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Which theme?

11 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/which-theme.60738/

Dark Star
Dark Star Original post #1
Jun 18, 2007 at 8:09 PM
*img134.imageshack.us/img134/1441/gnome2191released2ak9.png
Can any 1 tell me how to get the toolbar transparent looks like this 1 :) Plz tell help will be appreciated..
kalpik
kalpik #2
Jun 18, 2007 at 8:14 PM
Beryl.
QwertyManiac
Jun 18, 2007 at 8:17 PM
Its the LiNsta (Linux is Not Vista) theme.
*gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=44570&forumpage=4

The Window Border is vista_glow (Beryl as kalpik said, and using Emerald)

And the transparencies can be set via panel properties, or by holding alt and moving the mouse wheel up or down, keeping the cursor on the required object (Panel or Window) [Requires beryl running]
Dark Star
Jun 18, 2007 at 8:22 PM
Ohh thanks can you tell me how to install different pointer ? I think you got what I want to say ? :S
QwertyManiac
Jun 18, 2007 at 8:56 PM
Yep!

Head to this page to look at some good ones (X11 Mouse Pointer Themes)
*www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xsortmode=down&page=0

Download your choice and extract the folder. Then move it to the .icon folder of your Home directory.

Code:
mv <directory name> .icons/
Now go to System > Preferences > Mouse and go to the Pointers tab to see them there ..

Fear not, there's a GUI way too. Go to your home folder and hit Ctrl + H to show hidden files. Now enter .icons folder and extract the required theme directly there itself and then follow the Sys > Pref > Mouse to change it.
Dark Star
Jun 18, 2007 at 9:08 PM
Thanks btw where is that directory ? :S Plz help me :) Thanks :) rest I know just main points where to move them :(
QwertyManiac
Jun 18, 2007 at 9:09 PM
/home/<user name>/.icons
Dark Star
Jun 18, 2007 at 9:15 PM
Thanks btw isn't is the same folder where icons got saved . ? While installing from themes ,. This means we can install them from themes too ;)
QwertyManiac
Jun 18, 2007 at 9:19 PM
Yes you could do it from there previously on Ubuntu, but now it just shows me an invalid file format error, thus my suggested method.

And even if you do that, and accidentally click it on the icons area when it shows up, it used to hang after that. (If you dont do that and go to mouse directly after it, it works fine) Not good :(
Dark Star
Dark Star #10
Jun 18, 2007 at 9:22 PM
The problem happening with you is that you are uncompressing the .tar.gz file do not extract the folder and install it as it :) Its working without any hassle :)
QwertyManiac
Jun 18, 2007 at 9:26 PM
Yeah I am trying the uncompressed of course, how will a theme manager recognize a folder anyway, am not that dumb :p