** Description changed: - Graphical snaps don't follow the window and icon themes selected by the user (GTK them and probably KDE ones as well). - Instead, they are displayed using that ugly basic theme that is used when the theme can't be found. + Confined graphical GTK & Qt applications do not use the user-selected or + default theme of the end-user desktop outside Ubuntu. - One example of this is the keepassx-elopio snap. + # Expected behaviour - I think snappy should somehow allow access to the required directories - (/usr/share/themes, /usr/share/icons, ~/.themes, ~/.icons, and maybe - others). + 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://docs.snapcraft.io/core/install + + 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.
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