I love to install and use different themes.But whatever theme I install it does not matter I have to use the panel background system theme.If I want to use it transparent or use a solid color I get something like in the picture.Is there a way to solve this problem. For example I am using the new equinox evolution light theme,but I hate the light panel and I want to use a different background.This is what I get:
You could try to make the panel transparent if it doesn't support transparency .. gedit ~/.themes/CetsTheme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc Scroll down to the panel’s style section and look for: bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "panel_bg.png" Commented out that line by placing a # at the beginning of it. # bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "panel_bg.png" Not sure if this is what you want.
+1 for what Ocky said. On a side note, after awhile I became bored with the look of gnome-panel and switched over to AWN (avant-window-navigator), and started making my own themes for that. It's really nice if you're ever looking for a more flexible panel.
Actually I have the problem described here: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/05/script-to-fix-panel-for-all-themes-at.html But I am afraid to apply that patch.I do not know anything about it.Is this patch safe?
It does the same as per my post except the patch will apply to all panel backgrounds.** I am sure it is safe to install the patch. ** and not just the panel background that comes with a particular theme.
Dark panel #========================================================= style "panel" = "newwave-default" { fg[NORMAL] = shade(0.97, @bg_color) #mix(0.70, lighter(@selected_bg_color), @bg_color) fg[PRELIGHT] =@text_color # lighter(mix(0.90, lighter(@selected_bg_color), @bg_color)) #@autho:gp@ Improve consistency between metacity-frame and application active in taskbar. fg[ACTIVE] = @base_color # @text_color # lighter(mix(0.50, lighter(@selected_bg_color), @bg_color)) # @author:dilomo@ #dark color from v0.1 : "#4C4D4E" #dark color from v0.1.1 : "#424242" bg[NORMAL] = "#3a3a3a" #This is dark gray # @author:gp@ Same color as item selected of taskbar menu. bg[PRELIGHT] = shade ( 1.60, @bg_color) #shade(3.0, "#424242") #@autho:gp@ Improve consistency between metacity-frame and application active in taskbar. bg[ACTIVE] = shade(1.02, "#696969") #bg[ACTIVE] = shade(2.5, "#424242") #@autho:gp@ Improve consistency between active-menu-item and menu-background. bg[SELECTED] = "#989594" #bg[SELECTED] = shade(3.2, "#424242") bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "Images/Panel/PanelBarLong.png" Is this the last line which I am going to put the # sign in front? }
Yes, that looks like it. Comment out and then log out and in again in case it doesn't immediately take.
1) Press Alt + F2 2) Type in gksu nautilus 3) Navigate to File System - Usr - Share - Themes - (theme name) - gtk-2.0 - Apps - panel.rc On the line that says: bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "/Panel/panel.png" # Disable for normal panel backgrounds Add a # so it will then look like: #bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "/Panel/panel.png" # Disable for normal panel backgrounds. Save the file, then open a terminal and type in nautilus -q or logout.
Thanks for all the help but I give up.Maybe the reason for this is I am using one theme for the window borders and another theme for the controls.
Oh heck we don't have to give up now. Did you try those instructions that I posted? If you don't want to mess around with it anymore, you might want to look into AWN or Avant-Window-Navigator, it's a nice little dock that you can theme (including make transparent) and tweak to your liking.
Strange, I have tried with New Wave Default, commented out as already said viz: #bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "Images/Panel/PanelBarLong.png" The result is a transparent panel. Usually you have to logout. Then r/click on the panel and select solid colour - now you can adjust the degree of tranparency. This is New Wave Default panel after #bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "Images/Panel/PanelBarLong.png"
Yay,I did it.The problem was this:I am using the new wave theme but at the same time using the shiki-brave for the controls.So I put the # in front of the line in the shiki-brave panel section.Before I was trying to modify the new wave theme. Thank you all.
