• Registered: 2010-01-26
  • Posts: 275

Topic: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

Direct download page: http://smoke.photosphere.nl

This is a theme for:
    # GTK2+
    # Openbox3
    # Xfwm
    # Tint2
    # Pidgin
    # Nitrogen (well, only the wallpaper actually, but I use nitrogen on my system)
    # Volwheel.

At the moment it's version 0.6 already, There aren't beta's or anything, so there's also no warranty that you like it or that it looks like it should. I am willing to fix reported problems like things that aren't readable (dark font on dark background that I have missed somewhere for example), also stuff like enhancements so it looks even more like the original gui are also welcome.

"But Andreas, why would you want to make something look like a filthy proprietary DRM-heaven for games on the nasty systems like Windows and Mac OS X?"
The answer to that is: Well, because I can tongue And I like the look of it. It's just for fun and won't be professional like the Murrine theme engine.

Some guidelines to make everything look more like they should:

# Included since 0.6   
# Icons are ACYL (link) Color is a vertical gradient, from #c0c4bb (top) to #a1a59e (bottom). Although I would like it if I could make an whole icon theme based on the original. What would be even nicer that they would get another color (a type of yellow) when you went over it with your mouse.

# Included since 0.6
# Fonts are what I believe to be edited Arial's (fonts)

# I had a xcompmgr config somewhere so the shadows came more closely to what is looks like in Windows, only problem is that everything will get a shadow, not only the menu's.

If there are any other questions, just ask them and leave some feedback if you want smile

Again, download page: http://smoke.photosphere.nl
And the current download for everything is smoke_0.6.tar.gz

Last edited by Andreas (2010-07-17 10:29:24)

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  • Registered: 2009-11-03
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Re: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

That certainly looks good, Andreas.
I'll download it now and try it out maybe tomorrow or the day after.
Nice work!! smile

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  • From: Cork, Ireland
  • Registered: 2010-03-15
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Re: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

Nice one! I'll be grabbing a copy of that thanks smile That looks really polished smile

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  • From: maryland usa
  • Registered: 2010-04-03
  • Posts: 31

Re: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

hey, i wouldn't necessarily use it because i've had such frustrating battles with steam in the past, but i have to give you props for a very well-implemented theme.  looks good, for those who like steam, heh.

  • Registered: 2010-01-26
  • Posts: 275

Re: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

Thanks for the positive reactions and for trying them out, I'm curious to what you think about it after using it!

btw: quick update, pidgin theme will be coming, I'm trying to make it look more like the friendslist big_smile

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  • Registered: 2010-01-26
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Re: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

Update:
version 0.2 is out, not much has changed, but I made an installer in bash neutral It justs copies stuff to the right folders and shit.
Pidgin theme also included already (folder "Smoke" that must be copied to ~/.purple/themes/ ), to use it go in Pidgin to Tools > Preferences > Themes and select then you can select a status icon theme and a buddy list theme. wink

Please let me know what you think of it, feedback is appreciated smile

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  • Registered: 2010-01-26
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Re: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

'Big' update is now available, buttons look like they should, scrollbars, little bit edited, the obmenu looks like it should, tint2rc looks like it's a real taskbar/panel, menubar is better with the menu's that have a better height. Icons are not the good ones, I now have a dark one (#222222) but you can do it yourself and will be updated in the next version smile

That version will hopefully include things as sliders, borders for textboxes and more controls. Also a special xcompmgr for the right shadow that appeared under the menu's will come. I think. We'll see. Let me know what you think of it wink

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  • Registered: 2010-01-26
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Re: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

Hi.

Version 0.6 is out, has lots of new enhancements and things like:
- Xfwm theme =3 This one even looks better than the openbox version!
- A new tint2rc
- The modified Arial fonts
- Premade ACYL Icon theme
- readme.txt's for everything and everyone.
- Some minor changes like the toolbar in firefox being light grey instead of dark grey, so now when you have tabs on top in Minefield (currently Minefield 4.0b2pre) it will kind of right (stupid tabs don't look like they should, but that's Mozilla's fault.)

I hope someone will enjoy using it smile

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  • Registered: 2010-05-23
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Re: Smoke, ob / gtk / tint2 / pidgin theme based on Steam

this theme is so beauty that have his own website lol