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Windows Border..

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Dark Star
Dark Star Original post #1
Aug 9, 2007 at 11:30 AM
I am= having a strange prob.. whenever I install a theme everything changes except Windows Border :( Earlier there were no such issues with Ubuntu :( Plz help .. In windows border the border itself did not get installed .. I had tried many theme but same problem :(

Regards
vish786
vish786 #2
Aug 9, 2007 at 11:37 AM
is beryl installed in ubuntu ?
Dark Star
Aug 9, 2007 at 11:39 AM
No nothing just a fresh install after open SUSE :( Just updated and installed a theme and I noticed no Windows border is changing ::?
faraaz
faraaz #4
Aug 9, 2007 at 12:46 PM
Could be a problem with your window manager decorator whatever...uhh, have you installed Beryl or Compiz Fusion in your Suse install?? And I'm assumin you are using KDE so your default window manager would be KWin...the obvious solution I guess would be that there is a conflict between different window managers, so your borders aren't able to change.

If you HAVEN'T installed another window manager...ugh, I dunno man.
Dark Star
Aug 9, 2007 at 12:51 PM
No now I have only Ubuntu removed SUSE .. No am using Gnome
praka123
Aug 9, 2007 at 5:39 PM
Ah!welcome back @shashwat to Ubuntu! :D
in gnome windows borders are metacity themes,go to System> preferences>themes>Customize>window border and select whatever border ur fine with :)
and u know u can download border's(metacity themes) from *gnome-look.org and *art.gnome.org etc etc ;)
Dark Star
Aug 9, 2007 at 6:32 PM
^^ Thanks :) Feelin way better than Kubuntu and open SUSE :p Now see when earlier I was installing new theme Windows border get autom. installed but why not now ? Thats the problem else I know abt metacity ;)
praka123
Aug 9, 2007 at 6:55 PM
did u saw most of these gtk2 themes are already available at synaptic(search!).even with a theme,u can customize its border,color and goes on!.when u install local theme,icons,they are installed on ~/.themes/ .u need to goto these theme preferences window to do that.btwn dint u customized ur cursor with avail cursor themes(search synaptic).btwn there is a repo for latest themes for gnome,kde search.. ...
Dark Star
Aug 9, 2007 at 8:08 PM
^^ plz tell me why Windows border did not get changed when I install a GTK theme :( while it was not a case earlier :( also why my synp. manager hangs while doing a search same this was not a case earlier :(

Also canI install kde apps in gnome :? if yes i installed kramba but i can't find it anywhere ? neither in menu nor in alt+f2 :(
QwertyManiac
Aug 9, 2007 at 8:42 PM
The correct word of launching Karamba is 'superkaramba' :) (Since thats the one you installed, anyway :p)

Synaptic hangs, no, pauses rather for all. Its cause of the extra repositories and their packages, the search time gets extended and it thus requires a long time scanning the text and returning results. :)
Dark Star
Dark Star #11
Aug 10, 2007 at 7:20 AM
QwertyManiac said:
The correct word of launching Karamba is 'superkaramba' :) (Since thats the one you installed, anyway :p)

Synaptic hangs, no, pauses rather for all. Its cause of the extra repositories and their packages, the search time gets extended and it thus requires a long time scanning the text and returning results. :)
What abt WIndows border problem.. The GTK theme earlier change border but now they don't.. I installed Superkaramba maybe typo in above but how to launch it .. I can find it anywhere not even in alt+f2 :( but in aptitude show superkaramba it shows this :)

Code:
shashwat@shashwat-desktop:~$ aptitude show superkaramba
Package: superkaramba
[b]State: installed[/b]
Automatically installed: no
Version: 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kde
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com>
Uncompressed Size: 1462k
Depends: kdelibs4c2a (>= 4:3.5.5-1), libc6 (>= 2.5-0ubuntu1), libgcc1 (>=
         1:4.1.1-31), libqt3-mt (>= 3:3.3.7), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-31),
         libx11-6, python2.5 (>= 2.5)
Suggests: xmms, khelpcenter
Conflicts: karamba
Description: a program based on karamba improving the eyecandy of KDE
 SuperKaramba is a tool based on karamba that allows anyone to easily create and
 run little interactive widgets on a KDE desktop. Widgets are defined in a
 simple text file and can be augmented with Python code to make them
 interactive.
Plz help me can I install KDe things in Gnome like amarok :) and other D:

Regards
praka123
praka123 #12
Aug 10, 2007 at 9:37 AM
superkaramba is for kde!dont mess both desktops be installed!either use Gnome or Kde!.else xfce,fluxbox,fvwm etc etc..for gnome superkaramba=gdesklets .search google for install details and install from synaptic manager.
*beans.seartipy.com/2006/09/09/spice-up-gnome-desktop-using-gdeskletsaka-superkaramba-in-kde/
infra_red_dude
Aug 10, 2007 at 10:41 AM
@shashwat

you can safely install k3b, amarok etc. but that will also mean u need to download the qt libs. but it works jus fine :)
Dark Star
Dark Star #14
Aug 11, 2007 at 9:27 AM
infra_red_dude said:
@shashwat

you can safely install k3b, amarok etc. but that will also mean u need to download the qt libs. but it works jus fine :)

Plz be a bit clear.. Looks I had installed Karamba but it ain't appearing anywhere :( plz be a more informative ;)
infra_red_dude
Aug 11, 2007 at 1:03 PM
did the install satisfy all dependencies?
Dark Star
Dark Star #16
Aug 11, 2007 at 6:16 PM
^ Ya ;) Go amarok working but it hangs a lot and crashes before opening :(
praka123
praka123 #17
Aug 11, 2007 at 6:26 PM
there is this gtk-qt engine.hope it does have some good effects :)