Re: Gtk patch version 2, part 1

[Jan D.]

> 
> Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Where would I put the above magic?
> 
> ~/.gtkrc-2.0
> $sysconfdir/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
> 
> If you're curious, GTK 1.x apps work similarly but with these paths:
> 
> ~/.gtkrc
> $sysconfdir/gtk/gtkrc
> 
> The syntax of the files has not actually changed between
> versions.  I think the only reason versioned file names are now
> used is because engines (themes that actually provide new
> drawing code rather than simply changing colors, sizes, fonts,
> etc.) are loaded from the rc files, and the ABI does change
> between major versions.

There is at least one change.  2.0 allows for Pango font names like
  font_name = "helvetica bold 14"

        Jan D.