Questions about the GTK+ graphical user interface toolkit. Used by desktops such as Cinnamon, GNOME, XFCE, Budgie, Mate, and Unity.
GTK+ is a graphical user interface toolkit that originally began as a graphical toolkit for the GIMP image editor.
Questions tagged [gtk]
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Failed to load module “canberra-gtk-module” .... but already installed
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
but I already have the libcanberra-gtk-module and libcanberra-gtk3-module installed.
(i.e. I tried this solution, but it is already installed.)
This happens for instance, when I run ipython…
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Difference between vim-gtk and vim-gnome
How are the packages vim-gtk and vim-gnome different from each other? I've tried both and the resulting Gvim feels the same (to me). If there is no difference, why are both packages maintained?
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How do I Install GTK+ 3.0?
How can I install GTK+ 3.0 and use that instead of GTK+ 2.24?
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Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Today I installed:
Ubuntu 12.04
Oracle JDK 7 and 8
IntelliJ 11.1.4
I setup my JAVA_HOME path to point to JDK 7.
When I run IntelliJ I get this message:
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Is this a problem or can I over look…
user102044
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pkg-config not finding gtk+-3.0
States here that the package gtk+-3.0 was not found:
karl@karl-ux303ln:~$ pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0
Package gtk+-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-3.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH…
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Gdk Gtk warnings and errors from the command line
In the newest version of Ubuntu (11.10) when I run from the command line Gtk complains loudly (over several lines) each time a window is opened. The problem is clearly with the theme - if I change the default from Ambiance to High-Contrast this goes…
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What is KDE, GTK, GTK+, QT, and/or GNOME?
I'm new to Ubuntu (and Linux in general). Sometimes when looking at programs in the Ubuntu Software Center, I see things about the programs being 'for the GTK+ environment', or 'for GNOME', or a whole lot of other things. All I know is that I've…
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Is there a way to know which GTK version is installed using the command line?
Is there a way to know which GTK version is installed using the command line?
I am working on Ubuntu 11.10.
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How can one make Firefox ignore my GTK theme entirely?
I have a dark GTK theme installed in my Ubuntu 10.10 install and a persona installed for Firefox that I also like.
The problem is that Firefox is using my dark GTK theme for items like buttons and text fields on common web pages, and this commonly…
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How can I install GTK themes on Ubuntu?
How can I install themes in ubuntu 12.10 ?
For example, how can I install the following themes on ubuntu:
GrayDay
Elegant+Eggplant
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gksu: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
All of the sudden gksu stopped working for me:
~$ gksu gparted
(gpartedbin:24252): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
The same happens with gparted-pkexec:
~$ gparted-pkexec
No protocol specified
(gpartedbin:25454): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot…
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Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita", error on executing the the python script with pygtk module
I recently added the the Macbuntu theme in my Ubuntu 16.04 from the site [Noobslab][1], In am learning GTK+ for Python too (PyGTK), earlier when I ran the test programs I made run quietly without showing any error in stderr stream but after I…
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Firefox 57 shows dark input boxes/dropdown menus with dark text on Gnome dark themes
Original Question (only about input boxes):
I use Arc-Dark theme on Ubuntu Gnome, and I know this issue existed on older Firefox versions too but it could be fixed with this Stylish script (which wasn't a great fix in itself as it screwed up the…
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How do I enable Emacs keybindings in apps, such as Google Chrome?
Can anyone tell me how to enable Emacs keybind on Chrome?
I found some links but they are either not clearly mentioning how to do so or not what I want (I don't want external tools to be run for this purpose).
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Can I stop apps from selecting "Recently Used" by default in file chooser dialogs?
In Ubuntu and Kubuntu 11.10 I see changes in behaviour of GTK file chooser dialog. When I try to open new file (second, third etc, not first in editor) dialog show "Recenty used" section. It is very unsuitable for me, in 10.04 dialog shows folder…
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