# Author: Simon Steinbeiß # Theme: Greybird # based on "Bluebird" by Simon Steinbeiß and Pasi Lallinaho # Description: As is the original theme, this theme is 100% free and open source. gtk-color-scheme = "bg_color:#2d2d2d\nselected_bg_color:#990000\nbase_color:#2d2d2d" # Background, base. gtk-color-scheme = "fg_color:#dedede\nselected_fg_color:#dedede\ntext_color:#dedede" # Foreground, text. gtk-color-scheme = "tooltip_bg_color:#dedede\ntooltip_fg_color:#2d2d2d" # Tooltips. gtk-color-scheme = "link_color:#990000" # Hyperlinks gtk-color-scheme = "panel_bg:#2d2d2d" # Panel bg color gtk-color-scheme = "fm_color:#2d2d2d" # Color used in Nautilus and Thunar. gtk-color-scheme = "bg_color_dark:#2d2d2d\ntext_color_dark:#FFF" gtk-icon-sizes = "panel-applications-menu=24,24:panel-menu=24,24:panel=16,16:gtk-button=16,16" gtk-button-images = 1 # Disables icons for buttons with text gtk-toolbar-style = 0 # Disables text in toolbar gtk-auto-mnemonics = 1 # Disables ugly lines under menu items #################### ## Default Styles ## #################### style "default" { GnomeHRef ::link_color = @link_color GtkHTML ::link-color = @link_color GtkIMHtmlr ::hyperlink-color = @link_color GtkIMHtml ::hyperlink-color = @link_color GtkWidget ::link-color = @link_color GtkWidget ::visited-link-color = @text_color GtkButton ::child-displacement-x = 1 GtkButton ::child-displacement-y = 1 GtkButton ::default-border = { 0, 0, 0, 0 } GtkCheckButton ::indicator-size = 15 GtkEntry ::honors-transparent-bg-hint = 1 GtkEntry ::progress-border = { 3, 3, 3, 3 } GtkEntry ::state-hint = 0 GtkImage ::x-ayatana-indicator-dynamic = 1 GtkMenu ::horizontal-padding = 0 GtkMenu ::vertical-padding = 0 GtkPaned ::handle-size = 3 GtkNotebook ::tab-overlap =-2 GtkProgressBar ::min-vertical-bar-width = 10 GtkProgressBar ::min-horizontal-bar-height = 10 GtkRange ::trough-border = 2 GtkRange ::slider-width = 9 GtkRange ::stepper-size = 13 GtkRange ::stepper_spacing = 0 GtkScale ::slider-length = 15 GtkScale ::slider-width = 15 GtkScale ::trough-side-details = 1 GtkScrollbar ::min-slider-length = 50 GtkScrollbar ::slider-width = 9 #GtkScrollbar ::activate-slider = 1 GtkScrollbar ::trough-border = 3 GtkScrollbar ::has-backward-stepper = 0 GtkScrollbar ::has-forward-stepper = 0 GtkScrolledWindow ::scrollbar-spacing = 0 GtkScrolledWindow ::scrollbars-within-bevel = 1 GtkMenuBar ::internal-padding = 0 GtkMenuBar ::window-dragging = 1 GtkExpander ::expander-size = 12 GtkToolbar ::internal-padding = 0 GtkTreeView ::expander-size = 10 GtkTreeView ::vertical-separator = 0 GtkWidget ::focus-line-width = 1 GtkWidget ::focus-padding = 0 GtkWindow ::resize-grip-height = 13 GtkWindow ::resize-grip-width = 13 xthickness = 1 ythickness = 1 fg[NORMAL] = @fg_color fg[PRELIGHT] = @fg_color fg[SELECTED] = @selected_fg_color fg[ACTIVE] = @fg_color fg[INSENSITIVE] = mix (0.4, @fg_color, @bg_color) bg[NORMAL] = @bg_color bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (1.02, @bg_color) bg[SELECTED] = @selected_bg_color bg[INSENSITIVE] = @bg_color bg[ACTIVE] = shade (1.04, @bg_color) base[NORMAL] = @base_color base[PRELIGHT] = shade (0.95, @bg_color) base[ACTIVE] = shade (0.92, @selected_bg_color) base[SELECTED] = shade (0.93, @selected_bg_color) base[INSENSITIVE] = @bg_color text[NORMAL] = @text_color text[PRELIGHT] = @text_color text[ACTIVE] = @text_color text[SELECTED] = @text_color text[INSENSITIVE] = darker (@text_color) engine "murrine" { animation = FALSE arrowstyle = 2 # 0 = normal arrows, 1 = filled arrows border_shades = { 1.2, 1.0 } # gradient to draw on border cellstyle = 0 colorize_scrollbar = TRUE comboboxstyle = 0 # 0 = normal combobox, 1 = colorized combobox below arrow contrast = 0.4 # 0.8 for less contrast, more than 1.0 for more contrast on borders default_button_color = mix (0.2, shade(0.9,@base_color), shade (0.9, @selected_bg_color)) expanderstyle = 0 focus_color = mix (0.1, @bg_color, shade (0.7, @selected_bg_color)) focusstyle = 3 glazestyle = 1 # 0 = flat highlight, 1 = curved highlight, 2 = concave style, 3 = top curved highlight, 4 = beryl highlight gradient_shades = {1.2,1.0,1.0,0.9} #{1.1,1.0,1.0,0.87} glowstyle = 4 # 0,1,2,3,4 glow_shade = 1.1 handlestyle = 1 highlight_shade = 1.0 # set highlight amount for buttons or widgets lightborder_shade = 1.1 # sets lightborder amount for buttons or widgets lightborderstyle = 0 # 0 = lightborder on top side, 1 = lightborder on all sides listviewheaderstyle = 1 # 0 = flat, 1 = glassy, 2 = raised listviewstyle = 2 # 0 = nothing, 1 = dotted, 2 = solid menubaritemstyle = 0 # 0 = menuitem look, 1 = button look menubarstyle = 2 # 0 = flat, 1 = glassy, 2 = gradient, 3 = striped menuitemstyle = 0 # 0 = flat, 1 = glassy, 2 = striped menustyle = 0 # 0 = no vertical menu stripe, 1 = display vertical menu stripe prelight_shade = .9 # shade level for scrollbar's slider, comboboxstyle(1), and prelight state with gradient_colors progressbarstyle = 0 # 0 = nothing, 1 = stripes, 2 = lines reliefstyle = 3 # 0 = flat, 1 = inset, 2 = shadow rgba = FALSE # FALSE = disabled, TRUE = enabled roundness = 2 # 0 = squared, 1 = old default, more will increase roundness scrollbarstyle = 0 # 0 = nothing, 1 = circles, 2 = handles, 3 = diagonal stripes, 4 = diagonal stripes and handles, 5 = horizontal stripes, 6 = horizontal stripes and handles separatorstyle = 0 # 0 = Hard seperators 1 = Smooth seperators sliderstyle = 0 # 0 = nothing added, 1 = handles stepperstyle = 1 # 0 = standard, 1 = integrated stepper handles, 2 = unknown shadow_shades = { 1.0, 1.0 } # gradient for shadows. textstyle = 0 # 0 = normal text, 1 = inset toolbarstyle = 1 # 0 = flat, 1 = glassy, 2 = gradient trough_shades = { 0.75, 0.9 } # draw gradient on trough of GtkScrollbar and GtkProgressbar #trough_border_shades = { 0.9, 0.7 } } } style "resize-grip" { engine "pixmap" { image { function = RESIZE_GRIP recolorable = FALSE detail = "statusbar" overlay_file = "resize_grip.png" overlay_border = {0,0,0,0 } overlay_stretch = FALSE } } } style "paned" = "default" { engine "murrine" { contrast = 1.0 } } ### THEME MODULES ### style "dark" { GtkMenuBar :: shadow-type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE bg[NORMAL] = @bg_color_dark bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.7, @bg_color_dark) bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (0.7, @bg_color_dark) bg[SELECTED] = shade (0.6, @bg_color_dark) fg[NORMAL] = @text_color fg[PRELIGHT] = @text_color fg[ACTIVE] = @text_color fg[SELECTED] = @text_color text[NORMAL] = @text_color text[PRELIGHT] = @text_color text[ACTIVE] = @text_color text[SELECTED] = @text_color engine "murrine" { roundness = 0 # Roundness of menu items. } } style "wide" { xthickness = 2 ythickness = 2 } style "wider" { xthickness = 3 ythickness = 3 } style "entry" = "wider" { bg[SELECTED] = mix (0.4, @selected_bg_color, @base_color) base[INSENSITIVE] = shade (1.06, @bg_color) fg[SELECTED] = @text_color engine "murrine" { contrast = 0.4 focus_color = mix (0.1, @bg_color, shade (0.8, @selected_bg_color)) reliefstyle = 0 border_shades = {1.03,0.8} } } style "button" = "wider" { bg[NORMAL] = shade (1.02, @bg_color) bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (1.07, @bg_color) bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.85, @bg_color) bg[SELECTED] = shade (0.5, @selected_bg_color) bg[INSENSITIVE] = shade (0.95, @bg_color) engine "murrine" { contrast = 0.9 highlight_shade = 1.0 lightborder_shade = 1.2 gradient_shades = {1.05,1.0,0.97,0.97} border_shades = { 1.1, 0.9 } shadow_shades = {1.0,1.0} reliefstyle = 0 roundness = 2 } } style "notebook-button" = "notebook-bg" { xthickness = 3 # Width of tabs and notebook borders. ythickness = 3 } style "notebook-bg" { bg[NORMAL] = shade (1.05, @bg_color) bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.97, @bg_color) fg[ACTIVE] = mix (0.8, @fg_color, shade (0.97, @bg_color)) } style "notebook" = "notebook-bg" { xthickness = 3 # Width of tabs and notebook borders. ythickness = 3 # Height of tabs and notebook borders. engine "murrine" { contrast = .6 gradient_shades = {1.1,1.05,1.05,1.0} #focusstyle = 2 #lightborder_shade = 1.16 } } style "menu" { ythickness = 3 xthickness = 0 GtkMenuBar :: shadow-type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE bg[SELECTED] = @selected_bg_color bg[NORMAL] = shade (1.18, @bg_color) bg[PRELIGHT] = @selected_bg_color bg[ACTIVE] = shade (1.18, @bg_color) bg[INSENSITIVE] = shade (1.18, @bg_color) fg[NORMAL] = @text_color # Color for normal text. fg[PRELIGHT] = @text_color fg[SELECTED] = @text_color fg[ACTIVE] = @text_color fg[INSENSITIVE] = mix (0.4, @fg_color, @text_color) # Text color for non-interactive menu items text[NORMAL] = @text_color # Color for menu-item radio/checks. base[NORMAL] = @text_color # Color for menu-item radio/checks background. text[PRELIGHT] = @text_color text[SELECTED] = @text_color text[ACTIVE] = @text_color text[INSENSITIVE] = mix (0.4, @fg_color, @text_color) engine "murrine" { roundness = 0 # Roundness of menu items. gradient_shades = {1.25,1.1,1.1,1.0} contrast = 0.9 lightborder_shade = 1.5 } } style "menubar" = "menu" { xthickness = 3 ythickness = 2 bg[NORMAL] = @bg_color engine "murrine" { roundness = 0 } } style "menubar-menuitem" { ythickness = 4 xthickness = 2 bg[PRELIGHT] = @selected_bg_color bg[SELECTED] = @selected_bg_color fg[NORMAL] = @base_color fg[PRELIGHT] = @base_color fg[SELECTED] = @base_color text[NORMAL] = @text_color text[PRELIGHT] = @text_color text[SELECTED] = @text_color engine "murrine" { lightborder_shade = 1.5 } } style "separator-menu-item" { xthickness = 1 ythickness = 1 GtkSeparatorMenuItem::horizontal-padding = 2 GtkWidget::wide-separators = 1 GtkWidget::separator-width = 1 GtkWidget::separator-height = 7 } style "treeview" { bg[NORMAL] = @bg_color engine "murrine" { roundness = 0 gradient_shades = {1.3,1.2,1.2,1.1} } } style "treeview-header" = "button" { xthickness = 2 ythickness = 1 bg[NORMAL] = shade (1.14, @bg_color) # Color for treeview headers. bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (0.98, @bg_color) # Color for treeview header prelight. bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.85, @bg_color) # Color for pressed-treeview. engine "murrine" { roundness = 0 # This makes treeview progressbars square. gradient_shades = {0.98,1.0,1.3,1.35} } } style "frame-title" { fg[NORMAL] = lighter (@fg_color) } style "tooltips" = "wider" { xthickness = 7 ythickness = 4 bg[NORMAL] = @tooltip_bg_color bg[SELECTED] = "#dedede" fg[NORMAL] = @tooltip_fg_color engine "murrine" { roundness = 5 rgba = TRUE } } style "progressbar" { xthickness = 0 ythickness = 0 fg[PRELIGHT] = @selected_fg_color bg[NORMAL] = shade (1.05, @bg_color) bg[SELECTED] = shade (1.05, @selected_bg_color) engine "murrine" { gradient_shades = {1.15,1.05,1.0,0.95} trough_shades = {0.95, 1.15} trough_border_shades = { 0.8, 0.7 } roundness = 4 contrast = 0.8 border_shades = { 1.0, 0.8 } lightborder_shade = 1.1 glowstyle = 0 glow_shade = 1.0 } } style "scrollbar" { GtkScrollbar::stepper-size = 0 GtkScrollbar::arrow-scaling = 0.0 bg[NORMAL] = @bg_color bg[ACTIVE] = shade (1.75, @base_color) bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (0.8, @bg_color) bg[INSENSITIVE] = shade (0.75, @bg_color) engine "murrine" { colorize_scrollbar = FALSE roundness = 10 border_shades = {0.75, 0.75} trough_shades = {1.1, 1.3} contrast = 0.05 gradient_shades = {1.06,1.06,1.04,1.04} } } style "hscrollbar" { } style "vscrollbar" { } style "overlay-scrollbar" { bg[SELECTED] = shade (1.0, @selected_bg_color) bg[INSENSITIVE] = shade (0.85, @bg_color) bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.6, @bg_color) } style "statusbar" { xthickness = 2 } style "comboboxentry" { xthickness = 4 text[NORMAL] = @text_color text[PRELIGHT] = @text_color fg[NORMAL] = @text_color fg[PRELIGHT] = @text_color engine "murrine" { contrast = 0.4 reliefstyle = 0 border_shades = {1.03,0.8} shadow_shades = {0.5,0.0} } } style "combo" = "comboboxentry" { bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.85, @bg_color) # Color for pressed-spinbuttons. } style "spin" = "combo" { engine "murrine" { border_shades = {0.7, 0.8} } } style "scale" = "button" { GtkWidget ::focus-line-width = 0 GtkWidget ::focus-padding = 0 bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.86, @bg_color) bg[NORMAL] = shade (1.30, @bg_color) bg[PRELIGHT] = mix (0.4, shade (0.9, @selected_bg_color), shade (1.05, @bg_color)) bg[SELECTED] = shade (0.9, @selected_bg_color) bg[INSENSITIVE] = shade (0.98, @bg_color) engine "murrine" { border_shades = {1.0, 0.75} contrast = 1.10 lightborderstyle = 1 roundness = 7 trough_shades = {0.9, 1.1} trough_border_shades = {1.20, 1.20} } } style "vscale" = "scale" { } style "hscale" = "scale" { } style "radiocheck" { bg[NORMAL] = shade (1.06, @bg_color) bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (1.06, @bg_color) bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.85, @bg_color) bg[SELECTED] = @base_color bg[INSENSITIVE] = shade (0.95, @bg_color) text[PRELIGHT] = shade (0.8, @text_color) fg[ACTIVE] = @fg_color fg[INSENSITIVE] = mix (0.4, @fg_color, @bg_color) engine "murrine" { border_shades = { 0.9, 0.8 } contrast = 0.8 lightborder_shade = 1.5 } } style "toolbar" = "default" { engine "murrine" { contrast = 1.13 lightborder_shade = 1.0 gradient_shades = {1.0,0.94,0.94,0.88} } } style "toolbar-separator" { xthickness = 0 ythickness = 1 GtkVSeparator::vertical-padding = 0 GtkWidget::wide-separators = 1 GtkWidget::separator-width = 7 GtkWidget::separator-height = 1 engine "murrine" { contrast = 1.0 separatorstyle = 0 } } style "infobar" { engine "murrine" { } } style "iconview" { engine "murrine" { focusstyle = 1 } } style "nautilus_location" { bg[NORMAL] = mix (0.60, shade (1.05, @bg_color), @selected_bg_color) } style "xfce-header" { base[NORMAL] = shade (1.18, @bg_color) engine "murrine" { textstyle = 1 text_shade = 0.85 } } style "xfwm-tabwin" { Xfwm4TabwinWidget::border-width = 1 Xfwm4TabwinWidget::border-alpha = 0.9 Xfwm4TabwinWidget::icon-size = 64 Xfwm4TabwinWidget::listview-icon-size = 16 Xfwm4TabwinWidget::preview-size = 512 Xfwm4TabwinWidget::alpha = 0.8 Xfwm4TabwinWidget::border-radius = 10 bg[NORMAL] = shade (0.35, @bg_color_dark) bg[ACTIVE] = shade (0.65, @selected_bg_color) bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (0.85, @selected_bg_color) bg[SELECTED] = shade (0.45, @bg_color_dark) fg[NORMAL] = shade (0.8, @base_color) fg[ACTIVE] = @base_color fg[PRELIGHT] = @base_color engine "murrine" { roundness = 6 contrast = 0.8 highlight_shade = 1.00 lightborder_shade = 1.0 gradient_shades = {0.9,1.2,1.2,1.4} border_shades = { 3.5, 3.5 } reliefstyle = 0 shadow_shades = { 1.3, 1.7 } textstyle = 1 text_shade = 0.25 } } style "xfwm-tabwin-button" { font_name = "bold" } style "xfdesktop-icon-view" { XfdesktopIconView::label-alpha = 0 XfdesktopIconView::selected-label-alpha = 80 XfdesktopIconView::shadow-x-offset = 0 XfdesktopIconView::shadow-y-offset = 1 XfdesktopIconView::selected-shadow-x-offset = 0 XfdesktopIconView::selected-shadow-y-offset = 1 XfdesktopIconView::shadow-color = shade(1.5, @tooltip_bg_color) XfdesktopIconView::selected-shadow-color = shade(1.8, @tooltip_bg_color) XfdesktopIconView::shadow-blur-radius = 2 XfdesktopIconView::cell-spacing = 2 XfdesktopIconView::cell-padding = 6 XfdesktopIconView::cell-text-width-proportion = 1.9 fg[NORMAL] = shade (0.9, @selected_fg_color) fg[ACTIVE] = @selected_fg_color engine "murrine" { } } style "xfsm-logout" { GtkDialog::content-area-border = 12 GtkDialog::content-area-spacing = 6 GtkDialog::action-area-spacing = 0 bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "xfsmlogout.png" bg[NORMAL] = @bg_color bg[SELECTED] = shade (1.18, @bg_color) # Border around the dialog fg[NORMAL] = @fg_color engine "murrine" { } } style "xfsm-label" { font_name = "14" engine "murrine" { textstyle = 1 text_shade = 0.85 } } style "xfsm-button" = "button" { engine "murrine" { textstyle = 0 } } style "calendar" { fg[NORMAL] = "#FFFFFF" fg[PRELIGHT] = "#FFFFFF" bg[NORMAL] = shade (0.6, @bg_color_dark) bg[PRELIGHT] = shade (0.8, @selected_bg_color) } ############################################################################### # The following part of the gtkrc applies the different styles to the widgets. ############################################################################### class "GtkWindow*" style "resize-grip" # Murrine default style is applied to every widget. class "GtkWidget" style "default" # Increase the x/ythickness in some widgets. class "GtkFrame" style "wide" class "GtkEntry" style "entry" class "GtkSeparator" style "wide" class "GtkCalendar" style "wide" class "GtkToolbar" style "toolbar" class "GtkHandleBox*" style "toolbar" class "GtkStatusbar" style "resize-grip" class "GtkSpinButton" style "spin" class "GtkScale" style "scale" class "GtkVScale" style "vscale" class "GtkHScale" style "hscale" class "GtkScrollbar" style "scrollbar" class "GtkVScrollbar" style "scrollbar" class "GtkHScrollbar" style "scrollbar" class "GtkRadio*" style "radiocheck" class "GtkCheck*" style "radiocheck" # General matching following, the order is choosen so that the right styles override each other eg. progressbar needs to be more important then the menu match. #widget_class "**" style "notebook" #widget_class "**" style "notebook" #widget_class "**" style "notebook" #widget_class "**" style "notebook" #widget_class "**" style "notebook-button" widget_class "**" style "notebook-bg" widget_class "**" style "notebook-bg" widget_class "**" style "notebook-bg" widget_class "**" style "notebook-bg" widget_class "**" style "notebook-bg" widget_class "**" style "notebook-bg" widget_class "**" style "notebook-bg" widget_class "*" style "button" widget_class "*" style "notebook" widget_class "**" style "statusbar" widget_class "**" style "notebook-button" widget_class "***" style "notebook-button" widget_class "**" style "comboboxentry" widget_class "**" style "combo" widget_class "**" style "wider" widget_class "**" style "wider" widget_class "*.*" style "menubar-menuitem" widget_class "**" style "menu" widget_class "**" style "menubar" widget_class "**" style "separator-menu-item" # Scale widget in menus (e.g. ubuntu's sound indicator) widget_class "*.*." style "scale" widget_class "*.." style "frame-title" widget_class "*.*" style "treeview" widget_class "*GtkCalendar*" style "calendar" widget_class "*GtkHPaned" style "paned" widget_class "*GtkVPaned" style "paned" widget_class "*" style "progressbar" widget_class "*" style "progressbar" widget_class "**" style "radiocheck" widget_class "**" style "radiocheck" # Treeview header widget_class "*.." style "treeview-header" widget_class "*.." style "treeview-header" widget_class "*.." style "treeview-header" widget_class "*.." style "treeview-header" widget_class "*GnmSimpleCanvas*" style "treeview-header" # Gnumeric treeview-headers # Xfce specific theming widget_class "*ExoIconView*" style "iconview" widget_class "*XfceHeading*" style "xfce-header" widget "xfwm4-tabwin*" style "xfwm-tabwin" widget "xfwm4-tabwin*GtkButton*" style "xfwm-tabwin-button" widget_class "*XfsmLogoutDialog*" style "xfsm-logout" widget_class "*XfsmLogoutDialog*GtkVBox.GtkVBox.GtkLabel" style "xfsm-label" widget_class "*XfsmLogoutDialog*GtkButton*" style "xfsm-button" widget_class "*XfdesktopIconView*" style "xfdesktop-icon-view" widget_class "*" style "overlay-scrollbar" widget_class "*" style "overlay-scrollbar" # The window of the tooltip is called "gtk-tooltip" ################################ # FIXME: # This will not work if one embeds eg. a button into the tooltip. # As far as I can tell right now we will need to rework the theme # quite a bit to get this working correctly. # (It will involve setting different priorities, etc.) ################################ widget "gtk-tooltip*" style "tooltips" ################################################### # SPECIAL CASES AND WORKAROUNDS ################################################### # Special case the nautilus-extra-view-widget # ToDo: A more generic approach for all applications that have a widget like this. widget "*.nautilus-extra-view-widget" style : highest "nautilus_location" # Work around for http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382646 # Note that the work around assumes that the combobox is _not_ in appears-as-list mode. # This style does not affect GtkComboBoxEntry, it does have an effect on comboboxes in appears-as-list mode though. style "text-is-fg-color-workaround" { text[NORMAL] = @fg_color text[PRELIGHT] = @fg_color text[SELECTED] = @selected_fg_color text[ACTIVE] = @fg_color text[INSENSITIVE] = darker (@bg_color) } widget_class "*.." style "text-is-fg-color-workaround" style "menuitem-text-is-fg-color-workaround" { text[NORMAL] = @fg_color text[PRELIGHT] = @selected_fg_color text[SELECTED] = @selected_fg_color text[ACTIVE] = @fg_color text[INSENSITIVE] = darker (@bg_color) } widget "*.gtk-combobox-popup-menu.*" style "menuitem-text-is-fg-color-workaround" # Work around the usage of GtkLabel inside GtkListItems to display text. # This breaks because the label is shown on a background that is based on the base color set. style "fg-is-text-color-workaround" { fg[NORMAL] = @text_color fg[PRELIGHT] = @text_color fg[ACTIVE] = @selected_fg_color fg[SELECTED] = @selected_fg_color fg[INSENSITIVE] = mix (0.4, @text_color, @bg_color) } widget_class "**" style "fg-is-text-color-workaround" # The same problem also exists for GtkCList and GtkCTree. # Only match GtkCList and not the parent widgets, because that would also change the headers. widget_class "*" style "fg-is-text-color-workaround" widget_class "*" style "fg-is-text-color-workaround"