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HACKING.md: Mention about the change_color.sh script

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by roundabout, Monday, 6 November 2017, 22:35:26 (1510007726), pushed by roundabout, Sunday, 11 May 2025, 13:22:16 (1746969736)

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

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HACKING.md

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                                              > Note: `inkscape` and `optipng` must be installed to run the script.
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ## Changing the color scheme with script
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        To easily change the color scheme, you can use the `change_color.sh` script (or
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        just use the [oomox](https://github.com/actionless/oomox) app).
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        Originally `change_color.sh` (and the `scripts/` dir) was implemented for oomox,
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        but you can also run it on the command line without oomox like this:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        > Note: This script only supports GTK2 and GTK3 for now.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        For `bash`:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ```bash
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ./change_color.sh -o my-test-theme <(echo -e "BG=F5F5F5\nFG=000000\nMENU_BG=FFFFFF\nMENU_FG=000000\nSEL_BG=42A5F5\nSEL_FG=FFFFFF\nTXT_BG=FFFFFF\nTXT_FG=000000\nBTN_BG=FAFAFA\nBTN_FG=000000\nACCENT_BG=FF4081\n")
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        For `fish`:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ```fish
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ./change_color.sh -o my-test-theme (echo -e "BG=F5F5F5\nFG=000000\nMENU_BG=FFFFFF\nMENU_FG=000000\nSEL_BG=42A5F5\nSEL_FG=FFFFFF\nTXT_BG=FFFFFF\nTXT_FG=000000\nBTN_BG=FAFAFA\nBTN_FG=000000\nACCENT_BG=FF4081\n" | psub)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ## Useful Links
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            #### Upstream theme sources

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                                            - [GTK+ 2](https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-themes-standard/tree/master/themes/Adwaita/gtk-2.0)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            - [GNOME Shell](https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-shell/tree/master/data/theme)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              - [Sass sources](https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-shell-sass)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Metacity](https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-themes-standard/tree/gnome-3-14/themes/Adwaita/metacity-1) (legacy)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        > For other upstream theme sources of apps/DEs, see the comments in the source code.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            #### Tips
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Unity/Theming](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Theming)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            - [Material Design Guidelines](https://www.material.io/guidelines/)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Personal CSS Guidelines](https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/wiki/CSS-Guidelines)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [CSS Guidelines for Materia](https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/wiki/CSS-Guidelines)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            - [The GTK+ Inspector](https://blog.gtk.org/2017/04/05/the-gtk-inspector/)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Theming in GTK+ 4](https://developer.gnome.org/gtk4/stable/theming.html)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Theming in GTK+ 3](https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/theming.html)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [GTK+ 2 Theming Tutorial](https://wiki.gnome.org/Attic/GnomeArt/Tutorials/GtkThemes)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [The Pixmap Engine](https://wiki.gnome.org/Attic/GnomeArt/Tutorials/GtkEngines/PixmapEngine)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Designing Metacity Themes](https://wiki.gnome.org/Attic/GnomeArt/Tutorials/MetacityThemes)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Unity/Theming](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Theming)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Xfwm4 theme how-to](https://wiki.xfce.org/howto/xfwm4_theme)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - [Chrome Themes](https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/themes)

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