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GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit) is a cross-platform framework for creating graphical user interfaces.

GTK+, or the GIMP Toolkit, is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites. Though it's written in C its been designed from the ground up to support multiple languages such as Perl, Python, C++, and Java among others.

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What is difference between GTK and QT applications?

Many packages are available in both GTK and QT versions. What's the difference between them? Is there any difference in performance or working method?
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GTK - Enable/set dark theme on a per-application basis

Is there a way to set gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme for an application? This is normally set in the code by the application. Apps such as Eye of Gnome and Totem turn it on. I want to, as a user turn it on, on a per application bases. For…
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X applications warn "Couldn't connect to accessibility bus:" on stderr

It seems like every application from the terminal gives warnings and error messages, even though it appears to run fine. Emacs: ** (emacs:5004): WARNING **: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-xxfluS2Izg:…
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How can I use Adwaita Dark for all applications in Gnome 3?

I noticed that some applications use the Adwaita Dark theme, while others use the light one. Is there a way to make all applications use the Dark one?
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Scrollbar moves to where I click

I use MATE on Fedora. At some point, the behavior of scrollbars on many applications has changed. When I click below a scrollbar, now the scrollbar jumps to where I clicked. Previously, it used to page down by one page (if I clicked anywhere…
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Disable "Recently used" in GTK file/directory selector

Can I completely disable "Recently Used" feature in GTK's file / directory selector? Sometimes programs default to this but since it's not useful in my work-flow and with the way I organize my files, it only adds confusion: I usually just expect…
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What key is ""?

I just saw a weird shortcut in dconf-editor: KP_End What is ? I also saw an Above-Tab key. I completely understand what that refers to, but where are those key-names defined? This also applies to XFCE and xfconf-query.
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How can I run Firefox on Linux headlessly (i.e. without requiring libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0)?

I’ve got Dreamhost shared hosting, and I’m trying to run Firefox 3.0 on it headlessly for use with Selenium. When I try to run it (~/local/bin/firefox/firefox), I get the following error message: error while loading shared libraries:…
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Where does GSettings store its files?

I would like to have a look at the files the dconf-editor uses to read/write settings, and I'm assuming that they are managed by gsettings. Where are these files stored on the system, and in what format?
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How to prevent the auto creation of the "Desktop" folder?

Possible Duplicate: Which application should I blame for compulsively creating a directory again and again? When I upload files via Firefox, the Open File dialog appears and the Desktop folder is automatically created. I am using Arch Linux with…
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Reduce eclipse tab size with GTK theming

In Eclipse on Fedora, these controls/widgets take up too much space: How can I make those bars thinner with a gtk-rc file or GTK3 CSS theming? UPDATED : I found https://github.com/jeeeyul/eclipse-themes this plugin have some builtin configurations…
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How can I make text in meld readable?

A few months ago, meld started behaving oddly. Common lines are almost unreadable, and shown as dark grey text on a black background. Oddly enough, running it as root is fine (with kdesudo meld), although the theme is less pretty. How can I…
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Thunar keyboard shortcut to change tab

Currently in Thunar, to shift to the next tab, Ctrl+Alt+PageDown is to be used. I want to change it to either Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PageDown. Now, ~/.config/Thunar/accels.scm is where all the shortcuts are defined in this format : (gtk_accel_path…
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How to make Compose work in GTK and Qt apps?

I used Gnome for a long time, but preferred vanilla X input method (xim) over the default GTK behaviour. I just set GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE environment variables to xim, and didn't have any problem with multiple-layout config, Compose key,…
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How to set GTK icon theme in i3?

How to change icon theme in i3? If this matters, I'm working on Arch Linux. I googled, but I can only find info about GTK theme, not icons.
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