This could be due to mono's installer. If you're looking for prettier, then you can try what I do. I copy the gtk+ bits from Pidgin or Gimp into my mono installation. Then gtk# apps look so much prettier.
Gtk+ does have themes. Mono might be using the default. There is a theme selector included in mono for gtk+ (not gtk#). You try that. Or you could google for how to create your own gtk+ themes. As for stability, gtk# works well as long as you stay away from the gnome# bits. Sometimes, it may not be gtk# but an underlying native library which has not been debugged much for windows. --- On Wed, 8/20/08, Mathias Tausig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Mathias Tausig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Gtk-sharp-list] Gtk# or Mono Winforms for Linux-only project > To: "Daniel Lidström" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], gtk-sharp-list@lists.ximian.com > Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 8:46 AM > I was asking myself the very same question a few months ago. > Both didn't do very well in an interoperable sense. > gGTKÃ# had some stability issues when used in Windows, > while the winforms look on linux is, to put it polite, not > exatly appealing to the eye (plus the layout wan't > always done correctly). > So, I ended up coding to seperate UI which are controlled > using a general base class. > > cheers > Mathias > > Am 20. Aug 2008 um 12:07:14 +0200, schrieb Daniel > Lidström: > > Hello! > > > > I'm in the process of evaluating ways to use Mono > on a Linux platform. It > > would be interesting to hear your opinion on what GUI > toolkit to use. From > > what I understand, Gtk# is a little bit more mature > than Mono Winforms, > > although the latter is progressing fast it seems. I > have a few requirements > > though: > > > > * Must support 3d graphics somehow (we use OpenGL > now, in a C++ > > environment) > > * GUI Designer must be available > > * Must be possible to create custom controls > > > > What is the support for these three requirements, when > it comes to Gtk# and > > Mono Winforms? The system we're using is x86 1Ghz > with 256Mb ram, 3d support > > is hardware accelerated. > > > > When you have the luxury of starting more or less from > scratch, which > > toolkit would you suggest? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > -- > > Daniel Lidström > > SBG AB > > _______________________________________________ > > Gtk-sharp-list maillist - > Gtk-sharp-list@lists.ximian.com > > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/gtk-sharp-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Gtk-sharp-list maillist - Gtk-sharp-list@lists.ximian.com > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/gtk-sharp-list _______________________________________________ Gtk-sharp-list maillist - Gtk-sharp-list@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/gtk-sharp-list
