i also have this problem. #70 applied the theme , but after reboot the problem was back
fresh install Ubuntu 10.10 Nine-X7200 i7-980-X Nvidia GTX 485M @ 1920x1080 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/649809 Title: Meerkat (10.10) does not apply theme properly -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs