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Tweak the sidebar background color

Sidebars are no longer too bright in dark variant.

by roundabout, Saturday, 10 March 2018, 07:30:59 (1520667059), pushed by roundabout, Sunday, 11 May 2025, 13:22:20 (1746969740)

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

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src/_sass/gtk/_apps-3.18.scss

@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ NautilusListView .view {

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            // the sidebar
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .tweak-categories {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // padding: 4px 0;
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-color: $lighter_bg_color;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, $lighter_bg_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-color: $alt_base_color;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, $alt_base_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // hide separators
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              .separator {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

src/_sass/gtk/_common-3.20.scss

@@ -2922,7 +2922,7 @@ filechooserbutton:drop(active) {

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                             ***********/
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .sidebar {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              border-style: none;
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-color: $lighter_bg_color;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-color: $alt_base_color;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              @at-root %sidebar_left,
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              &:dir(ltr),
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

src/_sass/gtk/apps/_gnome-3.20.scss

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .gedit-document-panel {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-color: $lighter_bg_color;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-color: $alt_base_color;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // Try to look as the notebook tab close button
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              row button.flat {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ frame.gedit-map-frame > border {

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .tweak-categories {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // padding: 4px 0;
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // background-color: shade(@theme_bg_color, 0.99);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: image($lighter_bg_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: image($alt_base_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              separator { @extend %hide_separators; }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

@@ -556,9 +556,9 @@ overlay grid.horizontal > revealer > scrolledwindow.frame {

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .side-panel .view {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // background-color: mix(@theme_fg_color, @theme_bg_color, 0.9);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: image($lighter_bg_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: image($alt_base_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          &:hover { background-image: image(mix($fg_color, $lighter_bg_color, percentage(0.05))); }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          &:hover { background-image: image(mix($fg_color, $alt_base_color, percentage(0.05))); }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .side-panel .view:selected {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ frame.commit-frame > border { border-style: solid none none; }

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                             **************/
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            box.dialog-vbox scrolledwindow.related { border: 1px solid $border_color; }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        list.categories { background-image: image($lighter_bg_color); }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        list.categories { background-image: image($alt_base_color); }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            /*********
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

src/_sass/gtk/apps/_gnome-3.22.scss

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ dialog.background > box.dialog-vbox.vertical > grid.horizontal {

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .gedit-document-panel {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-color: $lighter_bg_color;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-color: $alt_base_color;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // Try to look as the notebook tab close button
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              row button.flat {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ frame.gedit-map-frame > border {

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .tweak-categories {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // padding: 4px 0;
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // background-color: shade(@theme_bg_color, 0.99);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: image($lighter_bg_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: image($alt_base_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              separator { @extend %hide_separators; }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ entry.preferences-search {

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            preferences stacksidebar.sidebar {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          list { background-color: $lighter_bg_color; }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          list { background-color: $alt_base_color; }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              &:dir(ltr),
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              &:dir(rtl) { list { border-style: none; }}
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            .side-panel .view {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              // background-color: mix(@theme_fg_color, @theme_bg_color, 0.9);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: image($lighter_bg_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          background-image: image($alt_base_color);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          &:hover { background-image: image(mix($fg_color, $lighter_bg_color, percentage(0.05))); }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          &:hover { background-image: image(mix($fg_color, $alt_base_color, percentage(0.05))); }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            .side-panel .view:selected {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            box.dialog-vbox scrolledwindow.related { border: 1px solid $border_color; }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        list.categories { background-image: image($lighter_bg_color); }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        list.categories { background-image: image($alt_base_color); }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            /*********