How do I remove the GIMP logo from main window background?

Is there a way to remove the GIMP logo from the background of the main window? Instructions not found at gimp.org .

Solution 1:

See the this mailing list post: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2018/09/msg00268.html. It will tell you how to download and install news themes that don't have the Wilber logo.

It worked for me on a Mac. I added the theme to the /Applications/GIMP-2.10.app/Contents/Resources/share/gimp/2.0/themes/ folder and then activated the theme. No more creepy, bug-eyed wolf staring back at me. See the post for where to add the theme on other OS's.

Solution 2:

Hide Wilber logo in background of workspace, default dark theme GIMP 2.10:

1. Open the default theme's gtkrc file (location on mac: /Applications/GIMP-2.10.app/Contents/Resources/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Dark/) in a text editor.

2. Find the following code (around line 360):

   style "gimp-dark-display-style" = "gimp-dark-default-style"
   {
     GimpRuler::font-scale = 0.6444
     GimpUnitComboBox::label-scale = 0.8333
     GimpScaleComboBox::label-scale = 0.8333
     GtkComboBox::arrow-size = 8
     GtkButton::inner-border = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
     GtkButton::focus-line-width = 0
     GtkButton::focus-padding = 0
   }
   widget_class "*GimpDisplayShell.*" style "gimp-dark-display-style"
   

3. Within the brackets { }, add this line (change the #454545 color if needed):

   fg[NORMAL] = "#454545"
   

4. Result:

   style "gimp-dark-display-style" = "gimp-dark-default-style"
   {
     GimpRuler::font-scale = 0.6444
     GimpUnitComboBox::label-scale = 0.8333
     GimpScaleComboBox::label-scale = 0.8333
     GtkComboBox::arrow-size = 8
     GtkButton::inner-border = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
     GtkButton::focus-line-width = 0
     GtkButton::focus-padding = 0
     fg[NORMAL] = "#454545"
   }
   widget_class "*GimpDisplayShell.*" style "gimp-dark-display-style"
   

This changes the color of the Wilbur element to hex #454545, which should be the same as the plain background color of the workspace. (If not, find out the hex value of your background and add that number instead.)