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Additionally noting that some of the dconf keys in the article have already been depreciated in the meantime. e.g. `/org/gnome/desktop/interface/gtk-theme` is t

Additionally noting that some of the dconf keys in the article have already been depreciated in the meantime. e.g. `/org/gnome/desktop/interface/gtk-theme` is to be replaced with `/org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme` (though even worse, some apps specifically look for the former, so you need to set the latter through the settings app, then the former through dconf anyways, for full dark theme through all apps!)

userbinator 3y ago
e.g. `/org/gnome/desktop/interface/gtk-theme` is to be replaced with `/org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme` That's an ominous sign of things to come --- no more themes, all you get is (some) colours to choose from. It already happened to Windows.
- realusername 3y ago
  Theming is not a thing anymore since Gnome 3 anyways. I really regret the amount of themes you had available for Gnome in the past...
  - FeepingCreature 3y ago
    So do the developers, it seems. (I think you mean "miss"?)
    - realusername 3y ago
      Yes indeed, I always had my favorite theme from gnome-look.org
  - vintagedave 3y ago
    For real - no more theming Gnome? I haven't used it for a few years, but custom themes and styles is one of the key features for a customisable desktop environment and was half the fun from using something like Gnome or KDE now that Windows makes it hard and macOS makes it impossible. Googling shows that as recently as 2022 there are articles on using themes. Is this a very recent change?
- its-summertime 3y ago
  Partially, the other reason as far as I can tell is that the method of dark/light detection was based on the theme chosen, so if you wanted to mix light and dark themes (e.g. dark terminal, light otherwise), the app had to guess which theme to load. Instead now I think its a singular theme with subsections (and additionally, a 3 state theme selection, default, prefer-light, and prefer-dark. default suggesting that apps choose what is best for them). For tens of years now, theming has been a prohibitively difficult thing to get into regardless: I'd rather try making a cohesive theme for windows than try with GTK. For Windows theming, the Microsoft acknowledged WindowBlinds 11 and Curtains are both working options. https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/ https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/

userbinator 3y ago

e.g. `/org/gnome/desktop/interface/gtk-theme` is to be replaced with `/org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme` That's an ominous sign of things to come --- no more themes, all you get is (some) colours to choose from. It already happened to Windows.

realusername 3y ago
Theming is not a thing anymore since Gnome 3 anyways. I really regret the amount of themes you had available for Gnome in the past...
- FeepingCreature 3y ago
  So do the developers, it seems. (I think you mean "miss"?)
  - realusername 3y ago
    Yes indeed, I always had my favorite theme from gnome-look.org
- vintagedave 3y ago
  For real - no more theming Gnome? I haven't used it for a few years, but custom themes and styles is one of the key features for a customisable desktop environment and was half the fun from using something like Gnome or KDE now that Windows makes it hard and macOS makes it impossible. Googling shows that as recently as 2022 there are articles on using themes. Is this a very recent change?
its-summertime 3y ago
Partially, the other reason as far as I can tell is that the method of dark/light detection was based on the theme chosen, so if you wanted to mix light and dark themes (e.g. dark terminal, light otherwise), the app had to guess which theme to load. Instead now I think its a singular theme with subsections (and additionally, a 3 state theme selection, default, prefer-light, and prefer-dark. default suggesting that apps choose what is best for them). For tens of years now, theming has been a prohibitively difficult thing to get into regardless: I'd rather try making a cohesive theme for windows than try with GTK. For Windows theming, the Microsoft acknowledged WindowBlinds 11 and Curtains are both working options. https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/ https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/