@related : [[IHM]] [[GTK]] [[KDE]] [[XFCE]] [[mozilla]] [[wireshark]] [[virtualbox]] [[theme]] [[themes]]

I've always found dark screen more comfortable to eyes, don't you ?


See screenshot at bottom

**The war against photons has started, soon or later darkness will win that's sure -- RzR **

===== Intro =====


On April 2008, in some [[Ubuntu]] [[IRC]] channels, I was wondering about "Dark themes" 

  * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/openweekhardy/Artwork


It seems that many applications do not support dark themes properly, because:

  * many colors are hardcoded and not using GTK/QT/... stylesheets (ie: grey on black, light grey on white, marine on black etc) 
  * transparent images on inverse video

See Examples in the BUG section

===== ToDo =====

If you think it's a good idea to start focusing on this issue, please help by posting at this place :
  * http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4851464#post4851464

Then I'll update this page :
  * http://rzr.online.fr/q/dark

Expected contributions are 

  * report applications name (plus desktop+theme) (screenshots are welcome too)
  * report bug upstream (or on your fave distro if lazy) and tell us URL
  * seek for hardcoded colors , provide patches
  * write recommendation, tutorial, code practice etc
  * anything else ?

Then If you think starting a "darkteam" is also a good idea, please tell me :

  * http://rzr.online.fr/contact.htm

===== Bugs =====

  * [[vlc]] : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6458967#post6458967
  * [[QT]] 
  * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.ubuntu-studio/1759
  ** https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-studio-users/2008-March/002241.html


  * [[mozilla]] firefox on [[ubuntu.fr]] page  : 
  ** http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=342802&highlight=dusk
  ** http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4848424#post4848424
  ** http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1726556#p1726556
  ** http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1726884#p1726884
  ** http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1726889#p1726889
  ** https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/220263

  * [[openoffice]] : 
  ** http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80636
  ** http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70501
  ** http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=502953&highlight=dusk
  ** http://www.adamstovicek.com/ubuntu/fixes/openoffice-dark-theme-workarou.html

  * [[eclipse]] : console

  * [[kdevelop]]

  * [[gnome]] : https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-app-install/+bug/173725

  * [[xfce]] : http://www.xfce-look.org
  ** http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1726878#p1726878
  * ? : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk2-engines/+bug/78661

  * [[KDE]] 
  ** http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=23933&highlight=dark

  * [[exim]] : geximmon
  * [[virtualbox]]
  * meld

===== fixed bugs =====

  * [[wireshark]] : http://bugs.debian.org/478769

===== themes =====
  * [[eclipse]] : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=588529
  * [[mozilla]] :

===== WIP Ideas etc =====

  * fast theme switcher, that detect you're running a unsuported dark application :
  ** http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4832465&highlight=dusk#post4832465

  * http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Darkfix+%28+easy+fix+for+browsers+%29?content=74504

  * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/DustTheme
  * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Wall-light
  * http://digg.com/linux_unix/Vote_for_a_beautiful_usable_Ubuntu
  * http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2384953#p2384953

===== Themes =====

  * [[XFCE]] : dusk
  * [[Gnome]] : Darklooks gnome-themes-extra
  * [[KDE]] : I am looking for a dark [[KDE]] theme  any idea ? 
  * konversation : http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126248
  * [[WebBrowser]] : [[Mozilla]] [[CSS]] :  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1529
  * [[Hack]] : compiz + negative plugin


===== Misc =====

  * http://crunchbang.org/archives/2008/05/12/darkness-returns-gtk-theme/
  * https://github.com/masstransithonchkrow/debthemepack
  * TBC


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