On Sat, 2014-02-15 at 11:29 +0200, alex diavatis wrote: > Hello, > > > GNOME 3 GTK3 theme specifications point that themes (user-specific) > should be installed under ~/.local/share/themes. > That won't work for GTK2, and GTK2 themes are required to be installed > in ~/.themes > > > This is a known bug in bugzilla.gnome (cant find #) and GTK2 themes > should be accessible under ~/.local/share/themes also. > > > Installing a theme (GTK2 & GTK3) both in ~./.themes and > ~./local/share/themes makes Tweak Tool to show themes twice. > > > In my opinion this is also a security regression since users should > use root access for installing themes (!!) under ~/usr/share/themes. > When "users", add several scripts and programs that install themes. > > > This bug is over a year, and I know GTK2 is not actively developed, > but there are still many GTK2 apps. > > > Any solutions for installing GTK (2&3) themes under GNOME3, without > root privileges? > Haven't confirmed this myself, but what if you symlink ~/.themes/ to ~/.local/share/themes ? Then anything installed in ~/.local/share/themes would also be accessible from ~/.themes/
- Ikey Doherty > > Thank you > > > - alex > > > > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > desktop-devel-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list --------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Corporation (UK) Limited Registered No. 1134945 (England) Registered Office: Pipers Way, Swindon SN3 1RJ VAT No: 860 2173 47 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
