I need help getting the themes to work. I have downloaded GTK and I have tried running it, but whenever I choose a theme windows says the program has stopped working. can someone help me get a darker theme on my GIMP?

GIMP 2.7.2 As compiled by Partha
Vista (ugh)
Windows says the program has stopped working

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Willy

I would also be fine with just a different set up, I just need a darker GIMP.

I will be uploading a package for themes for both at once soon Willy.I just have to get it all together. .. soon.

Since GIMP uses the Windows theme by default, another option is to edit your windows theme and use darker colors.
(right click on desktop / Properties/Appearance/Advanced and edit the colors)

Of course, this will affect all of your windows, not just GIMP.

you don't need to install the GTK the GTK needed is already inside gimp (in Windows OS) additional gtk would only install themes on programs that do not exist

you just need to download and install the gimp theme switcher

Please look to this link http://gimper.net/viewtopic.php?t=626

PS that the quicker way
On gimptalk you may found a tutorial on "how to change look of your gimp" but i may summarize here

Locate in Program Files/gimp the GTK folders

Now put the theme in GTK/theme subfolder, BUT THIS IS NO SUFFICENT
themes depend on engines so you need to add the related engine (if is not already included but would be a lucky case )
For that you must find the GTK/engines subfolder and place the engines there

Finally to change theme you must click on the gtk_pref.exe

But the gimpernet pack will do all this automatically, adding in START/ALL PROGRAMS under "gimp" a new entry "gimp themes"
click there to change themes and fonts

Rod: I hope that it works
BKH: I already have a darker theme on Vista, and well it changed nothing on GIMP.
PC's First Post: I already have the Runtime installer from that site, and I have the themes package from there too.
PC's Second Post:sorry to say, you have me at a complete loss, and I haven't the slightest Idea as to what you mean.

Thanks for all the help guys

I have a theme choose that I like, and I have the file saved to C:\Users\Chris\.gtkrc-2.0
The file there is only 1kb is this right?

Okay I got it!
So I went to my GIMP 2.7 folder and went to Share>GIMP>2.0>Themes>Created A Folder

Then to get the theme I wanted, I went to GTK Preference and just looked at them, found the name of the one I liked.
Then went to Program Files, GTK2-Runtime>Share>Themes>Name of the One you Want,
Copy the file in that folder, and paste it into your new folder.

Open GIMP and then go to Edit Preferences, and then Themes and whatever your folder is named should be there. Click it and it should work


HURRAY!

@Rod, with this Pack you were going to upload, would it be all of the sepperate folders and the GTK files inside of them?
My Choice on themes just from names cause searching through is a pain