Gnome Shell - Elegance
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168K ViewsIf you use Gnome Shell 3.6 or 3.8, please install Elegance Colors instead, and choose the preset Default.
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Elegance is a clean and elegant HUD theme for Gnome Shell.
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Ubuntu users can install Elegance from our themes PPA using the following commands,
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:satyajit-happy/themes
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-elegance
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Installation Instructions:
Extract the zip file to the themes directory i.e. "~/.themes/" or "/usr/share/themes/"
Install the User Theme Extension for Gnome Shell [link]
Use Gnome Tweak tool to choose the theme, or run the following commands in Terminal,
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.user-theme name "Elegance"
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Changelog:
05.01.2013 - New style for toggle switches
10.11.2012 - Rebased on latest Elegance Colors
30.09.2012 - Minor fixes
24.09.2012 - New background texture for message tray and lock screen
09.09.2012 - Port to Gnome 3.6
09.06.2012 - Minor changes to improve consistency
29.05.2012 - Code cleanup (removed Gnome Shell 3.2 support), slight modifications
10.05.2012 - Visual fixes, dark style for menu highlight and onscreen keyboard
01.04.2012 - Updated for Gnome Shell 3.4, Many visual enhancements
04.12.2011 - Visual enhancements
03.12.2011 - Increased menu gap from dock
02.12.2011 - Improved look for Window List Extension
20.11.2011 - Added support for Mint Gnome Shell Extensions
03.11.2011 - Misc fixes
02.11.2011 - More apps in grid, some visual refinements
17.10.2011 - Darker application, workspace switchers and window caption, new close button
17.10.2011 - Improved transition effects and new toogle and close buttons
16.10.2011 - Some cosmetic changes
15.10.2011 - Initial Release for Gnome Shell 3.2
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Note:
If you use Gnome Shell 3.4, download the theme from launchpad [link]
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License: GPL
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Elegance is a clean and elegant HUD theme for Gnome Shell.
---
Ubuntu users can install Elegance from our themes PPA using the following commands,
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:satyajit-happy/themes
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-elegance
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Installation Instructions:
Extract the zip file to the themes directory i.e. "~/.themes/" or "/usr/share/themes/"
Install the User Theme Extension for Gnome Shell [link]
Use Gnome Tweak tool to choose the theme, or run the following commands in Terminal,
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.user-theme name "Elegance"
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Changelog:
05.01.2013 - New style for toggle switches
10.11.2012 - Rebased on latest Elegance Colors
30.09.2012 - Minor fixes
24.09.2012 - New background texture for message tray and lock screen
09.09.2012 - Port to Gnome 3.6
09.06.2012 - Minor changes to improve consistency
29.05.2012 - Code cleanup (removed Gnome Shell 3.2 support), slight modifications
10.05.2012 - Visual fixes, dark style for menu highlight and onscreen keyboard
01.04.2012 - Updated for Gnome Shell 3.4, Many visual enhancements
04.12.2011 - Visual enhancements
03.12.2011 - Increased menu gap from dock
02.12.2011 - Improved look for Window List Extension
20.11.2011 - Added support for Mint Gnome Shell Extensions
03.11.2011 - Misc fixes
02.11.2011 - More apps in grid, some visual refinements
17.10.2011 - Darker application, workspace switchers and window caption, new close button
17.10.2011 - Improved transition effects and new toogle and close buttons
16.10.2011 - Some cosmetic changes
15.10.2011 - Initial Release for Gnome Shell 3.2
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Note:
If you use Gnome Shell 3.4, download the theme from launchpad [link]
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License: GPL
Published:
© 2011 - 2021 satya164
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Please update for gnome 3.8! This is the only theme which fits perfectly together with my gtk- and icon theme, so I can hardly await an update for my up-to-date gnome installation..
Can I expect it to be updated the next time, or should I switch to another theme instead?
thanks in advance
Can I expect it to be updated the next time, or should I switch to another theme instead?
thanks in advance
Ok thanks I'll try it out 
May I ask how you know which classes/id's have to be used in gnome-shell.css? I know some CSS, but I have no idea which rules are followed when this file is interpreted. 
Is there a documentation, guidline or something else?
thanks
May I ask how you know which classes/id's have to be used in gnome-shell.css? I know some CSS, but I have no idea which rules are followed when this file is interpreted. Is there a documentation, guidline or something else?thanks
Just trial and error. There is really no documentation about it 
Hm thanks for this info 
I'm trying out your Elegance Colors theme at the moment, it's simply beautiful. The only problem is that it's very slow and laggy, much more than the default shell theme. Removing all background-gradients, shadows and insets doesn't seem to affect anything...
I'm trying out your Elegance Colors theme at the moment, it's simply beautiful. The only problem is that it's very slow and laggy, much more than the default shell theme. Removing all background-gradients, shadows and insets doesn't seem to affect anything...Hmm... It shouldn't be. Can you run "elegance-colors start" in a terminal and see if the theme reloads too quickly?
Tried it, but didn't seem to reload anything.. Command didn't start in background, i had to manually terminate it via [Ctrl+C]. Output:
$ elegance-colors start
[INFO 17:13:32] Starting process
[WARN 17:13:32] 20611 does not seem to be elegance-colors
^C
$
Panel menus etc. are working fine, no lags or something else. But Overview animations are very laggy, sometimes they only consist of 4 frames or less.. I haven't noticed this problem in any other shell themes yet, Elegance for example works fine Increasing ANIMATION_TIME variable in /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/overview.js removes these lags, but this is no perfect solution
$ elegance-colors start
[INFO 17:13:32] Starting process
[WARN 17:13:32] 20611 does not seem to be elegance-colors
^C
$
Panel menus etc. are working fine, no lags or something else. But Overview animations are very laggy, sometimes they only consist of 4 frames or less.. I haven't noticed this problem in any other shell themes yet, Elegance for example works fine
Increasing ANIMATION_TIME variable in /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/overview.js removes these lags, but this is no perfect solution Hmm... If you reduce the transition duration, does it make any difference?
I'm not willing to update any other themes except Elegance Colors since it is a lot of work, and Elegance Colors already provides the same look with more features.
I'm not willing to update any other themes except Elegance Colors since it is a lot of work, and Elegance Colors already provides the same look with more features.
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So it isn't compatible with 3.8 yet?
I was upgrading my ubuntu and gnome this morning, too bad I can't use your beautiful theme yet
I was upgrading my ubuntu and gnome this morning, too bad I can't use your beautiful theme yet
I'll update it soon, may be tonight
This is the best theme for GS on Ubuntu Gnome 13.04.
Works well with 3.6, and I will use this version, while extensions will ported to 3.8. But I hope you will update it _after_ 3.8 will be the stable version. So don't hurry.
Works well with 3.6, and I will use this version, while extensions will ported to 3.8. But I hope you will update it _after_ 3.8 will be the stable version. So don't hurry.
For sure
Does this work with Ubuntu with unity by any chance?
Nope
I had an issue with border-bottom-width - that 1px space between maximized window and top panel is a out of place and if wallpaper is not solid color in that area it gives strange effect of a little curvaceous line Oo
Fixed it by changing value in gnome-shell.css.
Fixed it by changing value in gnome-shell.css.
same here. can you post the fix? thanks!
Go to '/usr/share/themes/Elegance/gnome-shell' and edit gnome-shell.css and change value in line 'border-bottom-width' to 0px (instead of 1px).
thanks!
I prefered it when there was no program icon displayed on the panel. Is it possible in shell 3.6?
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