How can I remove gradients from Elementary theme?

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Published on 2011-03-09T06:48:34Z Indexed on 2011/03/09 16:18 UTC
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I really don't like the gradients in the Elementary theme and I was wondering if there is a way to remove them from applications like Nautilus-Elementary, Postler, Dexter, etc. I've tried commenting out the Apps/[Application].rc in /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-2.0/gtkrc but it doesn't work. It still leaves the gradients in their place.

I'm a big fan of the other controls in the theme: the scroll bar, the way it borders gedit and the buttons, and I'd like to keep these features, but I don't like the way it styles its windows.

EDIT: The gradients I'm talking about are the ones at the top of the window.

Some examples:

Nautilus-Elementary:
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Postler:
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Rhythmbbox:
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I'd like to create a sort of matte look, similar to this, which was done using Orta:

Nautilus-Elementary:
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Postler:
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Rhythmbox:
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Transmission:
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I'd like a flat color, preferably without the line separating the top part of the application with the bottom.

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