I worked out how to edit the Win7.Basic.02 theme to use a different background image for the menu bar. Now is readable, but I still like the rest of the MS-Windows theme better. I just need to see if I can work out how to edit the appearance of the menu-items for it. That theme uses an engine though so looks more complicated. ...
> From: Sherlock, Ric > Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2010 13:41 > > Thanks Bill, > I tried it out. > The menu items are nicely visible, but the Main menu is now black text > on a dark button-like background - very hard to read unless they are > highlighted (reminds me more of Vista too). > > The MS-Windows theme is actually really good - except for the > highlighted menu-items issue. > > For anyone on Windows wanting to try out some different Gtk themes, > this works really well: > http://gtk-win.sourceforge.net/home/index.php/en/Gtk2Prefs > > I downloaded the themes zip file and the zip of the Preference tool > binary. > Unzipped them in the appropriate folders in the gtk folder of my J7 > installation and can now Gtk swap themes easily. > > > From: bill lam > > Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2010 13:21 > > > > I googled for 'window 7 gtk theme' and found this link > > http://gnome- > > > look.org/content/show.php/Windows+7+basic+theme+lookalike+v.2+:)?conten > > t=109348 > > > > untested, and I've never used win7 to be able to tell the similiarity > > or difference in appearance. > > > > -- > > regards, > > ==================================================== > > GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 > > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
