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

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?

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

Code:

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$ 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

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

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

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.

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

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 !

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:

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

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or
start the file browser with root privileges with

Code:

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gksudo nautilus

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and navigate to the gtkrc file.

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

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. :)

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.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Budchekov

...simpler to just use sensors-applet, I give up !

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I tried everything this thread said, and I have come to the conclusion that this statement is true.