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lxappearance not previewing gtk themes?

20 April 2022, 00:05:06

i dont know if this is a arch linux or artix issue but ive had the same going on on both fresh installs.... lxappearance doesnt seem to change gtk themes when previewing but saves them and they work in ie spacefm or firefox but i dont seem to have this problem on gentoo at all, i use no DE just plain old dwm or xmonad as a wm btw and i keep my system tools as minimal as possible so everything i need is installed,maybe im missing a gtk-engine-murrine or some xfce-settings im not sure but i never had that installed previously on any of my boxes i try to keep xfce related stuff out or is this a gtk4 thing that is goin on ....idk maybe someone could help?

Re: lxappearance not previewing gtk themes?

Reply #1 – 20 April 2022, 00:26:02

I havent used lxappearance for a while but when i last used it it was necessary to adjust lxsetting and openbox settings to get gtx look to be consistent on my wm setup but then i was using openbox and not the ones you mentioned.  Does adjusting openbox sertings help at all in your case?

Re: lxappearance not previewing gtk themes?

Reply #2 – 20 April 2022, 04:23:25

Hello,
Maybe you will find an answer on :
https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Troubleshooting#When_I_switch_theme_in_Plasma.2FMATE.2FXFCE.2FAnyDEorWM_the_colours_are_broken.21

Re: lxappearance not previewing gtk themes?

Reply #3 – 20 April 2022, 08:42:32

eh ill just use lxappearance-gtk3 i guess which works like a charm but still tho why wouldnt it work thanks for all the replies tho guys thanks

Re: lxappearance not previewing gtk themes?

Reply #4 – 20 April 2022, 10:30:23

I hate to quote myself.