E17 broken after choosing theme.....how to reset manually the theme

capoeira · 2011-06-15 02:44:34

how can I reset manually the theme to default one.
I can't start E17 anymore because the chosen theme is broken, so i have to manage it outside of E17

this comand, wich i found in the net doesn't work (anymore):

enlightenment_remote -theme-set theme default.edj

I would apriciate any help

E17 is great allready

sunaj · 2011-06-15 09:15:23

You can trigger the initial setup dialog with

enlightenment_remote -default-profile-set default

or just delete the E17 config directory(~/.e) which leads to the same result. Another thing you could try is to rename the default theme to the theme you were using and copy it to ~/.e/e/themes.

Last edited by sunaj (2011-06-15 09:18:07)

capoeira · 2011-06-15 11:01:50

sunaj wrote:

You can trigger the initial setup dialog with
enlightenment_remote -default-profile-set default
or just delete the E17 config directory(~/.e) which leads to the same result. Another thing you could try is to rename the default theme to the theme you were using and copy it to ~/.e/e/themes.

thanks,
first two ways make me lose all my settings wich is not aceptable as a solution.

3rd one would solve if i would know the name of the broken theme hohohohohoho
I installed the whole theme-package from AUR and was switching through them.

So, I hope there is still an elegant solution for this, losing all settings because of a theme is a real pain in the arse.

rabid_works · 2011-06-15 12:18:35

So, I hope there is still an elegant solution for this, losing all settings because of a theme is a real pain in the arse.

Couldn't you just rename the config directory, and then copy over your previous settings once E17's working properly (except the theme related info) ?

capoeira · 2011-06-16 01:57:03

rabid_works wrote:

So, I hope there is still an elegant solution for this, losing all settings because of a theme is a real pain in the arse.
Couldn't you just rename the config directory, and then copy over your previous settings once E17's working properly (except the theme related info) ?

I couldn't even find the themes in the home/.e folder. the folder is kind of confusing

I have now deleted the .e folder and had to set everything again.

this topic is still unsolved though, since it can happen again and there must be a way to set the theme with a comand. so if anybody knows........

FarmerF · 2011-06-16 13:51:19

Don't know about a command but if it happens again you could do the backup and remove ~/.e/e/themes This should force e17 to start with the default theme.

Loosely related I would be careful with from themes for E17as there are quite a few old ones. E17 has changed quite a bit so better stick to the more recent themes.

Only now notice you installed themes from Aur in which case the location is "${pkgdir}/usr/share/enlightenment/data/themes". You could just uninstall the themes package.

Last edited by FarmerF (2011-06-16 13:54:35)

capoeira · 2011-06-16 18:30:58

FarmerF wrote:

Only now notice you installed themes from Aur in which case the location is "${pkgdir}/usr/share/enlightenment/data/themes". You could just uninstall the themes package.

thanks, i thought about that first...but then forgot ist because i thought thre must be a better way, and opened this thread.
but yea, this is better than excluding ~/.e

Tsu Jan · 2016-09-15 16:39:25

Just for reference:

In such cases, removal of `~/.e` may not be necessary. First try to empty the folder `~/.elementary/themes` and remove `~/.cache/efreet` and `~/.cache/evas_gl_common_caches` FROM OUTSIDE Enlightenment. Then if you still can't log in, remove `~/.e`.

Always back up `~/.e` when settings seem good to you and have a light DE (like icewm) to make repairs from inside it!

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#1 2011-06-15 02:44:34

E17 broken after choosing theme.....how to reset manually the theme

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