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Appearance loads default every time I boot, no matter what I change

Asked by slughappy1

I am running Arch Linux with Gnome, and every time I boot up Gnome-Do loads with the default theme. I want it to load with the Mini Interface and slightly transparent. To get the theme I want I have to "killall gnome-do" and then load it again. When I load it after killing it, it has the right theme. How can I fix this?

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Ernesto Méndez (der.kunstler) said : 		#1

I have no idea why this happens, but I've managed to solved this problem by creating a small script that sleeps for some seconds before running Do at login. That solves the issue of Do starting up with the default appearance. First, create /usr/bin/start-gnome-do containing the following:

#!/bin/bash

sleep 2
gnome-do

Then, set the file executable with:
  chmod 755 /usr/bin/start-gnome-do

Now go to System > Preferences > Sessions and under Startup Programs, you'll see "Gnome Do" (If it's not there, create it) select it, then click on Edit. Replace gnome-do with start-gnome-do and you're all set, logout and then log back in.

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Ernesto Méndez (der.kunstler) said : 		#2

I'm starting to suspect the reason why it's being loaded with the default theme is because compositing is not enabled at the time Gnome-Do is started. So that means Gnome-Do is loaded before compiz is loaded. The cool themes are only available when compositing is enabled, so that might be the reason...

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