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[Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

hmm, chameleonic seems to be on a trend:

http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/06/elegance-colors-gnome-shell-theme-that.html

From: kroq.gar78@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 18:02:37 -0500
To: m.richardson.1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CC: unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Chameleonic theme

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

    

    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

              

              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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