DarkMint

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://github.com/originalseed/darkmint

Description:

DarkMint - dark GTK theme.

Releases:
https://github.com/originalseed/darkmint/releases

Jul 05, 2018
GTK 3.22 upgrade

Jan 20, 2015:
GTK 3.14 upgrades

compatible with libgtk-3-0 version = 3.14

Known Issues:
OpenOffice / LibreOffice - Calc doesn't show cell background color

Solution:
Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Accessibility > Automatically detect high-contrast [off]

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DarkMint contains:
Metacity theme,
GTK2 theme
GTK3 theme
Cinnamon Theme: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/DarkMint+-+Cinnamon?content=150166

Tested on Gnome3, Mate, xfce.

NOTE: If Metacity (borders around the window) will not load in Cinnamon try the instructions from this link
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=86813

Install, unzip:
1. Copy darkmint-master dir to /usr/share/themes

2. Appearence ->Select any theme, Customize...->Controls Tab, select DarkMint (gnome2/mate)

Use Tweak Tool with GTK3.

3. Window Border Tab, select DarkMint
(gnome2/mate)

4. Add Panel background from
/usr/share/themes/darkmint-master/gtk-2.0/Panel/
- panel-bg.png for bottom panel
- panel-bg-top.png for top panel

5. overwrite the kdeglobals file to /home/USERNAME/.kde/share/config

If KDE apps not loading Theme (buttons, tabs...) check out this link http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=198&t=99910

Last changelog:

GTK3.20 support 2 years ago

GTK 3.20 & 3.22 support

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originalseed
7 years ago

I will look into it...
Thanks for the feedback

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luisromero
8 years ago

It seems the problem is because the cursor is white and the comment box is also white. Any idea how can I change the default color of the cursor?

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originalseed
8 years ago

goto Theme Dir.
and in DarkMint/gtk-2.0/gkrc

find GtkEntry::cursor_color

and replace (or add color to your choice):

GtkEntry::cursor_color = "green"
GtkTextView::cursor_color = "green"
GtkTextView::secondary_cursor_color = "green"
GtkWidget::cursor_color = "green"
GtkWidget::secondary_cursor_color = "green"

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luisromero
8 years ago

Thank you so much, I already did it.
I had never known where it was the file to modify. By the way, it is possible to modify the cursor/caret thicknes? I saw in that file something about thicknes (xthicknes = 2, ythicknes = 2) but I don't know if that's about cursor thicknes. Anyway, I'll try to modify it, and see what happen...

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luisromero
8 years ago

There's the same problem in the sarch box of YouTube, and I forgot to mention I'm using Firefox web browser...

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luisromero
8 years ago

Well, I noticed that the flashing bar, the cursor, (I don't know how you call it), it doesn't appear in comment boxes of Facebook, I say it is the theme because when I change it for other one, the cursor appears again. It seems only affects on Facebook, I checked out others sites and everything is fine. Any idea why this happens?

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originalseed
8 years ago

Hi,

it's called the caret.

I dont really know and at the moment I cannot try it, but try adding this to the rc file in DarkMint/gtk-2.0 theme

style "green-cursor" {
GtkTextView::cursor-color = "green"
}
class "GtkWidget" style "green-cursor"

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l300lvl
8 years ago

So I wonder how hard it would be to port these over to Gnome Shell, for the rest of us. It sure would give a whole new idea of what can really be accomplished, and perhaps discredit some of those End Of The Gnome conspiracy theorists. Great work.

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l300lvl
8 years ago

Of course this belonged on the dark mint page lol.

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MWetzel65
8 years ago

DUDE! Though it wasn't (I admit) my fave gtk 2 theme, I always liked your DarkCold. Then when everything went gtk 3 and Cinnnamon, you were the only one who updated, so I used it. THIS theme however, is WAAAAY better! By FAR the best I've seen yet (by my taste anyway)! I even had to "crack open" your DarkCold MDM to edit it for DarkMint (easy stuff good thing too since I couldn't BEGIN to know how to do anything more). OUTSTANDING work!

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originalseed
8 years ago

Thanks a lot mate!

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tasktheory
8 years ago

Excellent theme. One small issue I'm having as that when selected an item in nautilus it disappears (looks like the selected icon goes completely black). I'm running gnome-shell 3.4.1

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originalseed
8 years ago

Yes, you are right, this happens in icon view. Its on the TODO list :)

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Stlouis
8 years ago

I really like border and buttons but I really like a lighter theme so I mix it with this goes to gather really nice ( http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Ronin+Adwaita+Green?content=148476 ) thanks for the work

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GTK3.20 support 2 years ago

GTK 3.20 & 3.22 support

5 years ago

May 23, 2012 - kdeglobals added
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Because KDE native applications will load default color theme (white), Krusader, Amarok ... will look bad.

1.1 Jun 26, 2012.
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GTK3:
- sliders fixed.
- checkbox, radiobox fixed
- progressbar improved

1.2 Oct 06, 2012
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GTK3:
- checkbox and radiobutton when focused disappear fixed
- menubar tweak (padding fix)
- checkbox and radiobutton wrong scaling fixed
- handles added like in GTK2
- button appears in button fixed
- arrows changed (adwaita engine required)
GTK2:
- cursor_color added

1.3 Nov 9 2012
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added horizontal and vertical line
rewrite for gtk 3.6

1.4 Sep 19 2013
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gtk 3.8 compatible