How to change the background colour of rox filer window

[amethyst]

I've been able to do this with older Puppys before but no go with Bionic 32. I have a .gtkrc-2.0.mine file with the following entries but this changes the background colour of the button bar. The rox filer window is the one that opens when you search for folders/files on your system just to make it clear. I want to change the background colour inside the window which is normally white. Any ideas?

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style "rox" = "default"
{
  bg[NORMAL] = "#92D792"
  bg[ACTIVE] = "#92D792"
}
widget_class "*" style "rox"

[Feek]

Hello,
I'm not in Bionicpup32 right now but (in Fatdog ATM) I am able to change the colour of the rox window this way:

open rox window, right click in the window's space -> options -> colours -> Background colour -> tick "use custom background colour" and click the button to change the colour.

[amethyst]

Hello,
I'm not in Bionicpup32 right now but (in Fatdog ATM) I am able to change the colour of the rox window this way:

open rox window, right click in the window's space -> options -> colours -> Background colour -> tick "use custom background colour" and click the button to change the colour.

I don't have that option, I can only change the pinboard background colour in ROX options. Under the Colours section, there is no background colour choice for the inside window.

[bigpup]

Try using this layout for the commands in the .gtkrc-2.0.mine

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style "rox" = "default"
{
  bg[NORMAL] = "#92D792"
  bg[ACTIVE] = "#92D792"
}
widget_class "*Collection*" style "rox"

Notice the last line entries different from yours.

[amethyst]

Try using this layout for the commands in the .gtkrc-2.0.mine

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style "rox" = "default"
{
  bg[NORMAL] = "#92D792"
  bg[ACTIVE] = "#92D792"
}
widget_class "*Collection*" style "rox"

Notice the last line entries different from yours.

That makes no difference. Yes, that is the "solution" you get when you copy/paste when searching the problem on the net. In fact, you can discard the ="default" also, still does not make a difference. Is this working for you, did you try the solution?

[bigpup]

No a posted before trying it in Bionicpup32.

I just saw that difference in the last line, so figured that may be the problem.

I will have to boot up Bionicpup32 and see what is working.

Sorry

[bigpup]

I think I have it figured out.

First I had to make the file .gtkrc-2.0.mine.

This is what i put in it.

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style "rox" = "default"
{
  base[NORMAL] = "#92D792"
  base[SELECTED] = "#92D792"
}
widget_class "*Collection*" style "rox"

This gives me a medium green background in Rox.

[amethyst]

I think I have it figured out.

First I had to make the file .gtkrc-2.0.mine.

This is what i put in it.

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style "rox" = "default"
{
  base[NORMAL] = "#92D792"
  base[SELECTED] = "#92D792"
}
widget_class "*Collection*" style "rox"

This gives me a medium green background in Rox.

In the big window? Does not work for me, only the button area turns green and also the backgtounds of my gtk application screens. Can you attach an image?

[bigpup]

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[amethyst]

Screenshot.jpg

Darn, that's it so why does it not work for me. This is exactly what I tried in the first place. Maybe something wrong with something that has been saved before. I'll try with a clean install. Thanks.

[bigpup]

Is the code I posted the only thing in the .gtkrc-2.0.mine file?

I used this in Fossapup64 9.5 to see what it would do in it.

It already had a .gtkrc-2.0.mine file with a line of code in it.
I had to make sure to enter the posted code, after that already there, line of code.

Another idea.
Could be some conflict with the GTK theme you are using

[amethyst]

Is the code I posted the only thing in the .gtkrc-2.0.mine file?

I used this in Fossapup64 9.5 to see what it would do in it.

It already had a .gtkrc-2.0.mine file with a line of code in it.
I had to make sure to enter the posted code, after that already there, line of code.

Another idea.
Could be some conflict with the GTK theme you are using

It's exactly what I did. I got the code from the rox site and created the.gtkrc-2.0.mine file. You must check it in Bionic 32. I'm checking if it works in Precise. Attach your ..mine file please.

[bigpup]

It does work in Bionicpup32.
I get the same results as the image I posted.

What I already posted is what is in the .gtkrc-2.0.mine file in Bionicpup32.

Only this:

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style "rox" = "default"
{
  base[NORMAL] = "#92D792"
  base[SELECTED] = "#92D792"
}
widget_class "*Collection*" style "rox"

.
Notice my lines are base lines not bg lines of code.

[amethyst]

I need to figure out why this is not working for me. All the gtk stuff like Geany's window etc. do change colour but the big rox window not . However - I have played around with the rox options file and somehow got the rox window background to change to a light beige colour (which is different from the gtk colour change). So I don't know how that happened but I quite like it.