Questions tagged [gtk]
gtk+ stands for Gimp ToolKit, a widget toolkit for GUI applications. Gnome uses gtk+ extensively.
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How do I fix a "cannot open display" error when opening an X program after ssh'ing with X11 forwarding enabled?
After launching the X11 app (XQuartz 2.3.6, xorg-server 1.4.2-apple56) on my Mac (OS X 10.6.8), opening an terminal in X11 and running xhost +, I then ssh -Y to my Ubuntu 10.04 VM (running on VMware ...
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Replace GTK+ file dialog with alternative
Is there any way to configure GTK+ programs to use a different file dialog?
Reading ancient articles on the default dialog and seeing no difference to the current version does no bode well for it's ...
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Per-application window scaling in Xorg for high dpi display
I am running Gnome Shell with a 4k monitor and there are a few applications that I use that don't scale at all with the high resolution.
Here is an example of LMMS, an application that hasn't yet ...
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How to disable GtkFileChooserDialog search?
If I want to open or save a file in an gtk3 app (eg firefox) I get an unwanted search function after tiping a character.
Old and productive behaviour: typing d gives me the first file beginning with ...
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Open Ubuntu Bash's GUI applications on Windows 10
I have installed Windows 10 Insider build just to use Ubuntu Bash. I noticed its entire Ubuntu on Windows so I tried to install a GUI app i.e. Gedit. It was installed properly but when I try to open ...
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Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine"
I have downloaded and installed a new theme before in my fedora machine.
However, I got this warning when I load gvim, nautilus every time.
(gvim:4629): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine ...
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"Open File" dialog box takes a long time to appear on all applications
On Ubuntu 14.04.
While using KeepassX, I tried to open a database with the Ctrl+O shortcut, but it appeared to crash with a non-responsive window. I then noticed the same behavior with Firefox, gedit,...
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How to sort folders first in open dialog window (gtk 3.14 file chooser)
I just upgraded from fedora20 to fedora21 and now the gtk file picker sorts files and folders together. I much prefer the usual and previous behaviour of displaying folders first (and I enabled that ...
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GTK+ 3 file dialog location entry?
In GTK 2 I can click "type the file name" button to type in full path the entry. In GTK 3 there is only path bar, if I type something it redirect to search bar, which not what I want. Where is the ...
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How to install libwebkit (libwebkitgtk-1.0.so.0) in order to run CodeLite?
A pre-requisite for running codelite is WebKitGTK.
codelite: error while loading shared libraries: libwebkitgtk-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I'm on CentOS, ...
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Is it possible to change the look and feel of remote X applications running under Xming?
I am running Eclipse remotely right now, in Xming on my Windows pc, through an ssh tunnel from my laptop running Ubuntu 11.10.
As seen below, it doesn't look that bad, but it seems that my ...
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How can I type "ç" in Windows GTK apps?
I use an English (US) international keyboard layout, and every time I use the key ´ followed by c it yields the Portuguese and French character "ç" (cedilla), which is desirable. However in GTK apps (...
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indistinguishable active tab in gnome terminal
I am running Gnome 2.30.2 and Gnome Terminal 3.0.1 on my Debian Sid and recently the active tab became almost indistinguishable from other tabs. It is actually the same colour. Changing the themes ...
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x11 looks ugly while opening a remote window from ssh. Can I use GTK themes?
I use to connect to a distant computer running linux from my mac using ssh.
For example I use:
$ ssh -Y login@host
then
$ gnome-open .
in order to open a nautilus window. This window do open but ...
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What difference will GTK3 support make for Emacs?
Emacs 24 is said to come with GTK3 support. What difference will this make (for the users)?
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