Dark theme tweak [solved]

[colin_b]

I'm using MX17.1 with a dark theme on a live USB with persistence enabled. When I check the dark theme tweak it works as advertised on Firefox. After a reboot the dark theme tweak checkbox still shows enabled, but when Firefox is used the tweak is no longer applied.

Is this down to running MX on a live USB?

[Jerry3904]

If you're not using persistence, it won't persist, right?

[colin_b]

If you're not using persistence, it won't persist, right?

I am using persistence (honest).

[dolphin_oracle]

are you just launching firefox from the menu? or do you have any custom launchers?

the tweak is designed to be used with "firefox" as the launch screen. or /usr/local/bin/firefox. /usr/bin/firefox will bypass the tweak.

our desktop files use "firefox" as the exec.

[colin_b]

I'm launching it from the whisker menu.

[dolphin_oracle]

I'm launching it from the whisker menu.

with the tweak enabled, launch "firefox" from the terminal, and post any output.

also, is adwaita themes present?


this is the entire tweak script (firefox.real is there to help deal with firefox-esr when installed via debian repos).

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#!/bin/bash

if [ -a /home/$USER/.config/FirefoxDarkThemeOverride.check ]; then
    if [ -e /usr/bin/firefox.real ]; then
        echo "Dark Theme Override"
        env GTK_THEME=Adwaita /usr/bin/firefox.real "$@"
    else
        echo "Dark Theme Override"
        env GTK_THEME=Adwaita /usr/bin/firefox "$@"
    fi
else
    if [ -e /usr/bin/firefox.real ]; then
        /usr/bin/firefox.real "$@"
    else
        /usr/bin/firefox "$@"
    fi
fi

[colin_b]

with the tweak enabled, launch "firefox" from the terminal, and post any output.

I'm afraid the terminal is foreign to me.

also, is adwaita themes present?

I've had a look in the window manager and I can't see it.

[dolphin_oracle]

with the tweak enabled, launch "firefox" from the terminal, and post any output.

I'm afraid the terminal is foreign to me.

also, is adwaita themes present?

I've had a look in the window manager and I can't see it.

these screen shots will help you with what I ask.

[colin_b]

My apologies for being a dummy

I've found the adwaita theme.

I ran FF from the terminal and the problem does not occur. The terminal briefly flashed up something about the dark theme tweak before FF sprang to life.

[dolphin_oracle]

ok, now some output for the firefox launcher in the menu.

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cat /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop 
cat /home/$USER/.local/share/firefox.desktop

thanks!