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Topic: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

Hi,
i am using xubuntu as main system and trying to make it look more #! alike. Can i possibly  find main/default #! theme and make it work in xubuntu (i mean-window frame, colors, icons-all that cool looking stuff)?

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

XFWM uses different themes for window decorations, but within the windows you have the same GTK widgets using your gtkrc themes.  Unlike Openbox, some of the XFWM themes will borrow your GTK theme colors for window decorations, but others don't play so nice with them.

It should be possible to add #! repositories to your Xubuntu setup; this is probably the easiest way for you to get the #! themes.

EDIT:  I just re-logged in on XFCE (I have it installed on #! as an alternate session) and checked a few things out.  In your Settings menu, Appearance does indeed use the same directories for GTK themes and icons, while Window Manager lets you choose the XFWM theme.  Some of the XFWM themes integrate nicely with any GTK theme, while others...not so much.

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

pvsage wrote:

XFWM uses different themes for window decorations, but within the windows you have the same GTK widgets using your gtkrc themes.  Unlike Openbox, some of the XFWM themes will borrow your GTK theme colors for window decorations, but others don't play so nice with them.

It should be possible to add #! repositories to your Xubuntu setup; this is probably the easiest way for you to get the #! themes.

And where to add/find these packages-did i mentioned that i have not much expertize with #!?

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

I don't have much expertise in that area, but I'm sure one of the other members does.  In case no one else responds soon, I'll try to Google that for you.

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

For the GTK theme, you can download and install this DEB file:

https://launchpad.net/~corenominal/+arc … 16_all.deb

Since #! has no XFCE themes, I would look though here and find something you like:

http://xfce-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=420

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

anonymous wrote:

For the GTK theme, you can download and install this DEB file:

https://launchpad.net/~corenominal/+arc … 16_all.deb

Since #! has no XFCE themes, I would look though here and find something you like:

http://xfce-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=420

Thanks a lot-much better now-only looking now for the window frame-is there some #! window frame to download. The theme works just fine with xfce-thanks a lot!

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

Googled {ubuntu add repository}, and the first link was this:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu
The part you're interested here is Third-Party Software Tab >> Adding Other Repositories.  The repositories you need to add to get the CrunchBang packages are:

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy main
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy source

Once you add those in Synaptic, click the Reload button.  I think the packages you're looking for are crunchbang-theme, crunchbang-themes, and crunchbang-wallpapers.  (You'll probably get an authentication error if you don't get the key first via the command line.  I don't know the url for an appropriate keyserver offhand, but FC2682F1 is the hex code to get it once you find one.  You can still install without authenticating; you'll just get an "Are you sure you want to do this?" message.)

#! doesn't use any special icon sets; most of us get those from places like gnome-look and box-look.

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

Anonymous beat me to it - again!

CrunchBang uses Openbox for its window dressings like title bar & frame, while Xubuntu uses XFWM.  The theme files use different code.

EDIT:  Of the XFWM4 themes available in the default XFCE4 package, I think Daloa and G2 are good stylistic matches to the default #! theme.

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

I could have sworn I saw a metacity theme in the files for the crunchbang theme when I was poking around though...

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

Yes I saw that though Ive never tried it (since I don't use Gnome tongue).

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

I just took a look at a couple XFWM themes.  Looks like they're fairly simple and mostly defined by xpm images, with the themerc file controlling very few attributes like title placement and font color.  So making a CrunchBang XFWM theme would mostly be a matter of replacing the xpm files with ones that simulate the look of the Openbox theme.

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

Thanks for answers. I followed anonymus link to deb gtk theme. Then i combined it with one another theme, so i could actually even manage xfce panel to be as imagine it to be.:D
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8273/bildschirmfotop.png

It doesn´t look bad at all for xfce...

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

Not bad!  Which XFWM theme did you end up using?

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Re: [Solved] Where can i get #! main/default theme?

Actually i installed this theme:
https://launchpad.net/~corenominal/+arc … 16_all.deb

It is GTK Theme. Then i added some lines in gtkrc to make panel use the colors i wanted:

# Theme for CrunchBang Linux 9.04.01
# http://crunchbanglinux.org/
# Authors:
# Philip Newborough <mail@philipnewborough.co.uk>
#
# Feel free to modify and share!
include "panel.rc"

gtk_color_scheme = "fg_color:#383838\nbg_color:#979797\nbase_color:#FFF\ntext_color:#383838\nselected_bg_color:#525252\nselected_fg_color:#CCCCCC\ntooltip_bg_color:#1A1A1A\ntooltip_fg_color:#CCCCCC"
gtk-menu-images = 0
gtk-button-images = 0 #disable icons on buttons like close etc

##########
# PANELS 
##########
include "panel.rc" # This includes the file that handles panel theming. Gradient panel backgrounds are enabled by default. Please edit panel.rc or comment out this line to remove gradient panels. You can also choose one of the following lines instead, for different-sized panels.:

#include "panel28.rc"    # Use this instead for 28px gradient panels.
#include "panel32.rc"    # Use this instead for 32px gradient panels.
#include "panel40.rc"    # Use this instead for 40px gradient panels.
#include "panel48.rc"    # Use this instead for 48px gradient panels.

# The following lines make panel-menu-applet and gimmie applet's text bold.
style "bold-panel-menu"
{
#font_name = "Bold"
}

widget "*Panel*MenuBar*" style "bold-panel-menu"  
widget "*gimmie*" style "bold-panel-menu"

After that i copied modified panel.rc to the same directory where i have gtkrc file for crunchbang:

panel.rc

################################################
# PANELS (24px)
################################################

# Note: Uncommenting means to delete the "#" at the beginning of a line. Commenting out means to add a "#" at the beginning of a line. The "#" tells the theme wether to ignore the line or not.

style "theme-panel"
{

    xthickness = 2
#    ythickness = 2

# The following two lines add gradient panel backgrounds. You may choose only one! Delete or comment out both to have regular flat gnome-panels, or when using any panel size larger than 24px.
#bg_pixmap[NORMAL]                = "/Panels/panel-bg.png"  # Light gradient panel.
#bg_pixmap[NORMAL]                = "/Panels/panel-bg-dark.png"  # Dark gradient panel.

# Uncomment the following lines when using dark panels! Note: Menus will remain the same.
    bg[SELECTED]    = "#525252" # Makes selected items dark.
    bg[NORMAL]    = mix(0.6,"#262626", "#000000")
    bg[PRELIGHT]    = "#424242" # Makes panel button prelight dark.
    bg[ACTIVE]    = "#EEEEEE" # Makes active buttons dark.
    bg[INSENSITIVE]    = "#3C3C3C"
    fg[NORMAL]    = "#D4D4D4" # Makes panel text light.
    fg[PRELIGHT]    = lighter (@selected_bg_color)  # Makes prelighted text colored.
    fg[SELECTED]    = lighter (@selected_bg_color)  # Makes prelighted text colored.
    fg[ACTIVE]    = "#000000" # Makes active text colored.
    fg[INSENSITIVE]    = "#666666" # Color for insensitive text.
    text[NORMAL]    = @text_color
    text[PRELIGHT]    = lighter (@selected_bg_color)  # Makes prelighted text colored.
    text[SELECTED]    = lighter (@selected_bg_color)  # Makes prelighted text colored.
    text[ACTIVE]    = lighter (@selected_bg_color)  # Makes active text colored.
    text[INSENSITIVE]    = "#666666"
    
}


# Panel settings. Do not change.
widget "*PanelWidget*"        style "theme-panel"
widget "*PanelApplet*"        style "theme-panel"
widget "*fast-user-switch*"    style "theme-panel"
widget "*CPUFreq*Applet*"    style "theme-panel"
class "PanelApp*"        style "theme-panel"
class "PanelToplevel*"        style "theme-panel"
widget_class "*Mail*"        style "theme-panel"
#class "*Panel*"        style "theme-panel" # Disabled to fix bug.
widget_class "*notif*"        style "theme-panel"
widget_class "*Notif*"        style "theme-panel"
widget_class "*Tray*"        style "theme-panel" 
widget_class "*tray*"        style "theme-panel"
widget_class "*Applet*Tomboy*"    style "theme-panel"

# XFCE panel theming.
widget "*Xfce*Panel*"        style "theme-panel"
class "*Xfce*Panel*"        style "theme-panel"

-that is actually from BSM Suite-theme is BSM Compact Silver Dark

And that was it big_smile

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