (the Classic features) in Gnome 3.
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