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

[Nio Wiklund]

+1

Den 2016-08-30 kl. 23:46, skrev Israel:
> +1
> I look forward to LXQt being the default experience one day soon :)
> On 08/30/2016 04:40 PM, Andre Campos Rodovalho wrote:
>> Qt migration is a huge job!
>> As a user, I would like to thank you guys for all effort...
>> Hope Lubuntu continue to evolve, and also the team to get bigger!
>>
>>
>>
>> 2016-08-30 16:06 GMT-03:00 Rafael Laguna
>> <RafaelLaguna at rafaellaguna.net <mailto:RafaelLaguna at rafaellaguna.net>>:
>>
>>     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
>>     <https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1013337>
>>     [2] https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1011980
>>     <https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1011980>
>>     [3] https://www.gnome-look.org/search?projectSearchText=lubuntu
>>     <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
>>     <mailto: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
>>     <http://www.rafaellaguna.net>
>>     Lubuntu Artwork Team · Ubuntu Design Team
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