[lubuntu-users] Does a default Lubuntu dark theme exist?

[Rafael Laguna]

Yes, Simon, the dark-ish theme is deprecated now for several reasons.
We tried shipping a dark panel theme with light windows and (inverted)
white icons. But there were some problems with it:

- the theme needed too many updates, and we don't have the resources
Ubuntu has for maintaining both themes

- after several GTK & app icons updates, some glyphs had to be
constantly re-written (specially the system tray ones) and we can't,
obviously, cover the entire app ecosystem (every theme out there lacks
some app icons)

- LXDE is constantly changing and evolving and that's a problem for us,
the artwork people. See, for example, the language applet. At first we
used a single applet icon for it, then the flags appeared and we needed
to make 164 new glyphs for every language and resolution (keep in mind
having to duplicate all of them in white colour), and then we changed
to Fcitex, all that work is useless now (again, more icons)

That's why Lubuntu theme (the only one) is the only pre-installed,
depending on Gnome icons (they keep those glyphs updated so we can
focus on apps) and same with GTK. Also, a distro usually uses just one
theme, that visually identifies the system, and it can't be the perfect
match for every user. And that's where Linux tops over other OSes,
letting you to customise at any level.

Anyway, if you want to get back the semi-dark theme, you can grab the
GTK [1] and icon [2] themes (I released them to allow any user to
continue or fork them), or even download new ones from Gnome-Look [3].
Sorry if this isn't what you expected to hear, but we're doing a big
effort to keep the Lubuntu overall looking nice, specially now we're
porting everything to Qt, using a new syntax, new apps new controls and
almost re-doing it from scratch.

Thanks for understanding.

[1] https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1013337
[2] https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1011980
[3] https://www.gnome-look.org/search?projectSearchText=lubuntu

On sön, 2016-08-28 at 17:15 -0500, Simon Quigley wrote:
> Adding Rafael Laguna, our artwork guy.
> 
> I would personally love a dark theme, but from what I remember, that
> is
> a thing of the past. Could you explain, Rafael?
> 
> On 08/28/2016 05:07 PM, scrooyahoo at riseup.net wrote:
> 
> > I'm playing a bit with the themes and icons and i can't really find
> > a
> > nice dark theme. That also has themed the grey window borders.
> > 
> > Lubuntu-dark-panel isn't exactly dark.
> > 
> > I now have dark panel configured with the natura color theme and
> > that
> > has a nice feel to it though the grey is still keeping it very
> > bright.
> > 
> > And if i manually change the colors how do i then save the theme so
> > that
> > i can share my config?
> > I mean where should the theme be saved?  When i press the "create a
> > theme archive .obt" button it wants me to select a directory where
> > to
> > store it, why doesn't is in point already to the directory? What
> > directory should that be?  Whatever location i choose, it does not
> > accept my choice.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
-- 
Rafael Laguna

Graphics & UIX Design · www.rafaellaguna.net
Lubuntu Artwork Team · Ubuntu Design Team
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