[ubuntu-art] newbie: apply theme without logout

[geng wang]

Hi,

Sorry in advance if I should have looked around somewhere else before posting.

This is my first attempt to change a theme -> make my own theme. I
began with directly editing gtkrc file in my Human theme
dirctory(tooltip color, fg_color, etc.). I'd like to see the changes I
made and I have no clue how to do it, correctly. What I did was log
out and relog in. Another way I found that I could do this is to go to
"Appearance" and "reselect" Human, which force the engine to update.

So I am sure there is better way to do it. So how do I see the changes
I made on an gtkrc file, "instantly" or "interactively"? Is there any
command, or tools?

Any lead to some step by step tutorials would be helpful. Short ones
would be nice!;)

Thanks again!

Geng