[Pidgin] #535: ~/.gtkrc-2.0 is ignored under gnome and pidgin doesn't read ~/.purple/gtkrc-2.0

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#535: ~/.gtkrc-2.0 is ignored under gnome and pidgin doesn't read
~/.purple/gtkrc-2.0
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  Reporter:  mrfree        |       Owner:  deryni  
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  reopened
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:          
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0     
Resolution:                |    Keywords:          
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by mrfree):

 This is the output part of interest (I think)
 {{{
 $ cat OUTPUT | grep gtkrc
 lstat64("/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=34, ...}) = 0
 open("/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 8
 access("/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc.it_IT", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
 directory)
 access("/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc.it", F_OK)   = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
 directory)
 lstat64("/home/mrfree/.gtkrc-2.0", 0xbf8a3ffc) = -1 ENOENT (No such file
 or directory)
 access("/home/mrfree/.gtkrc-2.0.it_IT", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
 directory)
 access("/home/mrfree/.gtkrc-2.0.it", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
 directory)
 lstat64("/home/mrfree/.purple/gtkrc-2.0", 0xbf8a3ffc) = -1 ENOENT (No such
 file or directory)
 access("/home/mrfree/.purple/gtkrc-2.0.it_IT", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such
 file or directory)
 access("/home/mrfree/.purple/gtkrc-2.0.it", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such
 file or directory)
 access("/home/mrfree/.themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT
 (No such file or directory)
 access("/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc", F_OK) = 0
 lstat64("/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc",
 {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=5035, ...}) = 0
 open("/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) =
 8
 access("/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc.it_IT", F_OK) = -1
 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
 access("/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc.it", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT
 (No such file or directory)
 access("/home/mrfree/.themes/Default/gtk-2.0-key/gtkrc", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT
 (No such file or directory)
 access("/usr/share/themes/Default/gtk-2.0-key/gtkrc", F_OK) = 0
 lstat64("/usr/share/themes/Default/gtk-2.0-key/gtkrc",
 {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=82, ...}) = 0
 open("/usr/share/themes/Default/gtk-2.0-key/gtkrc", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE)
 = 8
 access("/usr/share/themes/Default/gtk-2.0-key/gtkrc.it_IT", F_OK) = -1
 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
 access("/usr/share/themes/Default/gtk-2.0-key/gtkrc.it", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT
 (No such file or directory)
 }}}
 In particular...
 {{{
 lstat64("/home/mrfree/.purple/gtkrc-2.0", 0xbf8a3ffc) = -1 ENOENT (No such
 file or directory)
 }}}
 It is strange, isn't it?

 As you have suggested, I tried to change the cursor color using the
 plugin... and it works!
 So the only thing that doesn't work it the font part... it seems

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/535#comment:12>
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