Use a light panel with Elementary (or other GTK+ themes that use dark panels)?

Question

When using Elementary (at least, using the Controls), it makes the panel dark, and I'd like to use a light panel. How can I change this?

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

1. Hit Alt+F2 and use this command:

   gksudo gedit /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
   

   

2. Scroll to the bottom of the file and find the line include "Apps/panel-dark.rc

   

3. Replace panel-dark.rc with panel.rc

   

4. Save the file, and then switch to a different theme and then switch back to Elementary.