When installing I receive this message:
checking for EXPERIENCE... configure: error: Package requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.6.0 gdk-pixbuf-2.0) were not met:

No package 'gtk+-2.0' found
No package 'gdk-pixbuf-2.0' found
What packages are missing? Can I install them by 'apt-get'?

Andreas1, it works by setting the enviroment variable. So what you can do is the following:

1. Type "export EXPERIENCE_ENGINE_PRINT_WIDGET_PATH=true" into the terminal
2. Then start programs from this terminal, for example "zenity --file-selection"

You will then get the information printed out.

i have a question: i have the engine installed (works fine so far), and i am very interested in the print_widget_path feature. could you give a short description on how to use it? i typed into the terminal "experience_print_widget_path=true" but i have no idea of where to look for the output...

The 0.10.4 release fixes a serious memory leak. I strongly recommend to upgrade.

Thx benzea!

For those that don't know, benzea ported d3a gtk pixbuf to eXperience.
http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/wp/?p=18

The 0.10.3 release includes some speed improvements.

The new 0.10.2 release features some important leak fixes that were not in 0.9.8. So if you don't happen to have a newer version from somewhere else, you should upgrade.
Over the last releases that were not on art.gnome.org I have also done some work on improving the speed of the engine. This does not change the fact that the engine is not fast, but I don't think I'll be able to get more out of the current architecture. And as I want to move to cairo anyways, I am not planning to do a lot of changes to the non cairo version.

It's is the first engine which doesn't work. If I had to mail each time my windows box didn't do what I want it to do microsoft's developper they would switch to linux

I think you was angry when you wrote this comment, you know linux is good!

I honestly believe that not everyone should need to have the knowledge required to fix a "configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check" error.
This whole stuff of "compiling" an "engine" just to be able to change the user interface is kind of confusing for any final user that just wants to change the look'n feel of the user interface. With "final user", I am referring to a user like me, who has a computer at home for his family, for keeping his bills in order, maybe listen to music and play a couple of games; who does not -and doesn't need to nor wants to- know anything about the inner workings of the "operating system" he sits in front of; a simple human being with just the basic knowlege of computing; for whom the computer is just like any other appliance at home, nothing more, nothing less.
I'm so sorry guys, but has anybody thought of us when deciding how to have these wonderful creations you develop deployed to us?

I've install on gentoo. experience-0.9.7 seems to be broken. It crashes the Theme Preferences App entirely and eventually gnome. So I reverted back to 0.9.6. Everything seems to work as expected exept for the gnome panel. I'm expecting "Applications" to change to a "Start" button and the panel itself to get that curved effect. But it just isn't happenin'. What am I missing?

I'm not a fan of XP but I'm doing this for my mother. I _need to get her onto something more useful. Somebody help a brotha out!

First of all, this is the engine, not the theme The engine could be used for any other theme.

Did you think a IceWM theme for Olive, Berry and Silver yet?
No since we do not use IceWM, so I guess you are on your own there.

Hei! It's the best! Did you think a IceWM theme for Olive, Berry and Silver yet? Would be amazing!

Very good!

nevermind, i should have taken a look around the site.. i feel stupid... that i missed the huge tutorial database on the right... sighs..

how do you install this thing? im slightly confused

Some more information about the engine (including a changelog) can be found at:
http://benjamin.sipsolutions.net/Projects/eXperience