A fork of the Materia GTK theme.

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README.md: Tweak

by roundabout, Monday, 5 March 2018, 12:43:25 (1520253805), pushed by roundabout, Sunday, 11 May 2025, 13:22:19 (1746969739)

Author identity: nana-4 <hnmaigo@gmail.com>

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README.md

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Also Materia has compatibility with [oomox theme designer](https://github.com/ac

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            **3 color variants** and **2 size variants** are available:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        | **Materia** | **-** | **compact** |
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        | **Materia** | **standard** | **compact** |
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        | **-** | ![Materia][1] | ![Materia-compact][2] |
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        | **standard** | ![Materia][1] | ![Materia-compact][2] |
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            | **dark** | ![Materia-dark][3] | ![Materia-dark-compact][4] |
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            | **light** | ![Materia-light][5] | ![Materia-light-compact][6] |
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            ## Installation
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### Arch Linux
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### Arch Linux
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Package is available via [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/materia-theme/) (maintained by @cthbleachbit):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            yaourt -S materia-theme
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ```
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### Fedora / EPEL
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### Fedora / EPEL
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Package is available via [Copr](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/tcg/themes/) (maintained by @LaurentTreguier):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            sudo dnf install materia-theme
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ```
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### Ubuntu
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### Ubuntu
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Package is available via [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~dyatlov-igor/+archive/ubuntu/materia-theme) (maintained by @igor-dyatlov):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            sudo apt install materia-theme
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        ### From Source
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### Manual Installation
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            #### Requirements
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            **Note:** `./install.sh` allows the following options:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ```
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -d, --dest DIR           Specify theme destination directory (Default: /usr/share/themes)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -n, --name NAME          Specify theme name (Default: Materia)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -c, --color VARIANTS...  Specify theme color variant(s) [standard|dark|light] (Default: All variants)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -s, --size VARIANT       Specify theme size variant [standard|compact] (Default: All variants)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -d, --dest DIR           Specify destination directory
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -n, --name NAME          Specify theme name
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -c, --color VARIANTS...  Specify color variant(s) [standard|dark|light]
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -s, --size VARIANT       Specify size variant [standard|compact]
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ```
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Without any options, **Materia** will be installed with **all variants** into `/usr/share/themes`.  
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            ## Recommendations
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### Font
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### Font
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            - To properly display the theme, use a font family including **Medium** weight (e.g. [Roboto](https://github.com/google/roboto) or [M+](https://mplus-fonts.osdn.jp)).
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            - Set the font size to `9.75` or `10.5` (i.e. 13px or 14px at 96dpi).
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### Chrome Theme
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### Chrome Theme
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            To use the Chrome theme;
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1. Open the `chrome` folder on `/usr/share/themes/Materia<-variant>`.
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            2. Drag and drop the `.crx` files into the Chrome/Chromium Extensions page (`chrome://extensions`).
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### GDM Theme
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### GDM Theme
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            You can change the GDM (lock/login screen) theme by replacing the default GNOME Shell theme.  
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            See the wiki for details: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/wiki/GDM-Theme