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Flat-Plat
Flat-Plat is a Material Design-like theme for GNOME/GTK+ based desktop environments. It supports GTK3, GTK2, Metacity, GNOME Shell, Unity, MATE, LightDM and GDM.
Features
Supports ripple effect animations (only GTK3 apps).
Supports both light and dark variants.
Supports dark or light titlebar versions.
Supports compact version for low resolution.
Supports Dash to Dock extension's theming.
Supports Workspaces to Dock extension's theming.
Supports Chrome/Chromium theme and scrollbars extension.
Appears more beautifully when you use a font family including
MediumandLightweights.
Requirements
GTK+ 3.14 or later
gnome-themes-standardpixmap (or pixbuf) engine
murrine engine
Supported desktop environments are:
GNOME Shell 3.14 or later
Unity 7.4 or later
MATE 1.14 or later
Installation
Arch Linux users can install from the AUR package maintained by @cthbleachbit.
Manual Installation
Download an archive from the table.
| | :black_circle:Dark titlebar | :black_circle:Dark titlebar (compact) | :white_circle:Light titlebar | :white_circle:Light titlebar (compact) | |:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:| | GNOME 3.22 | :arrow_down:v3.22.20161109 | :arrow_down:v3.22.20161109 | :arrow_down:v3.22.20161109 | :arrow_down:v3.22.20161109 | | GNOME 3.20 | :arrow_down:v3.20.20161109 | :arrow_down:v3.20.20161109 | :arrow_down:v3.20.20161109 | :arrow_down:v3.20.20161109 | | GNOME 3.18 | :arrow_down:v3.18.20161109 | n/a | :arrow_down:v3.18.20161109 | n/a | | GNOME 3.16 | n/a | n/a | :arrow_down:v3.16.20160821 | n/a | | GNOME 3.14 | n/a | n/a | :arrow_down:v3.14.20160921 | n/a | > :beginner: Tips: > Choose fromGNOME 3.22 if you are using MATE 1.16. > Choose fromGNOME 3.20 if you are using Unity 7.5 (Ubuntu 16.10) or MATE 1.14. > * Choose fromGNOME 3.18 if you are using Unity 7.4 (Ubuntu 16.04).
Extract it to the theme directory.
Select the theme via
gnome-tweak-toolor other suitable tools.[Optional] Set the font size to
10.5(= 14px at 96dpi) or9.75(= 13px at 96dpi).[Optional] Open the
chromefolder and drag and drop the.crxfiles 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 3.22.
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 replacing the default GNOME Shell theme. But please be careful because if it fails, the desktop environment may not operate correctly.
:warning: Warning:
When applying this, other third-party GNOME Shell themes would look broken.
If GNOME Shell has been updated, you will need to install this again.
Not supported for GNOME 3.14.
Installation
Backup the existing
.gresourcefile.(Skip this step if you just update it.)
sh
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.
sh
cd /usr/share/themes/Flat-Plat || cd ~/.themes/Flat-Plat
sudo cp -div gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource /usr/share/gnome-shell
Uninstallation
Restore to original theme from the backup.
sh
sudo mv -iv /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource~ /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource
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 (in progress)
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.
Acknowledgments
The 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.
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Flat-Plat
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Flat-Plat is a [Material Design](https://material.io/)-like theme for GNOME/GTK+ based desktop environments.
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It supports GTK3, GTK2, Metacity, GNOME Shell, Unity, MATE, LightDM and GDM.
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Features
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<img src="../images/Button.gif" alt="Button" align="right"/>
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* Supports ripple effect animations (only GTK3 apps).
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* Supports both light and dark variants.
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* Supports dark or light titlebar versions.
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* Supports compact version for low resolution.
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* Supports [Dash to Dock](https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock) extension's theming.
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* Supports [Workspaces to Dock](https://github.com/passingthru67/workspaces-to-dock) extension's theming.
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* Supports Chrome/Chromium theme and scrollbars extension.
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* Appears more beautifully when you use a font family including `Medium` and `Light` weights.
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Requirements
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* GTK+ 3.14 or later
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* `gnome-themes-standard`
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* pixmap (or pixbuf) engine
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* murrine engine
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##### Supported desktop environments are:
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* GNOME Shell 3.14 or later
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* Unity 7.4 or later
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* MATE 1.14 or later
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Installation
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Arch Linux users can install from [the AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/flatplat-theme/) maintained by [@cthbleachbit](https://github.com/cthbleachbit).
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### Manual Installation
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1. Download an archive from the table.
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| | :black_circle:Dark titlebar | :black_circle:Dark titlebar (compact) | :white_circle:Light titlebar | :white_circle:Light titlebar (compact) |
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| GNOME 3.22 | [:arrow_down:v3.22.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.22.20161109/Flat-Plat-3.22.20161109.tar.gz) | [:arrow_down:v3.22.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.22.20161109/Flat-Plat-laptop-3.22.20161109.tar.gz) | [:arrow_down:v3.22.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.22.20161109/Flat-Plat-light-3.22.20161109.tar.gz) | [:arrow_down:v3.22.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.22.20161109/Flat-Plat-light-laptop-3.22.20161109.tar.gz) |
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| GNOME 3.20 | [:arrow_down:v3.20.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.20.20161109/Flat-Plat-3.20.20161109.tar.gz) | [:arrow_down:v3.20.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.20.20161109/Flat-Plat-laptop-3.20.20161109.tar.gz) | [:arrow_down:v3.20.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.20.20161109/Flat-Plat-light-3.20.20161109.tar.gz) | [:arrow_down:v3.20.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.20.20161109/Flat-Plat-light-laptop-3.20.20161109.tar.gz) |
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| GNOME 3.18 | [:arrow_down:v3.18.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.18.20161109/Flat-Plat-3.18.20161109.tar.gz) | n/a | [:arrow_down:v3.18.20161109](../../releases/download/v3.18.20161109/Flat-Plat-light-3.18.20161109.tar.gz) | n/a |
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| GNOME 3.16 | n/a | n/a | [:arrow_down:v3.16.20160821](../../releases/download/v3.16.20160821/Flat-Plat-3.16.20160821.tar.gz) | n/a |
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| GNOME 3.14 | n/a | n/a | [:arrow_down:v3.14.20160921](../../releases/download/v3.14.20160921/Flat-Plat-3.14.20160921.tar.gz) | n/a |
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> **:beginner: Tips:**
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> * Choose from _GNOME 3.22_ if you are using MATE 1.16.
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> * Choose from _GNOME 3.20_ if you are using Unity 7.5 (Ubuntu 16.10) or MATE 1.14.
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> * Choose from _GNOME 3.18_ if you are using Unity 7.4 (Ubuntu 16.04).
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2. Extract it to the theme directory.
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* for system-wide installation to `/usr/share/themes`
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* for user-specific installation to `~/.themes`
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3. Select the theme via `gnome-tweak-tool` or other suitable tools.
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4. [Optional] Set the font size to `10.5` (= 14px at 96dpi) or `9.75` (= 13px at 96dpi).
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5. [Optional] Open the `chrome` folder and drag and drop the `.crx` files onto the Chrome/Chromium extensions page (`chrome://extensions/`).
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#### Note if you want to clone from the repository
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The `master` branch is currently being built for GNOME 3.22.
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If you want to use [other versions](../../branches/all), you need to specify the branch as follows:
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```sh
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git clone -b 3.18 https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat.git
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```
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GDM (Lock/Login Screen)
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You can change the GDM theme by replacing the default GNOME Shell theme.
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But please **be careful** because if it fails, the desktop environment may not operate correctly.
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> **:warning: Warning:**
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> * When applying this, other third-party GNOME Shell themes would look broken.
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> * If GNOME Shell has been updated, you will need to install this again.
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> * Not supported for GNOME 3.14.
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### Installation
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1. Backup the existing `.gresource` file. _(Skip this step if you just update it.)_
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```sh
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sudo cp -i /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource~
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2. Replace it with the new one.
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cd /usr/share/themes/Flat-Plat || cd ~/.themes/Flat-Plat
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sudo cp -div gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource /usr/share/gnome-shell
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```
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3. Restart GNOME Shell (press <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd>, then type `r`).
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### Uninstallation
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1. Restore to original theme from the backup.
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```sh
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sudo mv -iv /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource~ /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource
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```
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2. Restart GNOME Shell (press <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd>, then type `r`).
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Screenshots
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##### GDM Lock Screen
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##### GDM Unlock Screen
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<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>
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Bug Reporting
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If you find a bug, please report it here: https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/issues
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Planned Features
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* Supports of global dark theme
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* Supports of Xfce theme
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* Supports of Firefox theme ([in progress](https://github.com/nana-4/Flat-Plat/issues/78))
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* Supports of overlay scrollbars for Chrome/Chromium extension
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* GNOME Terminal color pallet (if possible)
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* Material Design like cursor theme
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License
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Flat-Plat is available under the terms of the GPL. See the [`COPYING`](COPYING) file for details.
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Acknowledgments
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* The included symbolic icons are based on [Material Design icons](https://github.com/google/material-design-icons) by Google.
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* Chrome/Chromium scrollbars extension was forked from [Adwaita-chrome-scrollbar](https://github.com/gnome-integration-team/chrome-gnome-scrollbar) by GNOME Integration Team.
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