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[Aditya Vaidya <kroq.gar78@xxxxxxxxx>]

Matt,

Maybe you should create a GitHub Gist for this. I think it'll make updating
easier.

Sincerely,
kroq-gar78


On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Matt Richardson <
m.richardson.1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Thank you! I have added that to the script and you can now choose between
> the ImageMagick's or Unity's colour matching algorithm.
> I have updated the file. The new one is here<http://ubuntuone.com/0cr199cw2amuHZ2q4OHuLb>
>
> Matt
>
>
> On 24/05/12 21:07, Jonathan French wrote:
>
> If you want to get it the exact same way Unity does, look at the code in
> unity-shared/BGHash.cpp in the Unity source. It uses the
> _GNOME_BACKGROUND_REPRESENTATIVE_COLORS X window property from the root
> window, which presumably gets updated by Gnome when the wallpaper changes.
>
>  I've attached a quick Python script which outputs that property in CSS
> hex format, which looks like the format you use.
>
> On 24 May 2012 19:12, Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>>  OK so I have created a proof of concept using ImageMagick to get the
>> average colour and bash and sed to then replace the specific values in the
>> gtk.css, gtk-widgets.css, gtkrc and metacity-theme-1.xml files.
>>
>> You can download it here <http://ubuntuone.com/6oslxzNUw5GOGCq4Wzqhup>
>>
>> 1) Extract the files to ~/.themes
>> 2) Copy the "Chameleon Script.sh" file to somewhere more easy to access
>> 3) You will need to use MyUnity (or similar) to change the theme to
>> 'Chameleon', since the 'Appearances' settings panel doesn't display it.
>> 4) Run "Chameleon Script.sh"
>> 5) Most applications will simply need closing and reopening to update.
>> 6) I'm not entirely sure why but programs with workaround css files
>> (including nautilus and unity) won't update until you log out and back in.
>> Until you do this Nautilus and the top panel (as well as menus thereof)
>> will not change.
>>
>> ImageMagick came installed by default I think (I don't recall installing
>> it), but if it's not a default tool then you can install it from the
>> software center. In the long run, this script would hopefully be
>> incorporated into Unity
>>
>> Known issues:
>> 1) Does not update automatically when the wallpaper is changed. You have
>> to run the script each time you change wallpaper.
>> 2) Nautilus, Unity and potentially some others do not update until log
>> out/in
>> 3) Colour matching is not quite the same as Unity. Most of the time the
>> theme produces a closer match to the wallpaper than Unity (IMO) but it can
>> be affected by a small presence of a very bright colour. It would also be
>> better if it could match Unity perfectly to provide seamless aesthetics.
>> 4) Cannot handle xml files, as used by wallpapers that change during the
>> day.
>> 5) The currently highlighted button (not in toolbars) displays dark text
>> on a dark background (with some wallpapers). I can't find the value which
>> changes that at the moment.
>>
>> Hopefully, were this integrated into the same code that updates Unity's
>> chameleonic elements, issues 1 to 4 would all be solved. Issue 5 is just a
>> matter of time, but I decided to see what people think before continuing.
>>
>> Feedback would be appreciated
>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> On 22/05/12 12:09, Matt Richardson wrote:
>>
>> I would really like to see a chameleonic theme land in 12.10.
>> Not a transparent theme. Instead simply the ambiance theme (light to dark
>> vertical gradient) but where the base colour is taken as the average colour
>> of the wallpaper.
>> I also think this would help the top-left corner issue, as the launcher,
>> panel and window would blend a lot better.
>> Also, this wouldn't prevent the user from selecting non-chameleonic
>> themes, as some people would prefer the contrast.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>> Matt
>>
>>
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