From 22cde7d3b3dd0c80f38fba771d134cf5fc6cf919 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Hahler Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 21:01:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README: document local themes dirs and formatting Ref: https://github.com/shimmerproject/Numix/issues/93 --- README.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d6d1756..db11b25 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,19 +1,28 @@ -Numix is a modern flat theme with a combination of light and dark elements. It supports Gnome, Unity, XFCE and Openbox. +Numix is a modern flat theme with a combination of light and dark elements. It +supports Gnome, Unity, XFCE and Openbox. Numix is a part of the [Numix Project](http://numixproject.org). ### Manual installation -Extract the zip file to the themes directory i.e. `/usr/share/themes/` +Extract the zip file (or clone the Git repository) to the themes directory. -To set the theme in Gnome, run the following commands in Terminal, + * To install it system-wide (for all users), use `/usr/share/themes/`. + * To install it for your user only: + * From Gnome 3.10 onwards, Gnome uses `~/.local/share/themes`. + * Previously (and for GTK2), `~/.themes` is used. + * You can use a symlink from `~/.themes/Numix` to + `~/.local/share/themes/Numix`. + +To activate the theme in Gnome, run the following commands in a terminal (or +use something like gnome-teak-tool): ``` gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "Numix" gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences theme "Numix" ``` -To set the theme in Xfce, run the following commands in Terminal, +To set the theme in Xfce, run the following commands in Terminal: ``` xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Net/ThemeName -s "Numix" @@ -22,12 +31,11 @@ xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/theme -s "Numix" ### Requirements -GTK+ 3.6 or above - -Murrine theme engine + * GTK+ 3.6 or above + * Murrine theme engine ### Code and license -Report bugs or contribute at [GitHub](https://github.com/shimmerproject/Numix) +Report bugs or contribute at [GitHub](https://github.com/shimmerproject/Numix). License: GPL-3.0+