Darcwaita

Gnome Shell Themes dark gnome-shell gtk2 gtk3

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://gitlab.gnome.org/cbowman57/darcwaita/tree/master/Darcwaita

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Darcwaita gnome shell & gtk themes
The unholy marriage of my theming styles incorporated with that of Arc-Dark
( by Horst3180 & currently maintained by NicoHood )

The shell theme is built from the current version of Gnome 3.30 but has been interjected with bits from
the previous 2 versions as well so should be compatible with 3.26 & 3.28. Applying it with the user-theme
extension should make it at least 90% compatible for versions even older.
If you install the gnome-shell-theme.gresource file you will have the benefit of gdm login screen colored
in the Darcwaita colors ** BACKUP your current gnome-shell-theme.gresource file in case it fails to work
correctly ** If all else fails just reinstall gnome-shell using the package installer for your particular
distribution.

The Gtk3 is built from the current gtk+ version 3.24

The Gtk2 provided is the one from the Arc-Dark theme with a couple very minor modifications

(For non-Gnome shell users convenience the Gtk themes are available standalone, just extract and drop into
a folder named Darcwaita)

My philosophy towards theme customization is that the Gnome team provides the best and most up to date code
for a fast and reliable desktop, it merely lacks the color and style options that I find most appealing.

If you feel so inclined and you find any of these themes useful you could contribute to my Kraken Fund
but if that's not in the budget a + and a comment is appreciated as well.
Last changelog:

15 Nov 2019 10 months ago

Shell theme:
A couple minor changes to stay current with 3.30.2

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eldon

6 months ago

This is really nice! I'm not big on totally dark themes, but this one does a great job. In Xfce,I'm unable to move the close, maximize and minimize buttons to the left. Also, text in Firefox to write in is almost impossible to read as it's a dark gray like the box itself. Otherwise, really nice!!!

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Buelligan

6 months ago

Thanks. For the Firefox problem all I can do at the moment is suggest finding a Firefox theme/skin that addresses the problem. For the window buttons in xfce, open up the themerc file in the xfwm4 folder and comment this line out "button_layout=O|HMC". That should free them up so they can be repositioned.

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ryanch81

9 months ago

Hello,

I am sorry i am pretty new to this but how do i install it on my kali linux do you have instructions that could help me please?

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Buelligan

9 months ago

Put in /usr/share/themes or .themes in your home folder.

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ryanch81

9 months ago

I most still be doing something wrong because shouldn't it make my entire desktop look like yours and give me the right bar for my workspace? I have only made minor changes with application and shell. I rebooted but nothing. Am I supposed to select a file in shell?

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Buelligan

9 months ago

Google is your friend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhipU6Nsx2s

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ryanch81

9 months ago

Thank you very much I think I got it figured out.

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Buelligan

9 months ago

Good. ;-)

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Buelligan

9 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx_RjY3nLpY

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penguinjuice

10 months ago

9 +

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Buelligan

10 months ago

Thanks a lot. ;-)

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bigdaddykane

10 months ago

9 +

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Buelligan

10 months ago

Thank you.

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MeaCulpa

11 months ago

9 +

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Buelligan

11 months ago

Thanks. It's good to have feedback.

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15 Nov 2019 10 months ago

Shell theme:
A couple minor changes to stay current with 3.30.2

28 Oct 2018 10 months ago

Changed the optional icon theme.
To install place in ~/.icons or /usr/share/icons, the name of the folder should be Darcwaita.

23 Oct 2018 10 months ago

Corrected an oversight.
Can't believe no one brought to my attention the fact that checked checkboxes were invisible on menuitems until hovered.
Fixed!

21 Oct 2018 11 months ago

Removed some unnecessary entries in Gtk3
Fixed a typo in gtk-contained.dark.css

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