FiftyWays
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
Khaki colors with glass highlights.
Gtk2 theme for: Xfxe4, Gnome2, Mate, E17, IceWm, OpenBox3, StandAlone Compiz, Fluxbox, etc.,
Engine=Pixmap, Mist
Includes: gtk2 theme, xfwm theme, openbox3 theme,
icewm theme
Icons=Faenza http://tiheum.deviantart.com/art/Faenza-Icons-173323228
MouseCursor=KnotVista ported to linux by GrynayS
http://grynays.deviantart.com/art/KnotVista-320663416
Font=Befrisky.ttf
http://www.allfreefonts.com/font-6384-benguiat_frisky.html
Wallpaper:
Steampunk1 @
http://wallpaperweb.org/wallpaper/miscellaneous/steampunk-1_59257.htm
want more try Google Images and search Steampunk Wallpaper.
5 years ago
Changes June 24, 2014
+++ all screenshots updated +++
More work on the scrollbar ;
removed some of the normal stepper opacity to
eliminate the ruler overlay bleed thru
darkened stepper sides, better definition
increased contrast of stepper prelight
reduced trough border to 2 pixels from 3, better look
Changed the background tab border from silver to gold, better look
Changed the notebook background, added a gold border and made four different interior designs , I like the vertical look, but you may like one of the others.
Just open the Tabs folder and rename your choice to notebook.png
You also have a choice of three different menu looks.
Just open the Menu folder and rename your choice to menu.png
Well, I have tried to remain true to this theme's name.
FiftyWays, and give you more options, as some of
you have commented there are many ways to arrive
at getting where you want and what you want.
How many themes here at opendesktop give you, so much choice?
Happy theming,
IamJustUs... aka daman
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June 17, 2014 update:
Doubled trough vert1 & horiz1 pngs, now 2082 pxs.
If you have a screen size larger than that you can
set the scrollbar.rc, line 18 & line 32; from FALSE to>
overlay_stretch = TRUE
or use GIMP
and create your own specific size from original.
Too bad, we can not use a tile option, instead of
only stretch in the gtkrc it would eliminate this
problem. I set the stretch as FALSE, for a more
consistant look.
Changed this in the gtkrc
GtkScrollbar::fixed-slider-length = 0 # Don't change slider length, just lock it to the min-slider-length
It was 1, and made excessive scrolling. Nice look,
poor function.
Changed the slider look, increased the end points,
up 1px. Darkened the ends slightly. Removed some
of the end highlights.
Reduced the minium slider length to 93px was 100px
(slightly too large for some apps)
line 70 of the gtkrc, if you want to adjust further.
Some say 64px is the magic size.
########################
June 10, 2014 update:
Screenshots are current, using my preferred Icewm
session, xfce4 looks the same.
My setup; ArchlinuxOS x86_64, Kernel- 3.14.6-1
gtk2-2.24.23-1, icewm 1.38.3-3, xfce 4.10.1-3
Added icewm theme
Complete redo of scrollbar config
Increased spinbutton size
Added menu start button, ~/.themes/FiftyWays/gtk-2.0/Panel
Added a new sidebar/tree look
reworked option and check buttons and added them
back in to default config
redo of focus entry png
5 years ago
Changes June 24, 2014
+++ all screenshots updated +++
More work on the scrollbar ;
removed some of the normal stepper opacity to
eliminate the ruler overlay bleed thru
darkened stepper sides, better definition
increased contrast of stepper prelight
reduced trough border to 2 pixels from 3, better look
Changed the background tab border from silver to gold, better look
Changed the notebook background, added a gold border and made four different interior designs , I like the vertical look, but you may like one of the others.
Just open the Tabs folder and rename your choice to notebook.png
You also have a choice of three different menu looks.
Just open the Menu folder and rename your choice to menu.png
Well, I have tried to remain true to this theme's name.
FiftyWays, and give you more options, as some of
you have commented there are many ways to arrive
at getting where you want and what you want.
How many themes here at opendesktop give you, so much choice?
Happy theming,
IamJustUs... aka daman
######################
June 17, 2014 update:
Doubled trough vert1 & horiz1 pngs, now 2082 pxs.
If you have a screen size larger than that you can
set the scrollbar.rc, line 18 & line 32; from FALSE to>
overlay_stretch = TRUE
or use GIMP
and create your own specific size from original.
Too bad, we can not use a tile option, instead of
only stretch in the gtkrc it would eliminate this
problem. I set the stretch as FALSE, for a more
consistant look.
Changed this in the gtkrc
GtkScrollbar::fixed-slider-length = 0 # Don't change slider length, just lock it to the min-slider-length
It was 1, and made excessive scrolling. Nice look,
poor function.
Changed the slider look, increased the end points,
up 1px. Darkened the ends slightly. Removed some
of the end highlights.
Reduced the minium slider length to 93px was 100px
(slightly too large for some apps)
line 70 of the gtkrc, if you want to adjust further.
Some say 64px is the magic size.
########################
June 10, 2014 update:
Screenshots are current, using my preferred Icewm
session, xfce4 looks the same.
My setup; ArchlinuxOS x86_64, Kernel- 3.14.6-1
gtk2-2.24.23-1, icewm 1.38.3-3, xfce 4.10.1-3
Added icewm theme
Complete redo of scrollbar config
Increased spinbutton size
Added menu start button, ~/.themes/FiftyWays/gtk-2.0/Panel
Added a new sidebar/tree look
reworked option and check buttons and added them
back in to default config
redo of focus entry png
Base: 4 x 5.0 Ratings
nawazqaisar
Jun 12 2014
newkeys1
Jan 14 2011
zolix
Jan 03 2011
ceebeebg
Dec 18 2010
johnnyg
Dec 18 2010
Braaiinnzz
Oct 26 2010
Naf71
Oct 13 2010
converted
Sep 12 2010
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Jarnis
4 years ago
I'm new to linux.
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JMS17777
5 years ago
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rybec
5 years ago
(When using Firefox or any other program with scrollbars, where the program is maximized, it is easiest to scroll with the mouse by moving to the right edge of the screen. When the scroll bar hit area ends before the edge of the window, it takes too much extra effort to go back a few pixels to hit the scrollbar.)
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rybec
5 years ago
Here is how I did it:
First, I increased the width of each of the vertical scroll images by 4 pixels, adding transparent area to the right sides (including the grips).
Second, I changed two values in gtkrc. I changed GtkScrollbar::trough_border to 0, and I changed GtkScrollbar::slider_width to 21. Now, I can scroll in a maximized window when the pointer is at the right edge of the screen (and it still looks right too).
I am pretty sure this is how my fix works (this was the intent, anyhow). I expanded the width of the scrollbar images to be wide enough to cover the trough border (with transparency, so the visuals did not change). Then I reduced the actual trough border to 0 (otherwise it would just push the image to the left, leaving an inactive area). Normally, this would just get rid of the right border, putting the slider directly against the edge, but since the slider has transparent pixels on the right, it ended up in its original location. That last part was just telling the GTK engine that I widened the image (for some reason, telling it I added 4 width did not look right, so I tried telling it I added 5 and that fixed it...).
Anyhow, I am now very happy with this totally awesome theme. Thank you.
(Oh, might I suggest that it would be a good idea to mention, in a prominent location, that the pixbuf engine is required, and may need to be installed, to use this theme.)
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IamJustUs
5 years ago
You are on your way to becoming a themer.
Fixed and updated.
See change log, for details.
Fourth line down> Engine=Pixmap, Mist
take care,
IamJustus
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rybec
5 years ago
Ok, I know I said I would not have time, but... Well, I really wanted it to work. What can I say.
Anyhow, I now have a version (based on the newest update) that looks identical, but the vertical (and probably horizontal, if that even matters) scrollbar hit area extends to the end of the screen in maximized windows.
This time, I added 3 pixels to both sides of the scrollbars images. I removed the trough_border (set it to 0). I increased the slider_width to 22. This fixed the vertical scrollbars without any visual change to them. It did change the horizontal scrollbars and the stepper buttons though. To fix this, I had to add 3 pixels to the top and bottom of the horizontal scrollbars. To fix the stepper arrows, I made a second copy (since I did not want to break their visuals as spinbuttons), and put them in Scrollbars. For those ones, I added 3 pixels to each side of the vertical ones and another 3 to the side the arrow pointed to. I did the same for the horizontal ones, except adding 3 pixels to top and bottom and to the arrow direction. I had to increase the GtkScrollbar::stepper_size to 19 to accomodate this.
Now, when I switch between the original theme and my modified one, I can see no differences at all.
There is one problem I may decide to correct. This exists even in the original theme. On scrollbars, at the end, past the stepper arrows, I can see 3 pixels of the ruler image. Given how the underlying border image has top and bottom borders, I suspect this area should display border lines, instead of the ruler. Since I created a set of stepper arrows specifically for the scrollbars, I am considering filling the 3 blank pixels at the ends with the part of the border image that belongs there. That would fix the problem with almost no hassle.
To the original author: If you want a copy of my fixed version, let me know, and I will find a way to get it to you. I know this may seem like a trivial change, but in trying to fix this border problem (the original one with the hit area that does not extend to the edge of the screen), I have found that a lot of people are bothered by themes with it. It can really break concentration to have to try to move the mouse back only 3 or 4 pixels every time you try to scroll. (See Fitt's Law for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts%27s_law)
(If you do decide you want a copy of my fixed version, let me know if you are interested in having the end borders fixed as I mentioned above. Since it will only take a few minutes, I can do that.)
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rybec
5 years ago
As I have no experience making themes (my hack of a fix in this one is my first experience), I do not know how to fix this issue. Sadly I do not have a few more hours to experiment right now. (Since my specific problem is fixed, I will continue using it though.)
I'll take a look at the newest version as soon as I have time. You may have already fixed this issue, and I just do not know about it yet...
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IamJustUs
5 years ago
Open a terminal and type in your theme manager
app. For example, I open Roxterm then type
in lxappearance hit enter. It will report any
major errors in the theme.
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rybec
5 years ago
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rybec
5 years ago
As I have no experience making themes (my hack of a fix in this one is my first experience), I do not know how to fix this issue. Sadly I do not have a few more hours to experiment right now. (Since my specific problem is fixed, I will continue using it though.)
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dewman12
5 years ago
dewman12
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IamJustUs
5 years ago
gtk3. I use only gtk2, much easier and less headaches.
No gnome tweaker, no keyrings, no display manager.
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SweetestIvy
6 years ago
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IamJustUs
6 years ago
thats a great compliment.
And what I try to achieve,
sometimes failing , stumbling.
Then, I hear my Dad saying,
"Keep your nose to the grindstone".
Thanks for the comment and votes
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pendragon1966
6 years ago
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IamJustUs
6 years ago
It is a nice day when I get a compliment,
such as yours.
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krig
7 years ago
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krig
7 years ago
I prefer tooltip-bg2, button normal to be as prelight one, made lighter the text input area (base_color)... I suggest you to work on gold and ceramic association idea of pixmaps in mind because of pleasant colors can have. Good luck; the idea has a great potential, with a little improvement for grafic images may come a great theme.
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IamJustUs
7 years ago
Love the overlay tip, with the slider... that slider gave me hours
of frustration, I originally wanted a magnifier glass look in the
center of the slider, I knew there had to be a way, but felt like
I was knocking my head against a wall. Funny , I use that
technique frequently, just didn't put two and two together.
Great comments and apprieciate the help.
Double thanks comming from such a compentent
pixmap artist as yourself.
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daniel227
7 years ago
the gtk2 is just perfect.
just 1 thing: the dropdown menu bg, i think it should be something tileable. it's not so nice when the flower gets stretched over a large menu.
both openbox and xfwm4 themes are not so good i'd say.
also i'd choose a different icon theme - maybe Buuf-Deuce, Matrilineare or Ubo Icons...
and gtk3?
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IamJustUs
7 years ago
Menu is a tough nut to crack, lots of variables.
In the menu folder, FiftyWays/gtk-2.0/Menu,
I left a couple other menu choices, just rename
your choice to menu.png
I have done tons of openbox themes, and have
rarely been wowed, it is just the nature of the
beast.
The xfwm4 theme, I absolutely love, it frames
the gtk2 theme perfectly and what ease
to work with, a themers' delight. Simple and
elegant.
I looked at the icon sets you suggested, and
really all seem good.
my criteria with icon sets is this:
Is it a complete set? nothing more annoying than
a mixed set.
Is it colorful? monochromatic is boring and makes
finding right app, like searching for waldo.
Is it consistent? as in dimensions, most
important to me a themer as I do not like to
spend all my time designing a panel, menu,
toolbar, etc. and immediately noticing the odd
duck. Here is where Fanza icons really shine.
I do not support gtk3, it does not support themeing. Will it ever?
Yeah, I never thought about a search for
steampunk at deviantArt, good idea!
take care,
off to do a deviantArt search.
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daniel227
7 years ago
lots of steampunk stuff there.
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geeknome
9 years ago
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IamJustUs
9 years ago
Those are a couple of words, I remember
saying to my wife, a long time past
and probably should be saying every day
since
You are making me blush,
and I am no teenage girl.
Ha, Ha
Thanks
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newkeys1
9 years ago
Thank you
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