Including a new GTK theme in Ubuntu GNOME

[Satyajit Sahoo]

I have it in my own PPA currently. But having it preinstalled will
have its own advantages.

On 19 February 2014 21:28, Alfredo Hernández <aldomann.designs at gmail.com> wrote:
> If we have someone who does a proper maintaining process, I'm all in.
> However, wouldn't maintaining out own PPA be a better solution?
>
> Chers.
>
>
> On 19 February 2014 14:05, Satyajit Sahoo <satyajit.happy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Well, there are not a plenty of glitches if the theme is well maintained.
>>
>> Anyways, I had talked with Alfredo about this before. If you guys
>> agree, then some packager could take the task of putting it into the
>> Ubuntu archives.
>>
>> On 19 February 2014 16:59, Tim <tim at feathertop.org> wrote:
>> > Hi Satyajit,
>> >   I think you have really left this a bit late.
>> >
>> >   While I am not opposed to shipping extra themes, I will not be putting
>> > a
>> > non-default theme in ubuntu-gnome-default-settings. Despite what you
>> > say,
>> > GTK themes do break each and every cycle, perhaps not as critical but
>> > still
>> > plenty of glitches etc. I also have a suspicion that people looking for
>> > a
>> > theme, are at a first instance going to search google for it, rather
>> > than
>> > checking what is installed.
>> >
>> > Now the right way to do this would be to get your theme into the ubuntu
>> > Archives as a package, then we could get it included in the default
>> > install
>> > (as an additional theme) if the rest of the artwork team are happy with
>> > that. All of this may be a little late for trusty however you could
>> > atleast
>> > try.
>> >
>> >
>> > Tim
>> >
>> > On 19/02/14 21:51, Satyajit Sahoo wrote:
>> >
>> > Waiting for inputs from Ali, Alfredo and other team members.
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, 19 February 2014, Satyajit Sahoo
>> > <satyajit.happy at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> No, not as the default theme. Just an additional theme as another
>> >> choice.
>> >> Like additional background.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 19 February 2014 01:06, Fran Dieguez <fran.dieguez at mabishu.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> On mar 18 feb 2014 20:16:56 CET, Satyajit Sahoo wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I have been busy due to my exams. My exams will finish on 22nd. So I
>> >>>> can be back in action after that.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> For now, when I joined, I talked with Alfredo with the possibility of
>> >>>> including new themes and wallpapers. The wallpaper contest is already
>> >>>> live. So lets come to the themes.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> We cannot include a Gnome Shell theme for obvious reasons. They break
>> >>>> every release, and when a user installs a newer Gnome version through
>> >>>> PPA, it'll be pretty broken.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Coming to GTK themes, they no longer break for quite a few Gnome
>> >>>> releases. New widgets are introduced, but the theme is backwards
>> >>>> compatible. So I think it's safe to include a GTK theme. I'll make
>> >>>> sure it is updated for latest GNOME.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I have a theme, named Evolve <http://fav.me/d4dn66o>, that I would
>> >>>>
>> >>>> propose to include in Ubuntu GNOME.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It doesn't use any engine, so no extra dependency. Let me know what
>> >>>> you think.
>> >>>>
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>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Does it mean that the default GTK theme will be replaced? In that case
>> >>> I
>> >>> will be completely against the change, as we are Ubuntu GNOME (for
>> >>> good and
>> >>> bad).
>> >>>
>> >>> Regards.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
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