Note that the very latest download geany-1.36_osx-2.dmg is GTK3 IIUC so you need to edit CSSes for that one. And geany.css should then override the GTK theme.
Cheers Lex On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 05:45, <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5/21/20 7:07 AM, Carl Caulkett wrote: > > I’ve just installed Geany, have downloaded the Geany themes and have > > selected the Solarized (Dark) scheme. Now I would like to be able to > > adjust the colors of the surrounding elements of Geany, the toolbar, > > the side panel, the terminal panel and so on, but I cannot figure out > > a way to do this. I had hoped that editing `geany.css` might be > > involved, but it’s not clear (to me, at least!) if this is the case. > > > > Any ideas, anyone? Thanks! > > > Before you do anything to anything, make backups of files BEFORE you > even open them. And add to the orig. name, enough so you'll know from > where & when they came, so you can restore if things go south (& they > can, in a heartbeat). > > Some / much of what or how you change the interface of apps (Geany) may > depend on your OS. > In Linux (Mint), the GUI colors use the colors of the system theme. > Unless you have experience modifying themes, it's probably easier to > find a custom theme that supports your OS version. If in Linux, a 3rd > party theme also needs to support the OS version, the "desktop > environment" (DE) & the DE version. > > Specifically, the theme for apps that use GTK2.0 - unless the latest > Geany versions use something other than GTK2.0. > GTK2 uses mainly the gtkrc file for theming the interface. Changes to > the OS selected theme will usually affect all apps & OS screens that use > the same theming engine - what ever that is. > > Windows will be different. If you're using a native theme, shipped with > (what ever) OS, that's generally what apps use unless you add another > theme or modify a native theme. > > Modifying existing themes or installing D/L ones is relatively easy in > Linux. Tutorials are everywhere showing how to edit / create / or > install a new theme. > > It may not be as easy in Windows (I haven't used it in several yrs). > > In my Linux install of Geany, in /usr/share/geany directory, there is a > "geany.css", "geany.gtkrc" (GTK2 file) & geany.glade. "Glade" is one of > many GTK2.0 theming engines. None of the files appear to be complete > themes. In my case, much of the UI code in /usr/share/geany is probably > overridden by the installed / selected theme in my /home directory. > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.geany.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.geany.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users
