Gnome Shell Themes compatible with MGSE

[satya164]

Hi. I've updated all my Gnome Shell themes to work with MGSE. So please check out my dA page -http://satya164.deviantart.com/gallery/33387415

Any suggestions will be highly appreciated

[bimsebasse]

Hi satya, does that mean you've fixed how the mgse window list extension has its own colour styling now?

Your Minty theme is much better than Mint-Z, shame it wasn't selected as default

[satya164]

Hi satya, does that mean you've fixed how the mgse window list extension has its own styling now?

Your Minty theme is much better than Mint-Z, shame it wasn't selected as default

Yes, the extensions that are styled are, Bottom Panel, Window List and Mint Menu.

[bimsebasse]

Nice! I had just complained that the mgse extension updates meant that they wouldn't fit other themes, but you were already on it

[esteban1uy]

Thanks Satya, I love Minty!!!

The update is wonderful, but there is a problem when using reflection extension (the one that moves the top panel to the bottom). As you can see at the screen capture, when a window is maximized, the bottom part of it keeps hidden behind the panel:



The previous version of Minty didn't have that problem.

Edited:
I found a workaround. Simply copy the contents of the new version gnome-shell.css file starting at the line that says /* Bottom Panel Extension */ and replace with it the contents starting at the same line in the old gnome-shell.css file. Now it looks perfect!!!:

[satya164]

Thanks Satya, I love Minty!!!

The update is wonderful, but there is a problem when using reflection extension (the one that moves the top panel to the bottom). As you can see at the screen capture, when a window is maximized, the bottom part of it keeps hidden behind the panel:



The previous version of Minty didn't have that problem.

Edited:
I found a workaround. Simply copy the contents of the new version gnome-shell.css file starting at the line that says /* Bottom Panel Extension */ and replace with it the contents starting at the same line in the old gnome-shell.css file. Now it looks perfect!!!:

Sorry for so much time. But finally I fixed the bug. Seems if a border is not specified for the panel, this happens. Please download from the dA page - http://satya164.deviantart.com/art/Gnom ... -268492415

[Monsta]

Thanks for the fix. Is it by any chance possible to apply the same to Mint-Z theme?

[Nathek]

Yes, I'm not finding anything about /* Bottom Panel Extension */ in any gnome-shell, Minty or else. Can you please be a little more specific?

Satya, I downloaded your theme today. Your changelog says you added a fix but it's still overlapping for me.

[satya164]

Thanks for the fix. Is it by any chance possible to apply the same to Mint-Z theme?

It is possible. But I don't think those commits will be accepted to the main theme. I have to make a mod probably.

Yes, I'm not finding anything about /* Bottom Panel Extension */ in any gnome-shell, Minty or else. Can you please be a little more specific?

I don't get it! I cannot say about other themes, but all my Gnome Shell Themes fully support MGSE. There are styles for bottom panel, mint menu and window list, at the end of the gnome-shell.css

Satya, I downloaded your theme today. Your changelog says you added a fix but it's still overlapping for me.

It will overlap if you manually re-size the window. But it won't overlap when you maximize a window, that's what has been fixed.

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[Monsta]

It is possible. But I don't think those commits will be accepted to the main theme. I have to make a mod probably.

Can you give a hint about what changes should be made and in what file(s)?

[satya164]

It is possible. But I don't think those commits will be accepted to the main theme. I have to make a mod probably.

Can you give a hint about what changes should be made and in what file(s)?

I'm not quite sure which of the changes make it possible, but it fixes the issue. I cannot test because reverting one value makes the bug appear again and then cannot be fixed, weird!

Now, you have to edit the file /usr/share/themes/Mint-Z/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css

Look for,

#panel {

/* whatever */

}

and replace with

#panel {
color: rgba(255,255,255,1.0);
background-gradient-direction: vertical;
background-gradient-start: rgba(120,120,120,0.;
background-gradient-end: rgba(150,150,150,0.6);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
box-shadow: 0 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.33);
border-top: 0;
border-left: 0;
border-right: 0;
font-size: 9pt;
font-weight: normal;
height: 2.1em;
}

beware, it will increase the panel height slightly and will give a little shadow, but if they are not there, it does not work.

[esteban1uy]

@satya164

Your themes are gorgeous!
Thank you for fixing them. I love Minty and Dark Shine.

[satya164]

Good news, I've uploaded them to a PPA, so that installing will be easier. Just add the PPA and install the theme you want.

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sudo apt-add-repository ppa:satyajit-happy/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-minty
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-dark-shine
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-elegance
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-aqua
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-shine
sudo apt-get install ambiance-blue-theme
sudo apt-get install evolve-gtk-theme

[bimsebasse]

You're a star, satya

To anyone browsing this not knowing exactly what is going on:

Minty is the best mint flavoured gnome shell theme, hands down, should've been the MGSE default theme.
Elegance and Dark Shine are two of the most well designed and beautiful non-Mint specific shell themes.
Evolve is, again, one of the best of the still very few Gnome 3.2 compatible window themes.

[satya164]

You're a star, satya

To anyone browsing this not knowing exactly what is going on:

Minty is the best mint flavoured gnome shell theme, hands down, should've been the MGSE default theme.
Elegance and Dark Shine are two of the most well designed and beautiful non-Mint specific shell themes.
Evolve is, again, one of the best of the still very few Gnome 3.2 compatible window themes.

I'm flattered

[Monsta]

#panel {
color: rgba(255,255,255,1.0);
background-gradient-direction: vertical;
background-gradient-start: rgba(120,120,120,0.;
background-gradient-end: rgba(150,150,150,0.6);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
box-shadow: 0 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.33);
border-top: 0;
border-left: 0;
border-right: 0;
font-size: 9pt;
font-weight: normal;
height: 2.1em;
}

beware, it will increase the panel height slightly and will give a little shadow, but if they are not there, it does not work.

Well, looks like there's no need to copy and paste the whole block. I've found a simpler solution for Mint-Z theme.

1. Look at these lines in /usr/share/themes/Mint-Z/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css.
In my Mint-Z version 1.1.4 it starts at line 373.

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#panel {
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
    border-top: 0px;
    border-left: 0px;
    border-right: 0px;

2. Move the "border" line one line below.

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#panel {
    border-top: 0px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
    border-left: 0px;
    border-right: 0px;

3. Reload Mint-Z theme. No need to close and re-open gnome-tweak-tool: just select some other theme, then select Mint-Z again.

Now, as you probably have noticed, in this modified Mint-Z theme the "border" parameter goes after the "border-top" one, while in your Minty theme it's the other way around.
If anyone has an explanation of this phenomenon, I'd listen with pleasure.

[satya164]

Yeh, that's one weird behavior I cannot seem to understand.