firefox-themes-ubuntu

[Ian Jackson]

Brandon Holtsclaw writes ("Re: firefox-themes-ubuntu"):
> Yes, how Kubuntu handles this for say the application "Amarok" is we 
> have our artwork and themes included or as a dep of 
> kubuntu-default-settings , this would be the give desired affect of now 
> having "kubuntu" colors and theme for amarok installed if it is say 
> installed in ubuntu from <insert fav package manager here>.

I'm missing something here.  You've described how the themes get
installed - via dependencies - but you haven't described how the setup
is configured to use them.

Is it the case that Gnome themes automatically get used when they are
installed ?  What if there are several ?  How is the default chosen ?

> forgive my ignorance here but if ubuntu-default-settings depended on the 
> ff themes package would it not change what you are currently changing 
> now to make the theme work by default when installed as a firefox 
> dependancy ?

In Firefox, the choice of which theme to USE is TOTALLY INDEPENDENT of
which theme(s) are INSTALLED.  It is even possible to cause Firefox to
try to use, by default, a theme which is not installed.  The
configuration is done in a file shipped in the firefox package.

If you deinstall firefox-themes-ubuntu from a default Ubuntu dapper
install the only reason Firefox works at all is that it has some kind
of fallback mode which arranges to use the built-in theme if the one
it's trying to use is missing from the system.

Ian.