I finally got fed up with the grey look-n-feel and used gtk-chtheme to reset the GTK theme in-session.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/780640 Title: GTK theme resets after several seconds after logging in, but only when the .themes directory exists -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs