Graphical snaps don't honour the desktop theme
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Snappy |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
snapd |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
snapd (Arch Linux) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
snapd (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Confined graphical GTK & Qt applications do not use the user-selected or default theme of the end-user desktop outside Ubuntu.
# Expected behaviour
Graphical snaps should seamlessly integrate with the desktop, using theme, font and other visual preferences selected by the user.
# Actual behaviour
Outside Ubuntu proper, applications look un-themed. They don't match other applications on the same desktop which are not snapped. Applications look like 'Windows 95' (or worse) and are thus not appealing to use.
# Steps to reproduce
1. Install a recent one of the following systems:-
Debian Squeeze, Ubuntu MATE, Solus Budgie, Fedora 27
(The above is by no means an exhaustive list of affected systems. Essentially install anything that isn't "Ubuntu Proper")
2. Enable snap support if not already enabled, as per https:/
3. Install a graphical application such as the gimp from the archive
e.g. apt install gimp, dnf install gimp, eopkg install gimp
4. Install the same graphical application from the snap store
e.g. sudo snap install gimp
4. Run both instances of the application
e.g. /usr/bin/gimp && snap run gimp
5. Compare the look and feel of each set of windows.
Bonus: Change the theme on your install and observe the archive-installed application change look, and the snap one not to.
Attached are example screenshots.
tags: | added: snap-desktop-issue |
Changed in snappy: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Agreed. Let's get that fixed somehow.