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Chapter 5: gtk-3.0


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.
  1. Open System Settings > Themes and switch to a different Cinnamon theme, then switch back.
  2. Press Alt-F2 for the run dialog and enter rt (which I think of as "Refresh Theme").
  3. Press Alt-F2 for the run dialog and enter r (refreshes all of Cinnamon, not just the theme).

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);
    background-gradient-end: rgb(206,206,206);

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-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.
gtk_color_scheme = "bg_color:#ca942e\nselected_bg_color:#c8ac69\nbase_color:#FFFFC2"



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