gtk apps are a pain in the arselemmy.caimage ColdWater ( @ColdWater@lemmy.ca ) Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-22 days ago message-square18fedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131imagegtk apps are a pain in the arselemmy.ca ColdWater ( @ColdWater@lemmy.ca ) Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-22 days ago message-square18fedilink
minus-square Strit ( @Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show ) linkfedilink17•2 days agoGimp is likely still using gtk2, which means you need a theme that supports gtk2. That’s probably old and un-maintained, since gtk2 has been End-Of-Life for a while now. gimp 3.0 is approaching though.
minus-square ColdWater ( @ColdWater@lemmy.ca ) OPlinkfedilink4•2 days agoIs gtk not backward compatible with older version?
minus-square data1701d (He/Him) ( @data1701d@startrek.website ) linkfedilinkEnglish14•2 days agoNo. GTK 3 was a breaking change, and so was 4.
minus-square data1701d (He/Him) ( @data1701d@startrek.website ) linkfedilinkEnglish13•2 days agoAdditionally, I think 3.18 onward doesn’t even support theming engines. As said, though, GIMP is stuck on GTK2. If you’re having a lot of trouble, perhaps just go with the Flatpak.
minus-square Strit ( @Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show ) linkfedilink5•2 days agoThey tend to use different theming engines each major version, so I don’t believe they are.
Gimp is likely still using gtk2, which means you need a theme that supports gtk2. That’s probably old and un-maintained, since gtk2 has been End-Of-Life for a while now. gimp 3.0 is approaching though.
Is gtk not backward compatible with older version?
No. GTK 3 was a breaking change, and so was 4.
Additionally, I think 3.18 onward doesn’t even support theming engines. As said, though, GIMP is stuck on GTK2.
If you’re having a lot of trouble, perhaps just go with the Flatpak.
They tend to use different theming engines each major version, so I don’t believe they are.