Holo theme for gnome shell & gtk 3.6.1

Based on the excellent work from Tiheum : Holo theme on DeviantArt
Since there seems to have been big changes from 3.6 to 3.6.1 in gnome-shell, some parts of this themes need to be redesigned.

Thanks a lot to Tiheum for his icons and themes (I am a great fan of both)

Disclaimer : This repository bring 2 changes from Tiheum works :

Some compatibility with gnome-shell & gtk 3.6.1 Some changes based on my personal preferences (for example, I am not a great fan of the green used for selection)

And also, I made some changes that might appears quite odd if not used if Faenza or Faience icon theme.

Usability & work progression

• Gnome-shell: partly usable, reviews welcome
• Gtk-3: not usable, working on it
• Gtk-2: partly usable, I am not gonna fix this
• Metacity: usable

Installation

To install it directly using command line :

# Install git (if not already)
yaourt -S git
# Checkout git repo
git clone [email protected]:gravitezero/Holo.git
# move it to the right place
sudo mv Holo /usr/share/theme

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This is from the r3gis3r repo I used until now.

Extra configuration

Firefox

If you are a Firefox user, you may also appreciate ~illusionmist Holo Stylish script for Firefox

Thunderbird

And the thunderbird script r3gis3r Holo Stylish script for Thunderbird

Fonts

You may also want to install Roboto fonts

To do so use following command lines :

# Get roboto fonts
wget http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/download/roboto -O roboto.zip
# Create .fonts theme (if not already)
mkdir ~/.fonts
# Unzip fonts in folder
unzip roboto.zip -d ~/.fonts

If you plan to use Roboto Light instead of Roboto, you'll notice weird behavior from apps such as Thunderbird and Pidgin.
It's because they try to use Roboto in weight normal which resolves to Medium style and it will appear bold for you.
So, you have to force the resolution of Roboto into Roboto Light for normal weight. So edit your ~/.fonts.conf and fill with :

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match target="pattern">
        <test name="family" qual="any">
            <string>Roboto</string>
        </test>
        <test name="weight" compare="less_eq">
            <const>normal</const>
        </test>
        <edit mode="assign" name="weight">
            <const>light</const>
        </edit>
    </match>
</fontconfig>

Finally, you can then use gnome-tweak-tool to setup everything.

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Remember that the Holo theme is released under GPLv3 license. And don't hesitate to share if you modify for your own needs ;).