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.1...@hotmail.co.uk> 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<http://ubuntuone.com/0cr199cw2amuHZ2q4OHuLb> > > 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.1...@hotmail.co.uk>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 <http://ubuntuone.com/6oslxzNUw5GOGCq4Wzqhup> >> >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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