
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
somehow i made friends with the ubuntulooks engine.
i saw this theme on a few displays where it turned out completely white, red or blue (never green though) due to monitor settings, in that case, or if you just feel like it, change the colors of the theme in gnome-appearance-settings!
in the archive there is a readme file with installation instructions.
don't hesitate to leave a comment!
the theme consists of:
-gtk-theme: normal-panel
-gtk-theme: inverted-panel
-window-borders: metacity
-window-borders: xfwm4
-window-borders: emerald
-panel backgrounds
-ubuntu menu and logoff icon
-thumbnail frame
-wallpapers
12 years ago
1.0
-so far i only built an emerald theme, maybe i will be able to write a metacity theme some time soon...
-credits for the wallpaper do not go to me, it is a modified version of the "infinity" wallpaper from fedora.
1.1
-added a metacity theme!
1.2
-gtk: panel buttons (in the window list) are now white
-metacity: now has a bottom line to separate window from bottom panel when maximized
-added a grey panel
-added ubuntu menu icon
-added thumbnail_frame.png
1.3
-fixed a mistake i made in the metacity theme
-odd and even row colors in lists are now different.
-if you set the gtk:bg color of the theme darker, the gradient start color of the metacity theme will at some point follow: darker themes look better now.
-changed the wallpaper
1.4
-changed metacity/emerald glyphs to more conventional ones
-added an "ubuntu" emerald theme because unlike metacity emerald does not pick up the gtk color if you change it
-added a gtk theme with inverted panel colors
-added a few panels for either black or white text on it
-changed the wallpaper, it is now quite far from fedora infinity
1.5
-gtk: panels are new
-gtk: changed nautilus-extra-view-widget color
-gtk: fixed a bug that was visible in gedit and eog message area
-gtk: rearranged and renamed the themes, set black as default cursor
-metacity: title is now "etched in"
-metacity: glyphs look more plastic now, i had the gnome logo on the toolbar in mind. what do you think of them?
-emerald: tossed the ubuntu emerald theme, you can easily change the colors yourself in emerald
-panel images are new
-changed wallpaper, added heron wallpaper (i know, it's a little late for a heron)
-added the readme file
1.6
-added xfwm4 theme for that desktop environment with the cute black mouse
-metacity: utility and modal_dialog windows have no icon
-emerald: contains additional buttons i made for xfwm4, but not enabled
1.7
-gtk: nautilus sidebar separator is now only 1px
-gtk: changed panel normal button color (not directly visible, but affects border of active button)
-gtk: fixed cpufreq applet text color
-gtk: changed highlight color (i had a monochrome LCD in mind)
-metacity: changed corner radius (did not know you can do that until recently!)
-metacity: additional buttons (see README) and increased drow shadow of buttons
-metacity: modal dialog windows have no more title
-xfwm4: changed corner radius
-emerald: changed corner radius + additional buttons
-icons: switched from tango to mist as default icons
12 years ago
1.0
-so far i only built an emerald theme, maybe i will be able to write a metacity theme some time soon...
-credits for the wallpaper do not go to me, it is a modified version of the "infinity" wallpaper from fedora.
1.1
-added a metacity theme!
1.2
-gtk: panel buttons (in the window list) are now white
-metacity: now has a bottom line to separate window from bottom panel when maximized
-added a grey panel
-added ubuntu menu icon
-added thumbnail_frame.png
1.3
-fixed a mistake i made in the metacity theme
-odd and even row colors in lists are now different.
-if you set the gtk:bg color of the theme darker, the gradient start color of the metacity theme will at some point follow: darker themes look better now.
-changed the wallpaper
1.4
-changed metacity/emerald glyphs to more conventional ones
-added an "ubuntu" emerald theme because unlike metacity emerald does not pick up the gtk color if you change it
-added a gtk theme with inverted panel colors
-added a few panels for either black or white text on it
-changed the wallpaper, it is now quite far from fedora infinity
1.5
-gtk: panels are new
-gtk: changed nautilus-extra-view-widget color
-gtk: fixed a bug that was visible in gedit and eog message area
-gtk: rearranged and renamed the themes, set black as default cursor
-metacity: title is now "etched in"
-metacity: glyphs look more plastic now, i had the gnome logo on the toolbar in mind. what do you think of them?
-emerald: tossed the ubuntu emerald theme, you can easily change the colors yourself in emerald
-panel images are new
-changed wallpaper, added heron wallpaper (i know, it's a little late for a heron)
-added the readme file
1.6
-added xfwm4 theme for that desktop environment with the cute black mouse
-metacity: utility and modal_dialog windows have no icon
-emerald: contains additional buttons i made for xfwm4, but not enabled
1.7
-gtk: nautilus sidebar separator is now only 1px
-gtk: changed panel normal button color (not directly visible, but affects border of active button)
-gtk: fixed cpufreq applet text color
-gtk: changed highlight color (i had a monochrome LCD in mind)
-metacity: changed corner radius (did not know you can do that until recently!)
-metacity: additional buttons (see README) and increased drow shadow of buttons
-metacity: modal dialog windows have no more title
-xfwm4: changed corner radius
-emerald: changed corner radius + additional buttons
-icons: switched from tango to mist as default icons
martosurf
10 years ago
Currently I need to change the Gnome's panel text -Menu, dat & time indicator, windows bar, etc.- to white as is in your theme to fit my theme, however, I'm going crazing trying and trying but can't achieve that.
Do you remember how you did it? Being the bar fully transparent I need text to contrast the background image -wallpaper-, so it's very important to change the text color.
Thanks a lot for any advice, best =D
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martosurf
10 years ago
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SafetyScissors
10 years ago
Thanks
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newversion2
10 years ago
when i made this theme, ubuntu shipped with the ubuntulooks engine by default, but they abandoned it some time ago. but i guess if you still want to use this theme, you could try installing the ubuntulooks engine from here: http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Ubuntulooks+Engine?content=43255
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decadentgray
10 years ago
But the window-border is quite appealing.
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inn3rpece
12 years ago
When I change to the default xfce theme,logout and log back in .. everything's perfect. However, when I change to the intuition theme, logout and log back in, the volume manager and most other panel icons disappear (and can't be added).
Changing back to the default xfce theme, logging out and logging in fixes it.
xfce4-4.4.2
ubuntulooks-0.9.12-r2
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newversion2
12 years ago
there are two things i thought of you could try:
1) open the gtkrc file, scroll to the bottom and delete the panel segment (which works for gnome-panel, but, i thought, does not interfere with xfce panel).
2) try the human theme or another one that uses the ubuntulooks engine, and see if the bug is engine-related.
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Skrezium
12 years ago
Kudos
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d3br074
12 years ago
It is better if you can tell which is focused. I dont know how this could be fixed because i tried transparency and making the text lighter on inactive windows didn't look that good, but I think I'd probably use this theme if it weren't for that. I really like the transparent panels that get out of your way. One thing though, with the ubuntulooks engine the buttons of the active window in the panel look kinda wierd because there is a frame around the button on a transparent background. it isn't this way for pretty much any other engine. Maybe if you used clearlooks or murrine just in the panel it would look better? Just a thought. Either way, i can tell you have a natural ability for the themeing because this theme really appeals to my senses. it's "intuitive" if you will :)
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newversion2
12 years ago
i am not using compiz at the time, and although i am not missing any distinction between active and inactive window, i understand your concern. i once considered leaving away the metacity buttons of the inactive window completely, but that would be too radical. i don't really have a good idea here. you're right, making the text lighter doesn't look good, and transparency breaks the gradient.
about the buttons: the outline of the active button is determined by the gtk:bg of the normal button, and i already made that a little lighter than bg of the panel, for the reason you said.
only the wallpaper varies, and i tested it mostly with a wallpaper of #808080 (being kind of the average wallpaper) for the transparent panel. it's not perfect but the outline didn't look too heavy to me. i don't want to use another engine, clearlooks and murrine being the options here. clearlooks active buttons don't look inward and murrine i just can't stand.
thank you for the comment, though i haven't really given you a solution now :-(
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d3br074
12 years ago
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randavance
12 years ago
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randavance
12 years ago
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seedgon
12 years ago
http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=examplebz6.jpg
Could the theme's xml file be edited to place the icon on the left side or remove it completely?
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newversion2
12 years ago
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seedgon
12 years ago
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newversion2
12 years ago
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seedgon
12 years ago
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newversion2
12 years ago
however i will see if there is another possibility to exploit: in metacity you can set different styles for different window types (such as toolwindow, dialog, etc). i can't promise but i'll try it out.
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flacvest
12 years ago
I don't really like how it looks on my system, the tobacco selection highlights interfere with an otherwise interesting theme.
Also due to it having a metacity theme, I was wondering if I could put in my plus one vote for an xfwm4 theme for intuition.
I really like the ethic of the theme, and the artistic clarity of it.
Best!
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newversion2
12 years ago
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newversion2
12 years ago
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=632575
you could still edit the gtkrc file itself, the gtk color scheme is in the first line: selected_bg_color:#CCC189
as to the xfwm4 theme: ~1 week :-)
i have been using xfce for a while myself, sometimes its hard because everything is explained and fixed for gnome.
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RuleMaker
12 years ago
Thank you!
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Ataris
12 years ago
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newversion2
12 years ago
the start-here.png goes to, for example if you use Tango icons: /usr/share/icons/Tango/scalable/places/
to change the panel background just right click on the panel to access the panel properties and set one of the image files in the panel folder als background.
hope that explains.
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