Part of https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/3063. You can view, comment on, or merge this pull request online at:
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-- Commit Summary --
* Explain changing GTK theme in FAQ
-- File Changes --
M page_content/documentation/faq.md (41) M page_content/download/releases.md (1) M page_content/download/themes.md (2)
-- Patch Links --
https://github.com/geany/www.geany.org/pull/40.patch https://github.com/geany/www.geany.org/pull/40.diff
@techee what to do with the macOS stub? Can the GTK theme changed at all on macOS or is it fixed to "Prof-Gnome"?
Changing themes is not officially supported on macOS (I create the `settings.ini` file every time Geany is launched and update it based on whether the user has light or dark theme used for macOS with `Prof-Gnome` hard-coded). That said, it is possible to replace the theme inside Geany.app bundle (`Geany.app/Contents/Resources/share/themes/Prof-Gnome`), just the `Prof-Gnome` directory has to be preserved and different theme placed inside it.
I think the appearance is reasonably native-looking though so users shouldn't worry about it much.
@eht16 pushed 2 commits.
5866e4513483b39026784b763944735ff717bdd3 Explain changing GTK theme in FAQ 52d8ad1fb354e5f0fbedbfb95e4288ca624f3827 Explain changing GTK theme in FAQ for macOS
Thanks. I added what you said and hope that's still correct :D. Should we add a note that changes get lost when upgrading Geany on macOS after `Geany.app/Contents/Resources/share/themes/Prof-Gnome` has been changed or will the changes persist?
@elextr would you mind re-reading the new FAQ entry for wording and clarity?
@elextr commented on this pull request.
Done
@@ -201,6 +201,45 @@ indent settings - i.e. you might want one document indented with tabs whilst
another is open with spaces indentation. See the [manual][8] for details.
+## How to change the GTK theme? + +The GTK theme defines the look and feel of Geany. Many different themes are available on the net, +including dark ones. You might have a look at https://www.gnome-look.org/ for GTK3 themes.
Suggest "Many different themes, including dark ones, are available on the net, for example from https://www.gnome-look.org/."
No need to mention GTK3, its all Geany does ATM.
+Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark + +### On macOS + +Geany releases for macOS have the "Prof-Gnome" theme pre-installed and depending on the used macOS theme, the light or dark variant is used automatically. + +If desired, the theme can be changed by replacing the folder contents of `Geany.app/Contents/Resources/share/themes/Prof-Gnome` in the Geany.app bundle. Note that the folder name `Prof-Gnome` must be kept and only the contents should be replaced. + +### On Linux/Unix systems + +Changing the GTK theme on Linux and Unix distributions is done differently depending on the desktop environment you use.
Add at the start "Geany will follow the GTK theme set by the normal desktop tools so changing ..."
@@ -201,6 +201,45 @@ indent settings - i.e. you might want one document indented with tabs whilst
another is open with spaces indentation. See the [manual][8] for details.
+## How to change the GTK theme? + +The GTK theme defines the look and feel of Geany. Many different themes are available on the net, +including dark ones. You might have a look at https://www.gnome-look.org/ for GTK3 themes. + +Note that changing the GTK theme will not affect the syntax highlighting color theme within Geany. +To change this, see [Color Themes](/download/themes/). + +### On Windows + +To change the GTK theme, perform the following steps: + +- find and download a GTK theme +- unpack its contents into the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\themes` (create if it does not exist yet) +- create the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\gtk-3.0` if it not already exists
" ... if it does not already exist"
+- find and download a GTK theme +- unpack its contents into the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\themes` (create if it does not exist yet) +- create the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\gtk-3.0` if it not already exists +- create a file `settings.ini` in this directory with the following contents: + ``` + [Settings] + gtk-theme-name=Prof-Gnome + ``` +- adjust the `gtk-theme-name` setting to match the folder name of the unpacked GTK theme + +Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark
What about your favourite olde fashioned ... erm I mean "traditional" :smile: one?
+- create a file `settings.ini` in this directory with the following contents:
+ ``` + [Settings] + gtk-theme-name=Prof-Gnome + ``` +- adjust the `gtk-theme-name` setting to match the folder name of the unpacked GTK theme + +Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark + +### On macOS + +Geany releases for macOS have the "Prof-Gnome" theme pre-installed and depending on the used macOS theme, the light or dark variant is used automatically.
and depending on the macOS theme used, the light or dark variant is used automatically.
@@ -201,6 +201,45 @@ indent settings - i.e. you might want one document indented with tabs whilst
another is open with spaces indentation. See the [manual][8] for details.
+## How to change the GTK theme? + +The GTK theme defines the look and feel of Geany. Many different themes are available on the net, +including dark ones. You might have a look at https://www.gnome-look.org/ for GTK3 themes. + +Note that changing the GTK theme will not affect the syntax highlighting color theme within Geany.
Isn't it called a "color scheme" eg `Menu->View->Change Color Scheme...`
Don't forget to link to it from the download page so users will find it.
Don't forget to link to it from the download page so users will find it.
Don't forget to link to it from the download page so users will find it.
I added what you said and hope that's still correct :D.
Yep, perfect!
Should we add a note that changes get lost when upgrading Geany on macOS after Geany.app/Contents/Resources/share/themes/Prof-Gnome has been changed or will the changes persist?
The changes will get lost, not sure if it's necessary to document it but it depends on the output of @elextr `--pedantic` :-).
"Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS)
By the way the `prof-gnome` version in osx is modified quite a bit from the official release because there were bugs in the theme and I also wanted to make it look more macOS-like. I just pushed a few commits to the geany-osx repo in an attempt to create something that would also look good on Windows.
@techee commented on this pull request.
+- find and download a GTK theme +- unpack its contents into the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\themes` (create if it does not exist yet) +- create the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\gtk-3.0` if it not already exists +- create a file `settings.ini` in this directory with the following contents: + ``` + [Settings] + gtk-theme-name=Prof-Gnome + ``` +- adjust the `gtk-theme-name` setting to match the folder name of the unpacked GTK theme + +Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark
What about your favourite olde fashioned ... erm I mean "traditional" 😄 one?
I would suggest including that one too. I spent today testing various themes from gnome-look and most didn't work/look very well and the Win95 theme was a pleasant outlier.
@eht16 commented on this pull request.
+- find and download a GTK theme +- unpack its contents into the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\themes` (create if it does not exist yet) +- create the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\gtk-3.0` if it not already exists +- create a file `settings.ini` in this directory with the following contents: + ``` + [Settings] + gtk-theme-name=Prof-Gnome + ``` +- adjust the `gtk-theme-name` setting to match the folder name of the unpacked GTK theme + +Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark
What are you talking about? What is "my traditional one"?
@eht16 pushed 1 commit.
6607efcbed3066e6f5af48499a0233ce419232ea Improve wording
@eht16 commented on this pull request.
@@ -201,6 +201,45 @@ indent settings - i.e. you might want one document indented with tabs whilst
another is open with spaces indentation. See the [manual][8] for details.
+## How to change the GTK theme? + +The GTK theme defines the look and feel of Geany. Many different themes are available on the net, +including dark ones. You might have a look at https://www.gnome-look.org/ for GTK3 themes.
Done
+Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark + +### On macOS + +Geany releases for macOS have the "Prof-Gnome" theme pre-installed and depending on the used macOS theme, the light or dark variant is used automatically. + +If desired, the theme can be changed by replacing the folder contents of `Geany.app/Contents/Resources/share/themes/Prof-Gnome` in the Geany.app bundle. Note that the folder name `Prof-Gnome` must be kept and only the contents should be replaced. + +### On Linux/Unix systems + +Changing the GTK theme on Linux and Unix distributions is done differently depending on the desktop environment you use.
Done
@@ -201,6 +201,45 @@ indent settings - i.e. you might want one document indented with tabs whilst
another is open with spaces indentation. See the [manual][8] for details.
+## How to change the GTK theme? + +The GTK theme defines the look and feel of Geany. Many different themes are available on the net, +including dark ones. You might have a look at https://www.gnome-look.org/ for GTK3 themes. + +Note that changing the GTK theme will not affect the syntax highlighting color theme within Geany. +To change this, see [Color Themes](/download/themes/). + +### On Windows + +To change the GTK theme, perform the following steps: + +- find and download a GTK theme +- unpack its contents into the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\themes` (create if it does not exist yet) +- create the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\gtk-3.0` if it not already exists
Done
+- create a file `settings.ini` in this directory with the following contents:
+ ``` + [Settings] + gtk-theme-name=Prof-Gnome + ``` +- adjust the `gtk-theme-name` setting to match the folder name of the unpacked GTK theme + +Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark + +### On macOS + +Geany releases for macOS have the "Prof-Gnome" theme pre-installed and depending on the used macOS theme, the light or dark variant is used automatically.
Done
@@ -201,6 +201,45 @@ indent settings - i.e. you might want one document indented with tabs whilst
another is open with spaces indentation. See the [manual][8] for details.
+## How to change the GTK theme? + +The GTK theme defines the look and feel of Geany. Many different themes are available on the net, +including dark ones. You might have a look at https://www.gnome-look.org/ for GTK3 themes. + +Note that changing the GTK theme will not affect the syntax highlighting color theme within Geany.
Done
Thanks for the review!
Don't forget to link to it from the download page so users will find it.
Already done (https://github.com/geany/www.geany.org/pull/40/files#diff-fd05f263f386602f0e...).
"Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS)
By the way the `prof-gnome` version in osx is modified quite a bit from the official release because there were bugs in the theme and I also wanted to make it look more macOS-like. I just pushed a few commits to the geany-osx repo in an attempt to create something that would also look good on Windows.
Ok, I changed the link to your one.
@techee commented on this pull request.
+- find and download a GTK theme +- unpack its contents into the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\themes` (create if it does not exist yet) +- create the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\gtk-3.0` if it not already exists +- create a file `settings.ini` in this directory with the following contents: + ``` + [Settings] + gtk-theme-name=Prof-Gnome + ``` +- adjust the `gtk-theme-name` setting to match the folder name of the unpacked GTK theme + +Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark
The one from good old times where you could distinguish individual widgets:
https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95
This by the way is how the traditional (i.e. non-web-like) user interface widgets look on Windows 11: 1. Task one - notice there are tabs 2. Task two - tell which one is selected
Crazy UI design.
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8f469954d7d1ee3c288c9bbf2c2d16368d724b91 Add Chicago95 theme
@eht16 commented on this pull request.
+- find and download a GTK theme +- unpack its contents into the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\themes` (create if it does not exist yet) +- create the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\gtk-3.0` if it not already exists +- create a file `settings.ini` in this directory with the following contents: + ``` + [Settings] + gtk-theme-name=Prof-Gnome + ``` +- adjust the `gtk-theme-name` setting to match the folder name of the unpacked GTK theme + +Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark
Ok, I just added it. I still can't really take this theme seriously hence my confusion :D.
@elextr commented on this pull request.
+- find and download a GTK theme +- unpack its contents into the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\themes` (create if it does not exist yet) +- create the directory `c:\Users/<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\gtk-3.0` if it not already exists +- create a file `settings.ini` in this directory with the following contents: + ``` + [Settings] + gtk-theme-name=Prof-Gnome + ``` +- adjust the `gtk-theme-name` setting to match the folder name of the unpacked GTK theme + +Themes you may like: + +- "Prof-Gnome" https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1334194 (used in Geany for macOS) +- "Windows 10" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10 +- "Windows 10 Dark" https://github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-10-Dark
@eht16 yeah, @techee understood it, I simply meant a Win(somewhere between 95 and 7) theme since you had only listed Win 10 themes. Can't comment on which actual theme though.
Merged #40 into master.
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