In addition to GTK INspector not inspecting, it causes my GnuCash to crash completely after a short time.
> On Oct 21, 2018, at 8:32 PM, David T. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Adrien, > > Further comments. > > First, I’m learning that, for colors at least, the names used have no spaces > in them. So, “lightsteelgrey”, not “light steel grey”. I found a different > site that noted the unspaced name forms after my initial attempts. My > mistake. [This does not, however, rectify the multiword font name issue.] > > Next, the #accounttree, .GncAccountPage command results in the background > changing color, but it also affects every other part of the account window. > This means that the highlighted account background stays the same lightgrey, > but the highlighted font color switches to white, making this account > practically invisible (kind of ironic, I’d say!). I’d alter the css, but… see > below. > > To alter the css, you need to know the elements involved, which is what GTK > Inspector is supposed to do. However, the instructions say “GTK has a built > in Inspector that you can enable by launching GnuCash from the command line > with GTK_DEBUG=interactive path/to/gnucash” > > That instruction is frustratingly incomplete, at least for me. Opening a > Terminal window and entering: > > GTK_DEBUG=interactive /Applications/Gnucash\ 3.3.app/Contents/MacOS/Gnucash > > certainly gets GnuCash running, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to get > element information from this point. Tried Ctrl-Shift-D (mentioned on GTK > site), and various other meta key combinations. I have no way of knowing the > element names, unless someone can tell me how this is supposed to work under > MacOS. I will note that I see the following output after the above command: > > Gtk-Message: 20:22:13.449: Failed to open display (null) > Gtk-Message: 20:22:13.449: Failed to separate connection to default display > > Guidance is welcome. > > Cheers, > David > >> On Oct 21, 2018, at 1:26 PM, David T. via gnucash-user >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Adrien, >> >> I’ve been following this thread, and decided to try some of it out. I’d like >> to report that my results have been less than stellar, and just a little bit >> confusing. >> >> I will begin by saying that I am a long time MacOS user, and I am running >> both 2.6.19 and 3.3 on MacOS Mojave (which just installed). I have been >> switching back and forth because I had some troubles with the typeahead in >> 3.x, but wanted to be able to import commodity prices using csv files. >> >> I will skip the version 2 styling in the interest of staying on topic here >> with 3.0 styling. >> >> My gtk-3.0.css (in ~/Library/Application Support/Gnucash) reads: >> * { >> font-size: 12px; >> font-family: Times, serif; >> } >> #account_tree, .GncAccountPage { >> background-color: lightgrey; >> } >> >> treeview button { >> background-color: lightgrey; >> color: black; >> } >> notebook tab { >> min-height: 0px; >> margin-top: 0px; >> margin-bottom: 0px; >> padding-left: 0px; >> padding-right: 0px; >> } >> notebook tab box { >> padding-top: 2px; >> padding-bottom: 2px; >> } >> >> These entries are copied from your example and another example for the tab >> padding. I have some notes: >> >> * First off, it appears that if there is ANY error in your css, then none of >> your modifications will appear. So, if you have an error with your color >> name, the font specification will not apply either. >> >> * I changed the font to “Big Caslon” as a test, since I can’t tell the >> difference between the various sans-serif fonts that are available at my >> advanced age. What I found was that the ONLY place I saw a change to a serif >> font was in my reports. All other fonts remained sans serif. Using single >> quotes or double quotes or even no quotes made no difference in the results. >> However, if I used a single word font name (“Braggadocio”, “Century”, >> “Helvetica”), the results appeared everywhere. I’m not sure what the >> authorized GTK3 method is for handling multiword font names; I couldn’t find >> any information out there for this. >> >> * For yucks, I changed the px setting to 32, and Wow! that worked on >> everything. >> >> * Initially, I omitted the ‘#’ before ‘account_tree’, assuming it was a >> typo. Not so! Again, single word values (“lightgrey”, “purple”) worked, >> while multiword (“Light Steel Grey”, from wikipedia liisting) values didn’t. >> >> * While trudging through the Internet, I found a page that suggested that >> css allowed variable definitions. My attempt to copy that example, however, >> went down in flames. It might be nice to be able to set variables up and >> then change a single entry at the top to reset the look throughout, if >> anyone has advice for this. >> >> Cheers, >> David T. >> >> >>> On Oct 20, 2018, at 12:18 AM, Adrien Monteleone >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Jill, >>> >>> Try this: >>> >>> Close GnuCash. >>> >>> Using a text editor (such as ’TextEdit.app’) create a file named >>> gtk-3.0.css and place it in /yourusername/Library/Application >>> Support/Gnucash >>> >>> have it contain the following three CSS declarations: >>> >>> * { >>> font-size: 12px; >>> font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; >>> } >>> >>> #account_tree, .GncAccountPage { >>> background-color: lightgrey; >>> } >>> >>> treeview button { >>> background-color: lightgrey; >>> color: black; >>> } >>> >>> Save the file as ‘Plain Text’. (Format > Make Plain Text) >>> >>> Start GnuCash to see your changes. >>> >>> ---------- >>> Here’s what this code does: >>> >>> * { >>> font-size: 12px; >>> font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; >>> } >>> >>> >>> “font-size: 12px;” sets the font size for all (*) elements in the windows >>> for the entire application. Set to the size you find appropriate. 12px >>> (pixels) is a readably small size on most displays. >>> >>> “font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;” sets the font family to be >>> ‘Helvetica’ or the closest generic system sans-serif font available if >>> Helvetica is not on your system. You can use any font here you like. I just >>> included Helvetica as an example. The default (‘San Francisco’ on a Mac) is >>> pretty good, so you don’t need to even include this line if you like it as >>> is, just use the font-size rule. >>> >>> ---------- >>> >>> #account_tree, .GncAccountPage { >>> background-color: lightgrey; >>> } >>> >>> >>> “#account_tree” targets the main part of the Account page window, >>> “.GncAccountPage” targets the small background behind the Totals bar which >>> appears to be part of the page. You can put them together as I have done >>> here in a list to apply the same rule to both, or write separate >>> declarations for each with their own rules if you want the colors to be >>> different. >>> >>> You can also set specified font-sizes and font-families here as well if you >>> want them different than the rest of the window. Just add those rules into >>> those declarations. I’ve included a background color rule here because that >>> is what you asked for, with the ‘lightgrey’ example. Depending on what you >>> are looking for, or what color you choose, you may need to also set a >>> foreground (text) color to balance properly. See the next declaration for >>> an example. >>> >>> ---------- >>> >>> treeview button { >>> background-color: lightgrey; >>> color: black; >>> } >>> >>> >>> “treeview button” targets the header bar at the top of the Account table. >>> Again, you might need to include a foreground color rule here as this >>> particular background color makes the header labels harder to read. (simply >>> “color”) >>> >>> For colors you can specify a ‘named websafe color’ (do a search on that >>> term for possible color names) or you can use RGB integer or hex values if >>> you want to specify a non-named color. (you don’t have to use names either, >>> you can use the actual color value for ‘lightgrey’ if you want) >>> >>> For example, if you wanted to match the background color of the tabs area, >>> you’d use: >>> >>> background-color: rgb(207,207,205); >>> >>> or >>> >>> background-color: #cfcfcd; >>> >>> If you wanted to match the background area of the icon toolbar, you’d use >>> rgb(232,232,231) or #e8e8e7. >>> >>> If you want to know the color of a particular screen element, use the >>> “Digital Color Meter.app". It will give you the color value of the item you >>> point to as three separate integers for Red, Green & Blue (RGB) in the >>> interval 0-255. If you want the hex value instead, you can then use a site >>> like rgbtohex.net <http://rgbtohex.net/> to convert it. It is important to >>> always enter the RGB values in that R,G,B order to get the correct color. >>> >>> ---------- >>> You can make changes to the CSS file while GnuCash is open, but you’ll have >>> to restart (after saving the CSS file) to see them take effect. >>> >>> Let me know if you have any questions. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Adrien >>> >>> >>>> On Oct 17, 2018, at 8:53 AM, Jill Terry <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks folks. >>>> >>>> The location of the css file given in the wiki is given for a mac, I >>>> cannot locate a folder for Gnucash under Application Support. Besides >>>> which I have no idea how to find the correct .class to adjust. >>>> >>>> I love GnuCash and so appreciate the program. But (yep always a but LOL!) >>>> I hate with a vengeance the way there are no simple links to things. I >>>> have no idea how to get to the online version of these emails to search >>>> older posts! >>>> >>>> I am old and tired (and grumpy LOL!) and really struggle to learn new >>>> things. Why oh why did they remove the alternate line shading and change >>>> the font???? >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> (a very tired) Jill >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17/10/2018 12:45, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >>>>> Jill, >>>>> >>>>> Look at the wiki FAQ, you’ll see links to pages about GTK3 styling. There >>>>> are some basics there, otherwise, a few months back, myself and a few >>>>> others spent some time experimenting with various settings here on the >>>>> list, so check the archives. I believe the thread title had something to >>>>> do with font size. If you do a restricted search of the list use ‘css’ as >>>>> a search term. >>>>> >>>>> If you need to fine tune things like spacings, padding and such, you will >>>>> greatly benefit by using the gtk-inspector. I don’t think it works on >>>>> Windows though, Mac and Linux only. (you won’t need to install it >>>>> separately) >>>>> >>>>> I’m heading out of town for a few days, but if you are still stuck after >>>>> trying the above, report back and I’ll help where I can. Others on the >>>>> list can certainly assist as well. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Adrien >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 17, 2018, at 5:19 AM, Jill Terry <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi All. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm on the mac version and I have just updated to v.3.3. >>>>>> >>>>>> I absolutely hate the fact that the opening window, showing all >>>>>> accounts, is now a bland, bright, white. I also dislike the change in >>>>>> the font and size. With these updates it hurts my eyes. >>>>>> >>>>>> The accounts are fine, still the same yellow/green (although I dislike >>>>>> the font now used). >>>>>> >>>>>> But I cannot see anywhere where you can change the view of the Accounts >>>>>> tab, nor font style/size. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know what other changes were made in the upgrade, but if I can't >>>>>> change how the accounts tab looks then I shall have to revert back to >>>>>> older version. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jill >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>>>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >>>>> ----- >>>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnucash-user mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >>> ----- >>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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