Homosapien Metacity Customizer 0.4.5

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Description:

This is a Metacity theme based on the Homosapien mockup done by 0rAX0.

This theme now has a online customization tool (called Customizer - link below) that allows you to tweak the theme to *your* liking which you then download and install.

A special thanks to 0rAX0's for his amazing mockup, without it I wouldn't have been able to do this.

See 0rAX0's original mockup at http://0rax0.deviantart.com/art/Homosapien-mockup-152444481

P.S. Made for use with the Human theme.
Last changelog:

9 years ago

********** Latest **********
v0.4.5
- Customizer theming
* New option to supply a prefix for the theme name. This allows you to have multiple customized themes installed.


v0.4
- Customizer theming
* New option that changes the titlebar style. Includes styles for Homosapien, Blend, Dust, New Wave and the new Ubuntu Ambiance and Radiance themes.
* New option to remove menu icon


v0.3
- Customizer theming
New option to control the position of the text on the titlebar
New option to specify the color of the close button
Added a grey icon as an menu icon option


v0.2
- Customizer website
Updated layout
Added commenting system

- Customizer theming
New option to support buttons on left (like osx)
New option to allow colored borders (like Homosapien2 mockups)
Can view how unfocused windows look (more options to follow)

* Note that the new options above are only available via the "(*NEW* Homosapien customizer)" link and not the "(Homosapien latest)" link.


v0.1
Created Customizer

The Customizer is an online customization tool that allows you to tweak the base Homosapien theme to *your* liking which you then download and install.

Want a smaller titlebar or how about a bigger one... no problem.

Want the menu icon to be that orange dot again or maybe just stick with the application icon... no problem.

Want to define the theme color independent of your system/gtk color or maybe just stick to matching your system/gtk color... no problem.

Hate those rounded bottom corners... no problem just turn them off.

If there is enough interest I'll look at adding more options like:
- buttons on the left like osx
- switch between different sets of buttons
- add a colored border (like the Homosapien 2 mockups)
- your suggestions

Please let me know what you think by adding a comment below.




********** Previous **********
v0.9
Titlebar now matches your "Selected items background" color
Mashed up some of the new buttons with old ones
Moved buttons more to the right

v0.8
Updated buttons (normal, hover and pressed)
Added unmaximize button to maximized windows
Show rounded corners to maximize button when just paired with close (ie max and close) - support for rounded corners on the close button (when only the close button is showing) only works when using metacity (not compiz)
Added title bar variations small, medium or large (all included in download)

v0.7.7
Fixed bug introduced in 0.7.6 that made the top border hard to use for resizing

v0.7.6
Reduced titlebar height (by 2px)

v0.7.5
Extended top tilebar outline to left and right borders

v0.7
Centered buttons on maximized windows
Removed left and right titlebar outlines
Replaced top titlebar outline with something more subtle

v0.6
Added pressed effects for buttons
Updated hover effects for inactive windows
Removed titlebar top outline for maximized windows
Display a different close button on windows that only show a close button (this doesnt work in compiz but works in metacity)

v0.5
Decreased titlebar height
Changed menu icon to show the application icon
Added a slight gradient to the titlebar
Improved hover effects for buttons
Made left and right borders same width as the bottom (the positioning of the resize handle now looks better)

v0.4
Rounded bottom corners (had to increase bottom border)
Improved rounded corners on inactive windows

v0.3
Improved titlebar to work better with all sizes of fonts
More consistent cropping of titlebar text on narrow windows
Improved position of the menu button

v0.2
Improved rounded corners
Increased window border width (1px to 3px)
Improved titlebar text contrast
Improved titlebar to work better with larger fonts
Changed titlebar background on inactive windows
Made menu button smaller
Added basic hover effects to buttons

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MastroPino

10 years ago

Now we are near perfection!!!

Awesome mate!

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radox1912

10 years ago

very close to perfection now... appreciate the titlebar height option, and color selection.thx,

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Samuel2006

10 years ago

I'm very glad you have corrected the problem of the buttons as well as 3 types of size of the subject, which solves the problem of a will, more and more small. But it is not necessary to use "(when only the close button is showing) only works when using metacity (not compiz)" since it only works in metacity, and also the problem of the buttons "Show rounded corners to maximize button just when paired with close (ie max and close) - support for rounded corners on the close button "has been resolved and is the best. Excellent work.
Sorry my bad English.

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Samuel2006

10 years ago

I apologize but I noticed that the close button "only" does not work as in metacity, compiz appears in the cut. It's the only problem (in compiz), but maybe someone can help fix the problem, yet the work done in this theme is fantastic.

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greoj

10 years ago

I really like this theme & it certainly deserves the praise it is getting here as well as on blogs & websites at the moment.

What I would love to see, though, is a version with buttons set to the left side of the window. Some of us have switched to this Macish window-buttons orientation & it would be sad to leave those of us out in the rain...

Please consider creating a left-sided metacity version, too. Thank you!

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benjamimgois

10 years ago

I really apreciate your work and effort to enhance this theme, but i still prefer the old metacity buttons. I would like to suggest the brown color variation used on this Homosapien modification.

http://osliner.deviantart.com/art/Homosapien-Osliner-Edit-152985770

Congratulations for this awesome theme and i really hope to see this on lucid.

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RavisPohan

10 years ago

+1 to preferring the old metacity buttons.

Still a great theme, though, and I would also like to see it in Lucid.

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OxayotlTheGreat

10 years ago

I think one good improvement for this theme could be to add a different decoration for windows recognized as utility, as by example the Gimp tool windows.
Clearlooks uses a miniature and un-rounded version of the theme to represent that, and it looks good !

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daas88

10 years ago

could you please make it as small as eHomosapien? even though i like this theme better, in my opinion that metacity has the perfect size.

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Samuel2006

10 years ago

This theme is getting better, but what is missing is the white line at the top of the window, as it was in earlier versions.
Excellent work.

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bababoss

10 years ago

Yes you mean the titlebar-outlines. They disappeared since version 0.7. They made the theme very modern. I hope they will come back.

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Samuel2006

10 years ago

thanks for the reply and the great work.

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benjamimgois

10 years ago

The metacity is quite nice but i still vote for the orange dot instead the application icon.

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zacbarton

10 years ago

Hmm... the titlebar is to big for some and too small for others... what to do?

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radox1912

10 years ago

i think you should put the older version available to download with a proper name (thick titlebar or something) displayed to keep everyone happy.

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zacbarton

10 years ago

Now that the latest version includes small, medium and large variations everyone should be happy :-)

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msieloff

10 years ago

Nothing!

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radox1912

10 years ago

i like better the thicker titlebar from previous versions, thus keeping the older version of this theme.

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xeik

10 years ago

"I found the title-bar a little to tall. If you could make it smaller, it will save some room for the content of the window itself. Just let 2 pixel over and 2 pixel under the buttons, and it'll be perfect, I think."

complete agree. especially if you want to use this on netbooks.

can you make one with smaller title bar (buttons reduced too)?

and, of course, thank you for your effort and work. congratulations its one of the best themes around.

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wikinghero

10 years ago

This is the second time i have to say that this is an absolutely great theme, which is, from now on, my standard theme.

Fits very well into my Gnome-Shell Test-Environment, too!

Thanks for that absolutely great work!!

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bababoss

10 years ago

I think with the titlebar outlines it looked much much better and modern. since v0.7 it seems to simple. the outlines made gave the theme a look that was very different from the default metacity. any chance for a comeback of that sexy outlines?

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zacbarton

10 years ago

Thanks everyone for adding your comments and voting :-)

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zacbarton

10 years ago

ooh... and the keep comments/votes coming :-)

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molok

10 years ago

Windows without minimize button don't look very good

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zacbarton

10 years ago

Actually I think what your seeing could be a compiz bug. Try looking at the same windows but using metacity (not compiz) to see the difference. From what I've seen while testing compiz seems to get a few other (albeit minor things) wrong when compared to metacity.

Have a look at http://www.zacbarton.com/metacity_vs_compiz.png to see what i mean.

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9 years ago

********** Latest **********
v0.4.5
- Customizer theming
* New option to supply a prefix for the theme name. This allows you to have multiple customized themes installed.


v0.4
- Customizer theming
* New option that changes the titlebar style. Includes styles for Homosapien, Blend, Dust, New Wave and the new Ubuntu Ambiance and Radiance themes.
* New option to remove menu icon


v0.3
- Customizer theming
New option to control the position of the text on the titlebar
New option to specify the color of the close button
Added a grey icon as an menu icon option


v0.2
- Customizer website
Updated layout
Added commenting system

- Customizer theming
New option to support buttons on left (like osx)
New option to allow colored borders (like Homosapien2 mockups)
Can view how unfocused windows look (more options to follow)

* Note that the new options above are only available via the "(*NEW* Homosapien customizer)" link and not the "(Homosapien latest)" link.


v0.1
Created Customizer

The Customizer is an online customization tool that allows you to tweak the base Homosapien theme to *your* liking which you then download and install.

Want a smaller titlebar or how about a bigger one... no problem.

Want the menu icon to be that orange dot again or maybe just stick with the application icon... no problem.

Want to define the theme color independent of your system/gtk color or maybe just stick to matching your system/gtk color... no problem.

Hate those rounded bottom corners... no problem just turn them off.

If there is enough interest I'll look at adding more options like:
- buttons on the left like osx
- switch between different sets of buttons
- add a colored border (like the Homosapien 2 mockups)
- your suggestions

Please let me know what you think by adding a comment below.




********** Previous **********
v0.9
Titlebar now matches your "Selected items background" color
Mashed up some of the new buttons with old ones
Moved buttons more to the right

v0.8
Updated buttons (normal, hover and pressed)
Added unmaximize button to maximized windows
Show rounded corners to maximize button when just paired with close (ie max and close) - support for rounded corners on the close button (when only the close button is showing) only works when using metacity (not compiz)
Added title bar variations small, medium or large (all included in download)

v0.7.7
Fixed bug introduced in 0.7.6 that made the top border hard to use for resizing

v0.7.6
Reduced titlebar height (by 2px)

v0.7.5
Extended top tilebar outline to left and right borders

v0.7
Centered buttons on maximized windows
Removed left and right titlebar outlines
Replaced top titlebar outline with something more subtle

v0.6
Added pressed effects for buttons
Updated hover effects for inactive windows
Removed titlebar top outline for maximized windows
Display a different close button on windows that only show a close button (this doesnt work in compiz but works in metacity)

v0.5
Decreased titlebar height
Changed menu icon to show the application icon
Added a slight gradient to the titlebar
Improved hover effects for buttons
Made left and right borders same width as the bottom (the positioning of the resize handle now looks better)

v0.4
Rounded bottom corners (had to increase bottom border)
Improved rounded corners on inactive windows

v0.3
Improved titlebar to work better with all sizes of fonts
More consistent cropping of titlebar text on narrow windows
Improved position of the menu button

v0.2
Improved rounded corners
Increased window border width (1px to 3px)
Improved titlebar text contrast
Improved titlebar to work better with larger fonts
Changed titlebar background on inactive windows
Made menu button smaller
Added basic hover effects to buttons

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