https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 10 May 2015 01:52:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/How can I use custom gtk themes on a plain i3 install (without any additional desktop environments)?Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:30:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?answer=2975#post-id-2975This [blog post](http://hndr.me/blog/making-my-new-linux-less-ugly/) inspired me to try it out. 1. First download the theme you want to use (preferrably one that works for gtk-2.0 and gtk-3.0). My favorite is [delorean-dark-theme](http://killhellokitty.deviantart.com/art/DeLorean-Dark-Themes-3-8-379643446) (not only because of the name). 2. unzip it 3. copy both folders **gtk-2.0** and **gtk-3.0** to **~/.config** 4. create a new config file for gtk2: vim ~/.gtkrc-2.0 with following content: ------------------------------- gtk-theme-name = "delorean-dark-theme-3.9" gtk-font-name = "Open Sans 8" gtk-icon-theme-name = "gnome" That's it. I guess you can easily adapt it to any other theme. Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:39:37 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?answer=2975#post-id-2975https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=4911#comment-4911Isn't VLC based on Qt? But anyway, if I set "Force window style" from the Interface Settings to GTK+ it looks OK on my Arch Linux.Wed, 05 Nov 2014 13:03:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=4911#comment-4911https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=4912#comment-4912That worked for me. Thanks. I thought it was based on wx - Seems I was wrong. But the issue remains with picard (which also I think is based on wx)Wed, 05 Nov 2014 13:12:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=4912#comment-4912https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=4909#comment-4909This doesn't seem to work with wxWidgets based applications like vlc. How can those be configured?Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:51:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=4909#comment-4909https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?answer=5970#post-id-5970If you run GNOME alongside i3 it is a good idea to have at least these daemos launched at startup: # Restore GNOME's settings exec --no-startup-id /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon-localeexec # Fix a bug in gnome-settings-daemon: http://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/creating-a-modern-tiling-desktop-environment-using-i3/ exec --no-startup-id dconf write /org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/cursor/active falseFri, 08 May 2015 12:25:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?answer=5970#post-id-5970https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=5981#comment-5981this is what I do and it works great. I've done it for CInnamon, Gnome, and Unity. lets me use the awesomeness of i3 with some of the conveniences of a DE.Sun, 10 May 2015 01:52:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=5981#comment-5981https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?answer=2976#post-id-2976Alternative: Use lxappearanceTue, 26 Nov 2013 20:46:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?answer=2976#post-id-2976https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=2977#comment-2977Sure, there is a program for everything. But I change my theme once and therefore prefer to just copy it to the right place. K-I-S-STue, 26 Nov 2013 20:51:52 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=2977#comment-2977https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=3414#comment-3414`lxappearance` (and other programs) make it easier to find the right icon theme etc though.Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:59:56 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2974/how-to-use-gtk-themes-with-i3/?comment=3414#comment-3414