Done: http://clug.net.nz/index.php/Change%20the%20Gnome%20colour%20theme
Robert Fisher wrote:
Would this be good on the Wiki? On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:44, Douglas Royds wrote:Ubuntu is a good distribution, but its default colour theme is pretty awful. Ubuntu brown be gone! And take the cuddling lovies with you, too! Splash screen: System Tools->Configuration Editor (gconf-editor) apps/gnome-session/options splash_image splash/your_preferred_image.png The path is relative to /usr/share/pixmaps, though I believe that you can specify an absolute path if you wish. You might like to download a splash screen from art.gnome.org Splash screen background colour: System->Admin->Login Screen Setup (gdmsetup) Standard Greeter, Background Color Window theme: System->Preferences->Theme You can either choose one of the themes on offer, or mix and match: Theme Details lets you separately choose themes for the Controls (the top window-bar), the Window Border, and the Icons. To download and install a theme, go to art.gnome.org Download a theme in the form of a tar.gz file Desktop background: System->Preferences->Desktop Background, or right-click on the desktop background and choose Change Desktop Background: Add Wallpaper Choose a picture Style: Fill Screen Voila! No sign of Ubuntu brown left anywhere. I have also made my bottom panel disappear properly: Right-click on the panel, Properties Autohide gconf-editor (System Tools->Configuration Editor) apps/panel/profile/default/toplevels/bottom_panel/auto_hide_size 1 I only have 1024x768 pixels, so I don't like to lose too many of them to the panels.
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