How to change your Gimp theme with gtk2-runtime-2.24.10 and Theme selector for Windows only.
***This is for those who would get bored like me an would like to switch Themes once in a while. Also for those who will like to change the Gimp program Font and size.
1. Download gtk2-runtime-2.24.10 from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/ and https://gtk-win.sourceforge.io/home/inde.../Downloads . Install both programs. Once installed, go to your: C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\GTK2-Runtime. Click on the gtk_prefs file, copy and paste this file on your Desktop.
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2. Go back to the GTK2-Runtime folder, and double click to open the folder: share and the double click to open:C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\themes. Here you will see some Themes that comes with the program. Download this 63 Themes from my One Drive: https://1drv.ms/f/s!Aj4sc4EuqRe9qzUdEXs1u99pPVK6 go back to "gtk2 themes folder", and pour all 63 themes inside this folder. You can always add New Themes from: https://www.gnome-look.org/browse/cat/268/![[Image: 6266_Theme%20tutorial%202.jpg]](http://gimpchat.com/files/6266_Theme%20tutorial%202.jpg)
3. Open any folder and make sure there is a Sub-folder name "gtk-2.0. Open the Sub-folder, there it should be a bunch of png images and the main gtkrc (procedure file).
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4. Now, go back to the themes folder, press Ctrl and A, to Select All the folders and Copy all these folders. Go to: C:\Programs\Program Files \GIMP 2\share\themes, and first, delete all the themes, if there is any. Paste the copied Themes in this folder.
![[Image: 6266_Theme%20tutorial%204.jpg]](http://gimpchat.com/files/6266_Theme%20tutorial%204.jpg)
5. Like I stated before in Step 2, if you have a new Theme, you must place the theme folder in your: C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\GTK2-Runtime\share\themes and copy the same folder to your: C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\GTK2-Runtime\share\themes folder.
6. Go to your Desktop and double click the gtk_prefs and you will have the Themes selector. From here you can set the themes you want and you can change the Font size and thickness you preferred.
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7. Click OK, and press Yes, to overwrite the previous theme. Start Gimp, and you enjoy your new Theme.
8. If you Update to a newer version of Gimp or If your: C:\Programs\Program Files \GIMP 2\share\themes gets Overwritten, Copy the Themes from: C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\share\themes and Paste them to the new version folder, C:\Programs\Program Files \GIMP 2\share\themes.
***This is for those who would get bored like me an would like to switch Themes once in a while. Also for those who will like to change the Gimp program Font and size.
1. Download gtk2-runtime-2.24.10 from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/ and https://gtk-win.sourceforge.io/home/inde.../Downloads . Install both programs. Once installed, go to your: C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\GTK2-Runtime. Click on the gtk_prefs file, copy and paste this file on your Desktop.
2. Go back to the GTK2-Runtime folder, and double click to open the folder: share and the double click to open:C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\themes. Here you will see some Themes that comes with the program. Download this 63 Themes from my One Drive: https://1drv.ms/f/s!Aj4sc4EuqRe9qzUdEXs1u99pPVK6 go back to "gtk2 themes folder", and pour all 63 themes inside this folder. You can always add New Themes from: https://www.gnome-look.org/browse/cat/268/
3. Open any folder and make sure there is a Sub-folder name "gtk-2.0. Open the Sub-folder, there it should be a bunch of png images and the main gtkrc (procedure file).
4. Now, go back to the themes folder, press Ctrl and A, to Select All the folders and Copy all these folders. Go to: C:\Programs\Program Files \GIMP 2\share\themes, and first, delete all the themes, if there is any. Paste the copied Themes in this folder.
5. Like I stated before in Step 2, if you have a new Theme, you must place the theme folder in your: C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\GTK2-Runtime\share\themes and copy the same folder to your: C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\GTK2-Runtime\share\themes folder.
6. Go to your Desktop and double click the gtk_prefs and you will have the Themes selector. From here you can set the themes you want and you can change the Font size and thickness you preferred.
7. Click OK, and press Yes, to overwrite the previous theme. Start Gimp, and you enjoy your new Theme.
8. If you Update to a newer version of Gimp or If your: C:\Programs\Program Files \GIMP 2\share\themes gets Overwritten, Copy the Themes from: C:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\share\themes and Paste them to the new version folder, C:\Programs\Program Files \GIMP 2\share\themes.