Ambiance DS BlueSB12

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Description:

Now compatible with Ubuntu 17.04.

Tested on Ubuntu 14.10.

I do an upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 and it breaks Ambiance DS BluesSB. ... so I fixed it. ..it is now working fine under Ubuntu 12.10. .. : )

Last changelog:

7th Updare 1 year ago

Fix for Radio/Check boxes not showing as requested by gdelt. ..
Change Text Border Width.

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pete333
4 years ago

You are most welcome. .. : )
I think the icon theme I used in the screen shot is "Acyl". I got it from noobslab.com

try this:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/icons
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install acyl-icons

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sekter7
4 years ago

Thanks for your quick reply, pete333, and your very helpful information. Yes, Acyl icons are the ones you used in the screenshot above. I have installed them as well as the Acyl Icon Theme Manager so I can tweak the color to match yours.

Thank you very much!

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dmbomer
4 years ago

Not sure why but I like the theme. Thank you for shared it's bad ass.

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Asynchronous
4 years ago

Great work, love it. I do find it hard to find the gripper when windows are overlapping, a thin colored border would be nice(maybe I can work that out) but real nice, Thank You.

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pete333
4 years ago

Thanks, I will try your suggestion on the windows border.. but if you managed to do it yourself, then please share it. .. : )

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insequent
4 years ago

I'm all about the dark themes, and this one works well. I'm running gnome-shell 3.20 on Arch and it looks good. The window title bars are 100% transparent, which is a bit much, but not sure if that's a bug from the latest/greatest (updated today) or the theme.

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JCA
5 years ago

Firefox 41 current tab seems completely different to others, has a gray tone and white spaces at the sides, since it looks ugly I assume it's a bug on the styles :p

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Djuelz1
5 years ago

Am new in Linux can i get this themes for Linux 17.2 Mate...How do i install it

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JCA
5 years ago

Assuming the process is the standard for every linux distribution, you need to copy the folder under usr/share/themes and download gnome-tweak-tool to apply it

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bubi
6 years ago

So, to get those windows transparent, should I set up something in CCSM, or am I just missing something? Right now, only the windows' titlebars are transparent on my desktop.

I am using Ubuntu Utopic with Unity.

You should add instructions if more than standard user-action is needed...

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pete333
6 years ago

Yes, you need to configure opacity settings in CCSM to obtain the transparency level you like. .. There's a lot of instruction out there on how to do it. .. just google: compiz transparency howto.

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bubi
6 years ago

Yes, I know how to do it. Long term user here. :-)
It is just that I think you should have at least mentioned it in the description. This way I was hoping this theme was using GTK's rgba capabilities, which is a better way to do it, IMO, because Compiz makes transparent everyhing, even the text (which is highly undesirable), and the window borders (Metacity theme), which in case of this theme are already transparent, so the Compiz transparency effect makes it even more so. This makes the Metacity theme always more transparent than the rest of the window is, while I wanted to have it matched.

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pete333
6 years ago

Actually, I was trying to do that. .. gtk rgba transparency. .. some parts works, but most of it don't, so I resorted to compiz for the meantime while I was searching for the cure. ..

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bubi
6 years ago

Great to hear that! :-) I know it is probably a pain, though. GTK rgba has been a mess ever since it was introduced, which is why I guess people have mostly given it up... :-/ I'll keep an eye on this one. :-)

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ZMA
6 years ago

In Ubuntu 12.04 + MATE 1.8.1 in appearance settings obtained Link dead on your themes.

If you register in index.theme this:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=X-GNOME-Metatheme
Name=AmbianceDSBlueSB12
Comment=Ambiance Dark Sidebar, modified
Encoding=UTF-8

[X-GNOME-Metatheme]
GtkTheme=AmbianceDSBlueSB12
MetacityTheme=AmbianceDSBlueSB12
IconTheme=ubuntu-mono-dark
CursorTheme=DMZ-Black
ButtonLayout=close,minimize,maximize:

Then everything is displayed correctly and works well.

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pete333
6 years ago

Good point!. ...Thanks a lot!. ...I already implemented it in this version...

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sadi
6 years ago

Looks very nice indeed; even though I find it difficult to work in so much darkness, I always have a temptation to use such a theme, and so I always keep one or two dark themes in my themes folder.

And the same goes for those semi-transparent windows: so tempting... But I also find it difficult when (which is very often) I don't have only a nice wallpaper underneath.

I wish I could find a way out of these dilemmas ;-)

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Ravefinity
6 years ago

Hurray For Ambaince Nintendo DS! :) But Seriously nice work here not many dare to take on the transparent thing yet. Good work.

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websterjinho
6 years ago

how to install???

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Hmmmmm
6 years ago

How did you get the transparency on the windows? Also, the theme turns up very dark on 14.04, any reason?

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pete333
6 years ago

You mean the Metacity? .. on Compiz Config Settings' Opacity.. Windows Specific Settings.. Windows, add this: class=Nautilus ..on Window values: 78.

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Prunelle
7 years ago

Hello, this is a great work!
Could you tell me where i can find the wallpaper?
Thanks by advance, and keep up the good work!

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pete333
7 years ago

Thanks. ...
I got the pix (the small pix on the center) from our Principal's website www.airedale.com/web/show ..
then I edit it using Gimp.

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Prunelle
7 years ago

Thanks a lot, I followed your method and it looks fine!

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DustinCox
7 years ago

I noticed that the terminal has the default purple background with this theme. any way to change it so that it's the dark grey that matches the rest of it?

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7th Updare 1 year ago

Fix for Radio/Check boxes not showing as requested by gdelt. ..
Change Text Border Width.

6th Update 2 years ago

Change some button colors for consistency.
Tweak some paddings and margins.

5th Update 3 years ago

Removed title bar borders.
Fixed lot of errors based on .xsession-errors

Fourth Update 3 years ago

Includes gnome-shell, provided by "autocrosser1". .. many many thanks! : )
Improved gtk switch, column headers and buttons.

3rd Update 3 years ago

Fix as requested by gdelt.

2nd Update 3 years ago

Improved Primary toolbar, buttons, gtk switch, and borders.

First Update 27.07.17 3 years ago

Improved Borders

First Update 27.07.17 3 years ago

Improved Borders

Beta Version 3 years ago

Thank you for waiting. ..Unfortunately I can't test it in Ubuntu.
I can't login to "Ubuntu default" after upgrading to 17.04. .. I can only login if I choose Gnome.
There's still a lot of works to be done here. ..problem is, I am not very familiar with the Gnome environment.
Please test it in Ubuntu default and give me feedbacks/suggestions so I can fix the problems.

Beta Version 3 years ago

4 years ago

200516: This is a quick fix for buttons and entry box becoming invisible on Firefox 46.

- Rework on primary toolbar buttons and gtk switch.

040316: I upgrade to Libreoffice 5 last week and its a total disaster. I fixed it plus some more tweaks.

180216: Rework on Sliders and ScrollBars... Some minor tweaks.

241015: Upgrade to Willy Werewolf today and some unwanted borders appeared. .. Fixed : )

270315: I upgraded to Vivid today and .xsession-errors reported some gtk themes errors. ...I fixed it. .. : )

Ooops! I uploaded the wrong file. This is the correct one. ... : )

100115: Clean up some borders and frames.
Redesign metacity buttons.

111214: Implemented correction as pointed out by ZMA. ...thanks!

101214: Add border on gtk3 tooltips for consistency on gtk2 tooltips.

281114: Tweak Frames, MenuBarItem and Buttons.

221114: Major tweaks on Gtk2
Minor tweaks on Gtk3

290314: Fix some errors as pointed out by .xsession-errors.
Adjusted some color hues.

280913: Fix Vertical Scale Slider.
Change Progress Bar.
Some minor tweaks.

100813: Change the ugly Slider and some minor tweaks.

150313: I noticed the scrollbars in root mode doesn't match the gtk2's scrollbar, so I fixed it.

- Some minor color tweaks.