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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Description:

** Shell theme for 3.36 now available **
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:

30 Mar 2020 11 months ago

Added shell theme for Gnome 3.36
(Work in progress)

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oasis

4 months ago

10 My favourite dark theme, hope you'll continue to improve it :)

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Buelligan

4 months ago

Thank you.

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ezclap

8 months ago

9 9 excellent
Loved your gray theme from the beginning

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Buelligan

6 months ago

Much appreciated.

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guigude

9 months ago

10 10 the best

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Buelligan

6 months ago

Thank you.

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eldon

1 year 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

1 year 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

2 years 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

2 years ago

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

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ryanch81

2 years 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

2 years ago

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

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ryanch81

2 years ago

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

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Buelligan

2 years ago

Good. ;-)

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Buelligan

2 years ago

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

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penguinjuice

2 years ago

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Buelligan

2 years ago

Thanks a lot. ;-)

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bigdaddykane

2 years ago

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Buelligan

2 years ago

Thank you.

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MeaCulpa

2 years ago

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Buelligan

2 years ago

Thanks. It's good to have feedback.

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30 Mar 2020 11 months ago

Added shell theme for Gnome 3.36
(Work in progress)

15 Nov 2018 11 months ago

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

28 Oct 2018 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

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product-maker oasis Oct 08 2020 10 the best
My favourite dark theme, hope you'll continue to improve it :)
product-maker ezclap Jul 02 2020 9 excellent
9 excellent Loved your gray theme from the beginning
product-maker guigude May 05 2020 10 the best
10 the best
product-maker penguinjuice Nov 19 2018 9 excellent
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product-maker bigdaddykane Oct 29 2018 9 excellent
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product-maker MeaCulpa Oct 15 2018 9 excellent
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