GTK themes for windows (HEXCHAT) reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greymagic27_ · 2019-03-11 18:00 Hey, is it possible to use GTK themes for windows? I really want to remove the annoying white border you get whilts using a black theme ​ I'm up to this bit in the tutorial(Create an empty file at *\\etc\\gtk-2.0\\gtkrc* (with no file extension!) but can't work it out as it just displays as a file: ​ I'm also wondering how you actully use the theme once you complete the steps as the page isn't that clear https://i.redd.it/decgck0v4jl21.png ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TingPing · 2019-03-11 20:49 Well finish reading the docs: https://hexchat.readthedocs.io/en/latest/appearance.html#gtk-theme > 4. Edit it and add gtk-theme-name = "vertex" How that works is it loads that theme from the share/themes directory mentioned earlier in the guide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greymagic27_ · 2019-03-12 12:13 I've edited it and added the name but how do I enable the theme? ​ [http://prntscr.com/mwseuo](http://prntscr.com/mwseuo) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MJCD2POINT0 · 2019-03-12 13:14 fwiw I don't care about gtk themes, and tbh I read y'alls response [he re](https://www.reddit.com/r/irc/comments/4a4gmd/dark_borders_for_wind ows_hexchat/) and it's totally meaningless.... ​ Nothing about windows forces you to make apps with "windows grey"... Even using the older native gui components - you can still 100% set these colour values.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- icarebot · 2019-03-12 13:14 I care ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greymagic27_ · 2019-03-12 14:17 Does that mean I can't change the borders from white to black even if I do get a gtk theme to work? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TingPing · 2019-03-12 14:42 ... - `gtkrc` is always parsed, you cannot enable it or disable it - themes go into share/themes like vertex did, I don't know what you are shoving in gtkrc but probably stop - `gtk-theme-name = "vertex"` is what enables that theme ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greymagic27_ · 2019-03-12 14:43 My picture above shows that I've put the name but no theme has activated, did I do something wrong? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TingPing · 2019-03-12 14:44 Yes you did not follow the instructions. It is all there in the link. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greymagic27_ · 2019-03-12 15:24 [http://prntscr.com/mwvmmo](http://prntscr.com/mwvmmo) ​ I can't do step 3 as it's not a folder so I can't 'create an empty file' at that directory ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MJCD2POINT0 · 2019-03-12 16:18 You may well be able to make that work. It might be trivial or it might be difficult. We can obviously all just run IRC within our dev vm's running linux if i'm honest - but for now - I just don't want it to look like this... [https://prnt.sc/mwwg61](https://prnt.sc/mwwg61) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TingPing · 2019-03-12 16:24 So make the folder? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2019-03-12 16:34 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2019-03-12 16:37 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TingPing · 2019-03-12 16:38 Open notepad, hit save as, delete the file extension, hit save? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TingPing · 2019-03-12 20:37 > Nothing about windows forces you to make apps with "windows grey"... Even using the older native gui components - you can still 100% set these colour values.... Obviously its not that things are impossible, its just that its a layer below what HexChat has ever cared about (traditionally its not the applications job to theme your windows). Do I want a better UX? Sure. But GTK themes are still usable and happen without HexChats involvement. Just follow [the guide](https://hexchat.readthedocs.io/en/latest/appearance.html#gtk- theme). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MJCD2POINT0 · 2019-08-19 15:55 Thanks for your input, it wasn't ever a problem and I thank y'all for your hard work to date.