CBlue

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Last commit: [fec5580e] CBlue/CGreen: Switch button touch-up (#853)

A semi-transparent Cinnamon theme with wallpaper, Conky and Plank's theme (see 'more info' for details). Inspired by the CBlack theme.

README

CBlue

A semi-transparent Cinnamon theme, with wallpaper, Conky and Plank's theme. Inspired by the CBlack theme (author: cloweling).

If you want a panel that is not transparent, modify the line 243 of the file ~/.themes/CBlue/cinnamon/cinnamon.css. For example: background-color: rgba(53, 57, 69, 0.50); . A value of 0 is equivalent to total transparency and 1 is totally opaque. Restart Cinnamon (Ctrl+Alt+Esc) for immediate modification.

If the theme's font is too small, you can modify Cinnamon's settings:

System settings>Accessibility>Display>Large text or/and
System settings>Font selection or/and
System settings>Font settings>Text scaling factor

Don't hesitate to bring up inconsistencies in the theme here.

Wallpaper

It is located in the directory ~/.themes/CBlue/cinnamon/Wallpaper.png.

Conky

Install the conky or conky-all package, depending on the GNU/Linux distribution. curl must already be present, if it isn't, you should install it as well.
Download the Brizel font here, then unzip into ~/.local/share/fonts. The fc-cache -f -v command may be needed to update the fonts.
Copy the file located in ~/.themes/CBlue/cinnamon/TimeFull and paste it into ~/.conky (these are hidden folders: Ctrl+h to show them). You must also allow the file to run with the command chmod 750 ~/.conky/TimeFull. More informations can be found at the beginning of the file.

Prevent your conky from flickering

Increase the update interval in the TimeFull file.

If this is not enough:

Check that the dbe module is loaded with the grep LoadModule /var/log/Xorg.0.log command If the module is not present,
Create the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-conky.conf and add

 Section "Module
 Load "dbe
 EndSection

If you have the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, don't create the previous file but look for the Section "Module" line, then add after that line Load "dbe".
Then restart X (control+alt+backspace).

Plank's theme

Copy the file ~/.theme/CBlue/cinnamon/dock.theme to ~/.local/share/plank/themes/CBlue/.
I recommend the following settings:

License

This theme is distributed under the terms of the GPLv3.0 license.

CHANGELOG

Open

Versions

3.4: switch button touch-up.
3.3: removal of Firefox Extra and appearance of weather applet.
3.2: fix #837.
3.1: improvement for Cinnamon 6.4 that I hadn't seen in the previous version.
3.0: compatibility with Cinnamon 6.4.
2.12: weather applet touch-up.
2.11: increase font size, small changes to menu appearance, calendar, panel-lauchers...
2.10: fixed a display bug in workspace names.
2.9: fixed two small bugs (in menu and when restarting Cinnamon) and modifications to calendar/notifications and Plank theme.
2.8: new wallpaper, add of Plank's theme and minor calendar touch-up + panel.
2.7: increase virtual keyboard font.
2.6: color for pointer location with Ctrl (system settings>mouse) and README update (conky).
2.5: modification of the calendar (Cinnamon 5.2) and notifications.
2.4: better visibility of non-work days in calendar.
2.3: conky update (flickering correction…).
2.2: minor modifications.
2.1: tooltip shadow, visual indicator Lock/Num and special vowel characters of the virtual keyboard.
2.0: corrected the calendar applet and removed obsolete codes.
1.22: deleted a variable following the update of the weather applet.
1.21: non-work-day calendar in bold.
1.20: touching up the weather applet and the slider bar.
1.19: thumbnail outline (window list preview) and overview retouching (Ctl+Alt+Down).
1.18: editing the grouped-window-list applet.
1.17: OSD, panel editing and userChrome.css update.
1.16: instruction for the extra from Firefox 77 and update userChrome.css file.
1.15: correction of the menu display (official and alternatives) + modification of the IP URL in Conky.
1.14: add conky.
1.13: fixes the workspace-switcher offset.
1.12: fixed a bug in the panel-launchers applet for vertical panels, magnification of some panel elements.
1.11: workspace-graph editing.
1.10: slight panel touch-ups.
1.9: instruction for the extra from Firefox 69.
1.8: color arrows calendar, modification of the workspace applet (visual representation).
1.7: modify categories in the menu and menu items, change of the sound player applet buttons.
1.6: change of background color.
1.5: support for Weather + BAMS applets and photoframe desklet.
1.4: hover color, visual lock indicator Num/Shift, desklets decorations supported.
1.3: slight modification of the panel and transparency.
1.2: some corrections and improvements + Firefox extra.
1.1: fixed a bug: list of grouped window applets for the left/right panels.
1.0: first version (Cinnamon 4).

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29 Comments

Hookedon3D-6 months ago

I've tried for two hours and could not get this to work on Linux Mint 22. I wish there was easier way to install this.

Bundy01-6 months ago

How did you proceed? Did you try it with Cinnamon's settings? * System settings * Themes > Add/Remove * CBlue Search > Install

Gabriel Guedes-1 year ago

Amazing theme! Can u describe your cairo-dock settings please?

Bundy01-1 year ago

Thanks :) I replaced cairo-dock by plank. If I remember correctly, I had made settings to make the theme transparent.

timvalen-4 years ago

This theme is a breath of fresh air. The provided desktop background is a great match.

Bundy01-4 years ago

Thank you for your comment.

leandropezz-4 years ago

To solve the conky problem, what I did was open the terminal and run the command "sudo xed /etc/conky/conky.conf", paste the lines of text "~ / .themes / CBlue / cinnamon / TimeFull" and save

Bundy01-4 years ago

Hi, I don't have the '/etc/conky' folder on Arch. Can you tell me the problems you're having with Conky without your modifications?

mobygis-5 years ago

Sorry but ~/.themes/CBlue/cinnamon/TimeFull file is missing.

Bundy01-5 years ago

Hi, it's a cache problem on this site. You can download the latest version here: https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/files/themes/CBlue.zip? or use the 'Spices Update' applet.

Keith Gardner-5 years ago

what is the system overview desklet at bottom left and how to customize it to add disk use? i like that it includes an ip address too.

Bundy01-5 years ago

Hi, it' s a conky. I'll be updating it soon to incorporate it into the theme.

Jean-5 years ago

Installed firefox extra theme but address bar colour does not seem to change

Jean-5 years ago

Nevermind, turns out the file was in the wrong folder

ASTAgold-5 years ago

who can i unstal it??

Bundy01-5 years ago

It's in system settings>themes>tab 'add/remove'.

SokolovGIT-5 years ago

How can I use dock with your interface?

Bundy01-5 years ago

Hi, if you're thinking about the dock at the bottom, you have to install 'cairo-dock' and then run it every boot (in Cinnamon's settings).

namia713-5 years ago

What is the name of the icon?

Bundy01-5 years ago

Hi, the icon theme of the screenshot is Numix-Circle.

Aliaksei Labotski-5 years ago

What is the name of the panel, which is located in the bottom?

Bundy01-5 years ago

Hello, it's cairo-dock :)

AndrosSilva-5 years ago

I love this theme, could you do the same but in green?

Bundy01-5 years ago

Thank you. For the green theme, I created CGreen :) .

PizzaDude-6 years ago

nice :)

MTBlog-6 years ago

Hei, how to install it ?

Bundy01-6 years ago

Hi, To install a theme: Download it and decompress it in ~/.themes. You can also download and install themes straight from within Cinnamon, using the "Themes" configuration tool in the "System Settings"

Bundy01-6 years ago

Thank you :)

nguyenthanhtungn5-6 years ago

very nice