In order to test the gtk-2.0 configuration, you need to know which programs use gtk-2.0: asunder, banshee, filezilla, geany, gimp, gparted, grsync, leafpad, LibreOffice, medit, MultiSystem, pinta, Seamonkey, shutter, SMplayer, Software Manager, Software Sources, and VLC are all gtk-2.0 gtkrc I have already chosen my background color (bg_color:#ca942e) and base color (base_color:#FFFFC2). TIP: After making a change to cinnamon.css,
there are several ways to refresh Cinnamon to display
the change.
That takes care of the background for the Menu and the Calendar and the right-click menus, but I don't want to look at that grey Panel, so I need to edit lines 312 and 313:
background-gradient-start: rgb(246,246,246);
I already know the RGB for my background color is RGB -
202,148,46. The background-gradient-start is at the
top of the Panel, and I would like that to be a slightly
lighter color. At http://www.color-hex.com/color/ca942e
I
see that the next lighter tints are #cf9e42 (RGB
- 207,158,66) and #D4A957 (RGB - 212,169,87), so
I will try both of those to see which I prefer. After
comparison, the second choice will do for now.background-gradient-end: rgb(206,206,206);
background-gradient-start: rgb(212,169,87);
background-gradient-end: rgb(202,148,46); I am left with grey Window List tabs that I don't like, but they can wait until I get serious with the cinnamon.css in the Cinnamon chapter. At this point, my preparation is done. In Nemo, I will right-click on the .themes/Mint-X-Sand-Gold folder > Duplicate. That creates a backup copy - so if I mess things up, as I am prone to do, I can fall back to this point. red white background-gradient-start: rgb(218,198,76); background-gradient-end: rgb(202,148,46); The next lighter tint listed on that page works better - #ca942e, RGB - 202,148,46 Parchment - HEX - #FFFFC2, RGB - 255,255,194 Panel gradient: #DAC64C - hex: (218,198,76) Now that I have my two colors, I can edit those into the gtk2 gtkrc file - $HOME/.themes/Mint-X-Sand-Gold/gtk-2.0/gtkrc, so that my gtk2 programs will have my chosen colors, also. <hr align="center" size="3" width="95%" color="green"> |