Currently all my gtk3 apps launch in the standard Adwaita theme. I have been, so far unsuccessfully, trying to get them to launch in the dark variant.
I know this should work beacue when I do GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark program the program will launch using the correct theme.
After some googling and checking the arch wiki I found I had to create the following config files, ~/.gtkrc-2.0 for gtk2 programs and ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini for gtk3 pograms. The ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file contains the following:
gtk-theme-name = "Adwaita-dark"
the ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.inifile conatins:
[Settings]
gtk-theme-name=Adwaita:dark
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=1
I believe this worked because when I use neofetch it has a line stating Theme: Adwaita-dark [GTK2], Adwaita:dark [GTK3]yet still gtk3 applications launch in Adwaita and not Adwaita-dark/Adwaita:dark
Additionally I have also tried using the gsettings command, instaling lxappearance, and by adding export GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark to my ~/.xinitrc file. None of these things have worked either.
I am using arch linux with xorg and i3 window manager. How do I get this to work? All I want is for gtk apps to launch in dark mode. Is there something I am missing? Something I did wrong? Maybe a work around? I honestly did not expect this to be so difficult. Any help whatsoever would be greatly appreciated!
