GIMP Version: 2.7/2.8
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: vista-sp1
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

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does anyone know where to get themes for 2.8 rc? the theme i had don't work for the 2.8 version

thank in advance

They will work they just work funny. (stuff vanishes and re appears on mouse over)
This is usually only the darker type themes though.
As far as i know you need to recompile the dll engines to work with Gimp-2.8 UI.

To fix that you need to dl the GTK src developers version tarball with GLADE and re-compile it with a working windows Gimp-2.8RC1 program that was compiled for windows and has the include files for libgimp.

I have no idea how to do that rod

I am experimenting with a dll engine i have compiled today.
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=121881



Equinox Evolution. This is supposed to be a heavily updated Aurora theme engine.
I can get the equinox themes to show in the theme dialog window (Gimp-Themes -v-1.0)
But they throw a gtk widget libgtkwin32-2.dll error each time i try and load one.

I will keep at it and see if i can get a working darker theme for Gimp-2.8.
Although if you wish, you can take my homemade gtkrc file in this code snippet, and just drop it in the USERFOLDER/.gimp-2.8 folder and just open it in Notepad and change the colors to your liking.



You will need the libcleanice.dll file in the engines folder for it to work.
zipped and attached here.

GIMP Version: 2.7/2.8
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: Window7-sp1
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

So did the above gtkrc file work in the gimp-2.8RC1 version?

so how do i do this again??? copy the code to the folder???

how do i make this code work? i copied it to notepad ++ now what do i do?

you didn't already read Rod message ?

1) Save a backup copy of the existing userfolder/gimp-2.8/gtkrc file somewhere safe.
2) Open the userfolder/gimp-2.8/gtkrc file in Notepad ++ and copy the above code to it.
Save the file.
Restart Gimp.

It should auto load that theme.
Change the colors as you see fit.

Ok ...just to avoid further doubts :

2) Open the userfolder/gimp-2.8/gtkrc file in Notepad ++ and copy the above code to it.
Save the file with name gtkrc (and no any extension, just" gtkrc " )

Please be sure to back up your original first.

Just wanted to thank you rod for the code. When I first read the thread, I almost gave up. I am in preschool when it comes to computer language and code talk. But after not finding any other solutions how to theme Gimp 2.8, I had no choice but to come back and try to understand how to achieve this. After a few minutes of reading, I decided to give it a shot. If I messed up all I would have to do is reinstall gimp, right. I was surprised at how easy it was. I was also surprised I wasnt able to find any other places that had this information.

So I decided to make a quick video showing others how to do this, especially since most people, like myself, often tune out when computer language and code talk are used.





Thanks again for helping get rid of that awful white interface of gimp

They still don't render for me on Win7 very well. Sigh.....

Welcome to Gimp Chat Pizentu.
I am very glad to see you got it working correctly. I hadn't noticed in the video if you used the DLL file i supplied.
Did you need it for the theme to work in Gimp-2.8?
And what system platform are you using?

Cute avatar btw.

I did not download the DLL file. I am not sure if I already had it or not. I am on windows 7, 64 bit. ***EDIT*** (libcleanice.dll was already installed)

Also I was experimenting and saw a better way to add the themes where you wouldnt have to keep having multiple copies of the gtkrc file. No need to back the gtkrc file up either, and can change it through the "theme" option inside of Gimp. It may be well known but I didnt know about it until I tried it. I went to the theme folder in gimp and copied the "default" theme then copied your code into the gtkrc file. It works perfectly.

Disc C/Program Files/Gimp 2/share/gimp/2.0/Themes

I created a theme if I am aloud to post it I will be glad to share. I will post a picture below. I am also in the process of editing a video of how to add the theme to the correct folder and how to enable it.




Edit**

Heres the video...

This is what I get. I copied the dll to the engines folder and used the code you posted. I get this on Win7 only. I tried Pizentu's method and they didn't even show up in GIMP 2.8 or GIMP 2.6. Did the copy paste method nothing. Tried every friggen theme out there and they all generate this white box crap! Can someone please help me out!

EDIT: Do I maybe need the GTK+ 2.10 Runtime installed?

FIXED THE ISSUE ! Apparently GIMP 2.6 Win7 and GIMP 2.8 Win7 for me were missing about 25 dlls for the gtkrc files to work!

I will post the file with the dlls and the possible locations of where they need to be merged with current install for anyone who has the same issue.



They match the names of the themes which leads me to believe I was the one who put them on my WinXp computer as to where and how I cannot remember how they got there.
Correction, the GIMP Themes-1.0 did not add them in as it was supposed to. Time to reinstall that useful tool

Thanks ZWard

not a problem. Was tired of waiting for some assistance when I could spend an hour fixing it myself (wow that comes across bad, but I don't mean it that way at all!) I just compared all of my gimp 2.6 xp folders and all of my gimp 2.6 win 7 folders and found these all missing lol