From c9914d7e7c2ec1fdf7aaab74df97ec6d66774e7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kylie McClain Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 23:07:01 -0400 Subject: README: various rewrites, mention metacity themes and credit add related projects --- README.md | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 25afeff..27cb36a 100755 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,24 +1,27 @@ # shiki-colors-revival -This consists mostly of a script that modifies the original Numix theme's files -to fit to all of the colors in the GNOME Colors palette. +This consists mostly of a script that modifies the original Numix theme's +files to fit to all of the colors in the GNOME Colors palette. -At the moment, these themes are currently intended to be used with Xfce4, since -that's what I use. If you run into problems in another desktop environment, -I'll try to help the best I can though. +At the moment, these themes are currently intended to be used with Xfce4, +since that's what I use. If you run into problems in another desktop +environment, I'll try to help the best I can though. -Relevant license files can be found underneath the folders. (Numix is GPL-3, -Xfwm4 is GPL-2, Plank themes and build system are ISC) +Relevant license files can be found underneath the folders. (Numix is +GPL-3, Xfwm4 and Metacity are GPL-2, Plank themes and build system are ISC) ## Included - GTK 2 and 3 themes +- Metacity themes - Xfwm4 themes - [Plank](https://launchpad.net/plank) themes ## Dependencies - `sed` -- `make` -- `gtk-engine-murrine` (needed for GTK2 theme) - `git` +- `make` +- `gtk-engine-murrine`, needed for GTK2 themes +- `xfwm4`, needed for Xfwm4 themes +- `metacity`, or `marco` (`mutter` might work too) for the Metacity themes ## Downloading Either use `git` to clone this repository: @@ -36,19 +39,21 @@ or just [download the latest release](releases). There is an exheres in ::somasis; x11-themes/shiki-colors-revival. ## How this works -In order to minimize the amount of maintenance needed, we base these themes off -of [Numix] so that we benefit from the [shimmerproject]'s work on Numix. -The themes are then generated by using regular expressions to replace certain -variables in the CSS to change the colors to fit the [GNOME Colors palette] -rather than using Numix's default colors. (currently only the selected -background color is replaced) +In order to minimize the amount of maintenance needed, we base these themes +off of [Numix] so that we benefit from the [shimmerproject]'s work on +Numix. The themes are then generated by using regular expressions to +replace certain variables in the CSS to change the colors to fit the +[GNOME Colors palette] rather than using Numix's default colors. +(currently only the selected background color and menubar bg are replaced) -As a result of doing it this method, we don't have to worry about updating the -CSS every time GNOME's developers decide to break everything with a new minor -version of GTK3, again. We can make upstream do all the work. :) +As a result of doing it this method, we don't have to worry about updating +the CSS every time GNOME's developers decide to break everything with a new +minor version of GTK3, again. We can make upstream do all the work. :) ## Screenshots +These are screenshots of the themes running on my Xfce desktop. + ![Shiki-Brave](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Somasis/shiki-colors-revival/master/screenshots/Shiki-Brave-Revival.png) ![Shiki-Human](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Somasis/shiki-colors-revival/master/screenshots/Shiki-Human-Revival.png) ![Shiki-Illustrious](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Somasis/shiki-colors-revival/master/screenshots/Shiki-Illustrious-Revival.png) @@ -56,11 +61,19 @@ version of GTK3, again. We can make upstream do all the work. :) ![Shiki-Wine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Somasis/shiki-colors-revival/master/screenshots/Shiki-Wine-Revival.png) ![Shiki-Wise](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Somasis/shiki-colors-revival/master/screenshots/Shiki-Wise-Revival.png) +## Related + +Updated icons can be found at [gnome-colors-revival], and the backgrounds +can be found at [arc-colors-revival]. + ## Credits - [Numix] by [shimmerproject] -- [GNOME Colors] project for the initial theme design -- [Shiki-Colors-Xfwm] by [fredbird67], modified by myself +- [GNOME Colors] project for the initial theme designs, and base for a lot + of the assets used for the Metacity and Xfwm4 themes. +- [Shiki-Colors-Xfwm] by [fredbird67], modified heavily for this project +[gnome-colors-revival]: https://github.com/Somasis/gnome-colors-revival +[arc-colors-revival]: https://github.com/Somasis/arc-colors-revival [Numix]: https://github.com/shimmerproject/Numix [Shiki-Colors-Xfwm]: http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php/Zukitwo-Colors+Xfwm+Themes?content=148624 [shimmerproject]: http://github.com/shimmerproject -- cgit v1.2.3