I had the same problem in xubuntu 10.10 and the solution was to "sudo apt-get remove gnome-settings-daemon", not sure why that component is installed in an xfce environment? I guess this is not a solution for you guys here though...
Oh yes, I have the dreaded x58 + corei7 + nvidia 470gtx + SSD combo... /Sune -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/649809 Title: Meerkat (10.10) does not apply theme properly -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs