On Fri 04 Jul 2014 at 21:05:10 +0200, Siard wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > > lxappearance does its magic by writing the *correct* stuff to > > ~/.gtkrc-2.0. > > The traditional way to set gtk2 fonts used to be: either from within > Gnome or by running gnome-settings-daemon. > But editing ~/.gtkrc-2.0 is indeed the easiest and most hassle-free way > when not using Gnome.
The OP didn't edit ~/.gtkrc-2.0; lxappearance did. But you are correct, it is the easiest way. > To set the default gtk2-font, add something like this: > > gtk-font-name = "Liberation Sans 11" > > I also find this one useful: > > gtk-can-change-accels = 1 > > It allows you to create a keyboard shortcut by hovering the mouse > pointer over a menu item and pressing the desired key or key > combination. It works for GTK2 applications, such as the Claws Mail > that you're using. > > These are two more examples I saw somewhere, though I did not try them > myself: > > gtk-theme-name = "AIR" > gtk-icon-theme-name = "Tango" A search with "gtk settings" presents you immediately with the primary source: https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkSettings.html Even "~/.gtkrc-2.0 font" leads you there after a click or two. What is written by lxappearance is unknown; it's probably similar to the examples give above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140704201214.ga27...@copernicus.demon.co.uk
