Arch Linux

renick

Member

Registered: 2009-05-16

Posts: 12

libreoffice 5, abiword, etc. have the wrong theme

Similar to this thread...

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=193960

... I have the wrong theme in Libreoffice, Abiword, SpaceFM, and other places. Inkscape, Filezilla, Chromium, and most others use the correct theme. I have set the theme using lxappearance.

Unfortunately the solution in the thread above does not work for me.

What is the reason for this, and how can I fix it?

Hwiparam

Member

From: Poland

Registered: 2011-09-26

Posts: 95

Re: libreoffice 5, abiword, etc. have the wrong theme

Try setting the theme by editing the config files manually:
~/.gtkrc-2.0 for GTK2
~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini for GTK3
BTW, what theme are you using as the "correct" one? And what DE/WM (not GNOME I guess...) Can you provide us with some screenshots?

renick

Member

Registered: 2009-05-16

Posts: 12

Re: libreoffice 5, abiword, etc. have the wrong theme

I had edited /etc/profile.d/libreoffice-fresh.sh to read export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk, but it took a restart for it to take effect in LibreOffice. Now LibreOffice is fine.

Where do I make a similar change for Abiword and other apps having trouble?

settings.ini reads:

[Settings]
gtk-theme-name=Siva Flat Borderless

and .gtkrc-2.0 similarly:

gtk-theme-name="Siva Flat Borderless"

My window manager is xmonad.

This screenshot shows SpaceFM and Abiword on the left, Leafpad and Filezilla on the right:

http://renickbell.net/images/theme-prob-150810.png

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,729

Re: libreoffice 5, abiword, etc. have the wrong theme

LO being able to switch between gtk2 and gtk3 at runtime is the exception, not the rule. Most programs can't do that. You need to fix your gtk3 theme.

The only reference I see to that theme is on gnome-look.org. It hasn't been updated since 2013, so I guarantee it isn't fully compatible with current gtk3.

Last edited by Scimmia (2015-08-10 16:52:26)

renick

Member

Registered: 2009-05-16

Posts: 12

Re: libreoffice 5, abiword, etc. have the wrong theme

Fix the gtk3 theme in what way?

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,729

Re: libreoffice 5, abiword, etc. have the wrong theme

See edit above. I was editing while you were posting.

Hwiparam

Member

From: Poland

Registered: 2011-09-26

Posts: 95

Re: libreoffice 5, abiword, etc. have the wrong theme

Fix the gtk3 theme in what way?

The easiest way would be to find another (more up to date) theme.
Personally, I'm using default themes for each toolkit (that is: Adwaita for GTK3 and Clearlooks for GTK2) so there is little risk that something will suddenly go wrong with them (after an upgrade, for example) or their development will be given up when I least expect it