Orta

Orta is a modern GTK theme.

Instructions:

If you have an older version of Orta installed, remove it before doing anything else. Extract the tar.gz archive that you find inside the zip, to a folder of your choosing. You will want to run the OrtaConfigurator.sh file, so in order to be able to do that easily right click on it and make sure that the Allow executing file as program checkbox is checked. Execute the file and you will be prompted for your password, since the app needs super user privileges in order to install the theme for all users. Before doing anything else, i recommend that you press the Install button . You can now go through the various tabs and customize the theme to your liking. When you are done, press the Save button. In order to apply your changes, close the Appearance Preferences (gnome-appearance-properties) window, start it again, and change between a different theme and Orta. If you need to change anything else, just fire up the configuration application again and do your thing. You can also install the Chromium theme that is located inside the Chromium folder, by dragging and dropping it on top of Chromium. If you are using Nautilus Elementary don't forget to go to Nautilus preferences and activate the show live breadcrumbs option on the Tweaks tab.

About GNOME:

GNOME is an international effort to build a complete desktop environment—the graphical user interface which sits on top of a computer operating system—entirely from free software. This goal includes creating software development frameworks, selecting application software for the desktop, and working on the programs which manage application launching, file handling, and window and task management.

GNOME is part of the GNU Project and can be used with various Unix-like operating systems, most notably Linux, and as part of Java Desktop System in Solaris.

The name originally stood for GNU Network Object Model Environment, though this acronym is deprecated. The GNOME project puts heavy emphasis on simplicity, usability, and making things “just work”.

What is new in this release:

• Synaptic fix for gtk2-engines-pixbuf version 2.20 and older.
• Main menu icon size reverted to 22.

What is new in version 1.4.0:

• Additions:
• The round emerald decorator now has a default layout variant.
• New Nautilus Elementary breadcrumbs style.
• Fixes:
• Keyboard layout switcher text color on dark panel fixed.
• Shadows on system monitor applet removed.
• System menu icon size in now set to 16x16.
• Nautilus Backgrounds & Emblems dialog fixed.
• Nautilus Elementary zoom slider fixed.
• Nautilus Elementary breadcrumbs now have a prelight state.
• Gimp fixes.
• Inkscape fixes.
• Synaptic fixes.
• Shotwell fixes.
• Entry, ComboEntry and SpinButton fixes.
• Inactive/disabled item icons now have transparency.
• Xfce4-panel monitor progressbars now respect the plugin colors.
• Ubuntu-tweak fixes.

What is new in version 1.2.0:

• Additions:
• 4 new styles for expanders.
• The older metacity decorator (pre version 1) also has a squared variant.
• Old decorator for emerald with default Gnome button layout added.
• New emerald decorator with rounded bottom corners.
• Old round and squared Xfwm4 decorators added.
• Fixes:
• Metacity decorator round corners improved.
• Decorator buttons reworked.
• Fix for Nautilus Elementary background when Extra Pane is visible and items are displayed as a list, added to the Fixes page.
• Nautilus Elementary prelight and selected mode button now have the same shadow as the normal state of the button.
• Xfce4 panel tray shadow removed.
• Selected background color for dark panels now follows the selected items color.
• Clock (and other panel applets that are essentialy buttons) text no longer sits higher than the rest of the panel items.
• Entries on dark menus color fixed.
• Deluge left treeview spacing fixed.

What is new in version 1.01:

• Additions:
• New Metacity and xfwm decorators without round corners.
• The older metacity decorator (pre version 1) is also available for installation (emerald version included).
• New option to center the decorator title on the Fixes page of the Orta Settings Manager.
• Fixes:
• Installation will no longer be aborted when the user tries to install the theme after having removed the settings and temporary files.
• Light flat panel seperator is no longer visible.
• Gwibber text input widget shadow fixed.

What is new in version 1.00:

• Additions:
• New metacity decorator with bigger buttons.
• New emerald decorators.
• New Xfwm decorator.
• Two new styles for tabs.
• New widest size for scrollbars.
• pcmanfm specific theming.
• gnome-terminal theming.
• New Settings Manager option to allow the use of the new Smooth style with non Gtk applications added in the Tabs page.
• New Settings Manager option that applies specific fixes when a globalmenu is in use added in the Fixes page.
• Fixes:
• Theme code rewritten in a modular way. Orta now only loads the code needed according to your settings, reducing start up delays.
• The theme is also easier to maintain and modify.
• The Orta Settings Manager now uses only absolute paths, to avoid installation errors.
• Ubiquity text colors fixed.
• Foobnix tabs and menubar fixed.
• Default and Squared tabs styles reworked.
• Increased contrast between active and inactive tabs with the Light tabs style.
• Inkscape statusbar spinbutton entry fixed.
• gnome-calculator entry shadow fixed.
• Mozilla apps menuitem text color on menubars doesn't become white when selected.
• Banshee now has a gradient (short of :P).
• Banshee menubar is now rendered properly with gtk2-pixbuf-engine version 2.20 when the according fix is selected.
• GlobalMenu.Applet menu item insensitive color fixed.
• Guake skinned to match the current panel setting.
• Exaile playlist tabs fixed.
• Various Rhythbox fixes.
• Various gmpc fixes.
• Various Geany fixes.

What is new in version 0.96:

• New additions :
• New emerald theme by Aboettger.
• Two new awn lucido styles by Aboettger.
• Thin Chromium scrollbars.
• Bug Fixes :
• Some older versions of the pixmap engine have a bug that causes serious visual glitches with transparency in menubars. There is now an option in the Fixes page of the Settings Manager that takes care of that.
• Text on dark panels in Fedora 14 is now correct thanks to dshdsh.
• Cardapio panel text and general look fixed.
• White text on menubars when using the dark squared menu item fixed.
• Experimental gradient for non Gtk Apps improved.
• Create launcher buttons dialog fixed.
• Bug on mouse over the Chromium horizontal scrollbar fixed.

What is new in version 0.76:

• New additions :
• 2 additional styles for tabs.
• Nautilus vanilla support.
• Nautilus Elementary fix for visible menubar.
• New Metacity buttons.
• Two new panels.
• New menubar item selector.
• New round menu item selector.
• 2 additional sizes for scrollbars.
• Gui configurator and installer.
• Chromium theme.
• Bug Fixes :
• Nautilus Elementary mode buttons background when menubar visible fixed. Just select the style that you use through the configuration app and save your changes.
• Evolution list headers fixed.
• Qt apps, Jdownloader and OpenOffice now always use the new light tabs style that is bug free.
• Emesene send dialog lighter grey background fixed.
• Calendar shadow glitches fixed.
• Ubuntu Software center shadows fixed (still not perfect).
• Various other shadow and bug fixes.

Requirements:

• gtk+
• GNOME