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Flat-Plat
A Material Design-like theme for GNOME/GTK+ based desktop environments.
Features
Supports ripple effect animations (only GTK3 apps).
Supports both light and dark variants.
Supports Dash to Dock extension's theming.
Supports Workspaces to Dock extension's theming.
Supports Chrome/Chromium theme and scrollbars extensions.
Appears more beautifully when you use a font family including
Medium
andLight
weights.
Requirements
GTK+ 3.14, 3.16, 3.18 or 3.20
gnome-themes-standard
pixmap (or pixbuf) engine
murrine engine
Supported desktop environments are:
GNOME Shell 3.14, 3.16, 3.18 or 3.20
Unity 7.4 (Ubuntu 16.04)
Installation
Download an archive.
20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.20.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.20.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.20
20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.20.20160821/Flat-Plat-laptop-3.20.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.20 and small resolution
20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.18.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.18.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.18 or Unity 7.4 (Ubuntu 16.04)
20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.16.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.16.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.16
20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.14.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.14.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.14
Extract it to the theme directory.
Select the theme via
gnome-tweak-tool
orunity-tweak-tool
.[Optional] Set the font size to 10.5 (=14px) or 9.75 (=13px).
[Optional] Open the
chrome
folder and drag and drop the.crx
files onto the Chrome/Chromium extensions page (chrome://extensions/
).
Note if you want to clone from the repository
The master
branch is currently being built for GNOME 3.20.
If you want to use other versions, you need to specify the branch as follows:
git clone -b 3.18 https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat.git
GDM (Lock/Login Screen)
You can change the GDM theme by rewriting a system file. But please be careful because if it fails, the desktop environment may not operate correctly.
Notes:
When applying this, other GNOME Shell themes might look broken.
If GNOME Shell has been updated, you will need to install again.
Not supported for GNOME 3.14.
Install
Backup the existing
.gresource
file.(Skip this step if you just update it.)
sudo cp -i /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource~
Replace it with the new one.
cd /usr/share/themes/Flat-Plat || cd ~/.themes/Flat-Plat sudo cp -div gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource /usr/share/gnome-shell
Restart GNOME Shell (press
Alt
+F2
, then typer
).
Uninstall
Restore to original theme from the backup.
sudo mv -iv /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource~ /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource
Restart GNOME Shell (press
Alt
+F2
, then typer
).
Screenshots
GNOME Shell 3.20
Unity 7.4
GDM Lock Screen
GDM Unlock Screen
Screenshots Details: Icons: Paper | Font: M+ 1C 10.5pt | Dock's icon size: 48px + fixed | Wallpapers
Bug Reporting
If you find a bug, please report it here: https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/issues
Planned Features
Supports of global dark theme
Supports of Xfce theme
Supports of Firefox theme
Supports of overlay scrollbars for Chrome/Chromium extension
GNOME Terminal color pallet (if possible)
Material Design like cursor theme
License
Flat-Plat is available under the terms of the GPL. See the COPYING
file for details.
Notes:
Included symbolic icons are based on Material Design icons by Google.
Chrome/Chromium scrollbars extension was forked from Adwaita-chrome-scrollbar by GNOME Integration Team.
1Flat-Plat 2========= 3A Material Design-like theme for GNOME/GTK+ based desktop environments. 4 5Features 6-------- 7<img src="img/Button.gif" alt="Button" align="right" /> 8* Supports ripple effect animations (only GTK3 apps). 9* Supports both light and dark variants. 10* Supports [Dash to Dock](https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock) extension's theming. 11* Supports [Workspaces to Dock](https://github.com/passingthru67/workspaces-to-dock) extension's theming. 12* Supports Chrome/Chromium theme and scrollbars extensions. 13* Appears more beautifully when you use a font family including `Medium` and `Light` weights. 14 15Requirements 16------------ 17* GTK+ 3.14, 3.16, 3.18 or 3.20 18* `gnome-themes-standard` 19* pixmap (or pixbuf) engine 20* murrine engine 21 22##### Supported desktop environments are: 23* GNOME Shell 3.14, 3.16, 3.18 or 3.20 24* Unity 7.4 (Ubuntu 16.04) 25 26Installation 27------------ 281. Download an archive. 29* [v3.20.20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.20.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.20.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.20 30* [v3.20.20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.20.20160821/Flat-Plat-laptop-3.20.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.20 and small resolution 31* [v3.18.20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.18.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.18.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.18 or Unity 7.4 (Ubuntu 16.04) 32* [v3.16.20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.16.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.16.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.16 33* [v3.14.20160821](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/releases/download/v3.14.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.14.20160821.tar.gz) for GNOME 3.14 342. Extract it to the theme directory. 35* For system-wide installation to `/usr/share/themes` 36* For user-specific installation to `~/.themes` 373. Select the theme via `gnome-tweak-tool` or `unity-tweak-tool`. 384. [Optional] Set the font size to 10.5 (=14px) or 9.75 (=13px). 395. [Optional] Open the `chrome` folder and drag and drop the `.crx` files onto the Chrome/Chromium extensions page (`chrome://extensions/`). 40 41#### Note if you want to clone from the repository 42The `master` branch is currently being built for GNOME 3.20. 43If you want to use [other versions](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/branches/all), you need to specify the branch as follows: 44 45git clone -b 3.18 https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat.git 46 47GDM (Lock/Login Screen) 48----------------------- 49You can change the GDM theme by rewriting a system file. 50But please **be careful** because if it fails, the desktop environment may not operate correctly. 51> **Notes:** 52> * When applying this, other GNOME Shell themes might look broken. 53> * If GNOME Shell has been updated, you will need to install again. 54> * Not supported for GNOME 3.14. 55 56### Install 571. Backup the existing `.gresource` file. _(Skip this step if you just update it.)_ 58 59sudo cp -i /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource~ 602. Replace it with the new one. 61 62cd /usr/share/themes/Flat-Plat || cd ~/.themes/Flat-Plat 63sudo cp -div gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource /usr/share/gnome-shell 643. Restart GNOME Shell (press `Alt`+`F2`, then type `r`). 65 66### Uninstall 671. Restore to original theme from the backup. 68 69sudo mv -iv /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource~ /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource 702. Restart GNOME Shell (press `Alt`+`F2`, then type `r`). 71 72Screenshots 73----------- 74##### GNOME Shell 3.20 75 76##### Unity 7.4 77 78##### GDM Lock Screen 79 80##### GDM Unlock Screen 81 82<sub>**Screenshots Details:** Icons: [Paper](https://github.com/snwh/paper-icon-theme) | Font: [M+ 1C](https://mplus-fonts.osdn.jp/) 10.5pt | Dock's icon size: 48px + fixed | [Wallpapers](http://imgur.com/a/v2Ovx)</sub> 83 84Bug Reporting 85------------- 86If you find a bug, please report it here: https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/issues 87 88Planned Features 89---------------- 90* Supports of global dark theme 91* Supports of Xfce theme 92* Supports of Firefox theme 93* Supports of overlay scrollbars for Chrome/Chromium extension 94* GNOME Terminal color pallet (if possible) 95* Material Design like cursor theme 96 97License 98------- 99Flat-Plat is available under the terms of the GPL. See the `COPYING` file for details. 100> **Notes:** 101> * Included symbolic icons are based on [Material Design icons](https://github.com/google/material-design-icons) by Google. 102> * Chrome/Chromium scrollbars extension was forked from [Adwaita-chrome-scrollbar](https://github.com/gnome-integration-team/chrome-gnome-scrollbar) by GNOME Integration Team. 103