How to change computertemp applet background color to match curent theme?

**impact** · June 19th, 2010

The Computer Temperature Monitor Applet's background color stays constant and ignores current theme settings.

I have attached a picture which shows the Radiance theme with the applet on the top bar. Notice how the background under the applet is a completely different color than the rest of the applets?

Is there any way to fix this?

**infinito** · June 28th, 2010

This bug is fixed in current svn trunk. To install enter these commands on terminal:

Code:

$ sudo apt-get remove --purge computertemp
$ sudo apt-get build-dep computertemp
$ sudo apt-get install gnome-common subversion
$ svn co http://svn.infinicode.org/computerte...k/computertemp
$ cd computertemp
$ sh autogen.sh --prefix /usr
$ make
$ sudo make install

**phosphoricx** · August 28th, 2010

You can also use checkinstall to make the sources into a package and install them:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall

**Budchekov** · September 29th, 2010

Hi,

I'm experiencing the same white background as impact.
I tried the code suggested by infinito but it was not recognized, didn't work.
Any ideas, it looks so darned ugly, using 10.04 and Bisigi Exotic panel.

Edit: I guess the key is SVN trunk, looks like a whole lot of work to simply chance a background color.

Thanks, guess I'll live with it.

**stinkeye** · September 29th, 2010

See this post....
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9629583&postcount=5

**Budchekov** · October 3rd, 2010

Checked out that link, no such file exists to edit.

Thanks for trying, it's no big deal, simpler to just use sensors-applet, I give up !

**stinkeye** · October 3rd, 2010

It's there.
Each theme has it's own gtkrc file.
Eg for the Ambiance theme it will be in the
/usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0 folder.

Then, because the themes in usr/share/themes are owned by root
you would use in the terminal.

Code:

gksudo gedit /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc

or
start the file browser with root privileges with

Code:

gksudo nautilus

and navigate to the gtkrc file.

If the theme has a panel.rc file you will need to edit that file.

**Budchekov** · October 3rd, 2010

Thanks stinkeye, I should have said I found the file but couldn't fine the code posted.
I'll give it a go again later and report back.
I'm new at this stuff and haven't been brave enough to touch anything root related...yet.

Edit: OK found Exotic panel.rc file and put a hash mark in front of 'bg_pixmap [NORMAL] = "panel.png" '.
Saved , logged off/in and it didn't work. Tried it with a space after the hash mark too.

Edit: Solved ! appended this line as described here, it worked

[gnome] Customising gnome panel applets - Page 2 - Ubuntu Forums

@Thanks for your help with the 'root stuff' stinkeye, think I'm figuring things out.

**impact** · February 16th, 2011

Thank you infinito and phosphoricx, it worked perfectly. I managed to download, compile and install the resulting package without a hitch and the background problem is fixed.