[ale] firefox window icon missing

Ron Frazier (ALE) atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com
Sun Oct 13 13:14:55 EDT 2013


Hi all,

PS, There is also a "mate-themes" package you can install from the 
synaptic package manager.  I like the TraditionalOk theme from that package.

Ron


On 10/13/2013 11:40 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> Hi James, and all,
>
> It was indeed an element of the theme.  I couldn't figure out how to install new themes.
>
> I went to the appearance panel in Mate, clicked themes, clicked install theme, and it asks for a file.  I didn't have a file.
>
> I click the link that says find online, and it takes me to
>
> http://art.gnome.org/
>
> Another option is
>
> http://gnome-look.org/
>
> I googled for hours trying to find out how to do this.  Finally, I found a video demo on youtube.  So, when you're trying to solve a problem, don't forget youtube as a resource.
>
> So, you look around and find a theme you like.  Mate is based on Gnome 2, so look for gtk 2x files if you're given a choice.
>
> Then you download the file.
>
> Make a folder to save it in, such as themes, in your home directory.
>
> The file name may end in .tar.gz or .tar.bz2, which is a packed file.
>
> Now, here's where I got confused.
>
> I tried to unpack the file, then install things from inside it.  This doesn't work.
>
> You go to the appearance panel, select theme, select install, and select this file directly.  Then it should install.
>
> Hope this helps anyone using mate as your desktop.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> James Sumners<james.sumners at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>    
>> Check your window manager settings. Based solely on the screenshot, I'd
>> hazard a guess that you have a roll up button in place of the icon.
>>
>> On Saturday, October 12, 2013, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> PS, all windows look that way, so it may have something to do with
>>>        
>> the
>>      
>>> mint theme.
>>>
>>>
>>>        


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