GNOME Themes won't install

[Scott]

Steve Fink wrote:

>On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 20:53 -0700, Scott wrote:
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>>After looking at
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>> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/
>>http://art.gnome.org/faq.php
>>http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&q=gnome+themes+install&btnG=Google+Search
>>http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&q=gnome+themes+install+2.8&btnG=Google+Search
>>
>>and coming up empty,  I'm asking anyone here for help.
>>
>>No matter how I try to install GNOME themes (Fedora Core 3, GNOME 2.8) I 
>>end up with nothing but the defaults (that came with FC3) to choose 
>>from.   I've tried doing it via the themes applet with no luck. So then 
>>then I tried tried untarring the theme in my ~/.themes directory (as 
>>suggested by the above mentioned FAQ).
>>
>>Nothing has worked.  The above mentioned directory is filled with themes 
>>(all from art.gnome.org) but none of them are showing up in the themes 
>>applet and therefore, I'm unable to install them...
>>
>>This is my third FC3 install from the past few months.  On my last one I 
>>managed to get the themes recognized by copying them to the 
>>/usr/share/themes folder where the default ones (the only ones that show 
>>up in the theme manager) are. That seems a bit extreme.
>>
>>What am I doing wrong?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Scott
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>Scott,
>
>>From my experience I just simply drag the tar.gz file from my home
>directory and drop it on the themes preferences window.
>
>Then click on Theme Details and you can change the Window
>Border/Controls/Icons.
>
>I believe I have the best luck with themes that are written for GTK2.0
>and Metacity.  Sometimes I have to install two themes and use the Window
>Borders from one and the Controls from another and the Icons from a
>third to make it look just the way I want it.
>  
>

None of that has worked for me.   I've never had this problem with other 
distros. Just FC3.....