GNOME Themes Standard

GNOME Themes Standard (gnome-themes-standard) is a completely free and open source software package that provides a collection of themes specifically designed for the GNOME desktop environment.

Just like gnome-backgrounds, this package is also distributed as part of the GNOME Project. The difference is that it cannot be used as a standalone application on other open source desktop environments or window managers.

Getting started with GNOME Themes Standard

Only two themes are included in the GNOME Themes Standard package, HighContrast and Adwaita, which is the default one, activated along with the GNOME graphical desktop environment.

To change between the two themes, right-click anywhere on the desktop and access the ‘Change Desktop Background’ option. Alternatively, you can open the GNOME Control Center application and access the Background section.

Installing GNOME Themes Standard

If you’re installing from the source package, the gnome-themes-standard must be configured and compiled like any other open-source software. Therefore, download and save the latest stable version from Softoware on your computer, unpack the archive with an archive manager utility, open a terminal emulator app and navigate to the location of the extracted archive files using the ‘cd’ command (e.g. cd /home/softoware/gnome-themes-standard-3.14.2).

Arrived at the location of the extracted archive files, run the ‘./configure’ command to configure/optimize the package of a specific hardware architecture or operating system, then run the ‘make’ command to compile it, followed by either of the ‘make install’ or ‘sudo make install’ commands (depending it you’re root or a privileged user) to install it system wide.

What is new in this release:

• rename to gnome-themes-extra
• update README.md, various metafile updates
• fix out-of-tree HC builds (Alexandre Rostovtsev)
• use zopflipng (Ville SkyttA¤)
• icon theme metadata updates (Jeremy Bicha, Dariusz Gadomski)
• translation updates

What is new in version :

• dark theme fix
• minor tweaks

What is new in version 3.22.2:

• dark theme updates by Juraj Fiala
• Adwaita updates by Lapo Calamandrei

What is new in version 3.20:

• translation updates

What is new in version 3.16.0:

• update README
• translation updates

What is new in version 3.15.2.2:

• HC: remove one more duplicate app icon

What is new in version 3.14.2:

• update gtk2 theme (entries, spinbuttons, radios, checks...)
• update HC icon names

What is new in version 3.11.5:

• ew style for GtkDialog and GtkAssistant
• New backgrounds for 3.12
• Improvements to the new notebook tabs style
• Style for GtkActionBar
• Style for GtkPopover
• Fix GtkHeaderBar vertical padding
• Misc improvements for chooser buttons
• Separate GTK and GNOME styles better
• gnome-bluetooth specific fixes
• gedit specific fixes

What is new in version 3.11.2:

• new tabs (plain gtk, no more engines)
• headerbar/CSD fixes
• gedit improvements
• less contrasty/3D look for troughs (and pushed buttons)

What is new in version 3.10.0:

• gedit specific tweaks
• expose close button in tabs better
• abrt high contrast icon fix
• CSD decoration fixes
• color definition cleanup
• gtk menu border fix when running outside of gnome-shell (#707358)

What is new in version 3.8.4:

• Use correct name for the session-properties icon.

What is new in version 3.10 Beta 2:

• GTK3:
• Improve support for headerbars styling (Allan Day, Paolo Borelli, Jakub Steiner)
• Increase legibility of pushed button style (Allan Day)
• Fix CSD shadows for dark themed windows (Matthias Clasen)
• Fix dim-label color on selected rows (Thomas Wood)
• Fix font style for context menus (Matthias Clasen)
• Fixes for destructive/suggested-action buttons (Andreas Nilsson)
• App specific fixes for Baobab, Nautilus (Stefano Facchini, AntA³nio Fernandes)
• HighContrast:
• Add support for CSD and headerbars
• Fix insensitive menu items styling
• Fix extra frame for GtkStatusbar
• App specific fixes for Nautilus

What is new in version 3.10 Beta 1:

• New style for WM buttons to go together with the new headerbar controls.
• GTK3:
• Improved client side decorations.
• New radiobuttons and checkboxes.
• HIDPI support.
• Unified infobar styling.
• App specific fixes for Contacts, Baobab. (Erick PArez Castellanos,
• Stefano Facchini)

What is new in version 3.8.3:

• Make sure the new icons actually make it into the tarball.
• It is necessary to run create-makefiles.sh to update Makefile-icons.am.

Requirements:

• GNOME