Windows 8 Metacity (metro)

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Description:

Windows 8 modern UI (metro) metacity theme.

Please rate it if you like or/and uses !

This is my very 1st metacity theme creation.

gtk theme is here:
https://www.opendesktop.org/p/1013223/

Install into /usr/share/theme, otherwise Gnome tweak tool will not detect the themes

If you want to install locally, starting Gnome 3.6, you need to both copy files into /home/.themes and /home//.local/share/themes

Last changelog:

Feb. 14, 2018: v1.3 9 months ago

- added thumbnails for each colours
- added a shaded title when a windows is unfocused

dles
1 year ago

I love how this theme makes the window with the focus really stand out from the others. This is invaluable when using the focus-follows-mouse behavior.

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Sempiternal
3 years ago

Really good job, keep creating. Huge thanks !

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Ambiance-69
4 years ago

Well, I made an emerald version of this theme:

http://compiz-themes.org/content/show.php/Windows+8+Emerald+themes+pack?content=163538

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Omya
4 years ago

Thank very much for Win8-01-Blue...

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malwk
5 years ago

Is this supposed to be working in gnome 3.6 and above? I cannot get it to work:( maybe the format is different, I see themes names metacity-2 and 3.. otherwise very nice and the gtk is also working well

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blue-dxca93
5 years ago

Hello, it runs oin gnome 3.6 on my pc (13.04) but with some defaults. Perhaps i would write an gtk3-theme with an similar look after next monday. I've also an win95 theme under developpment for gtk3.6. ( and the win 8 theme is not really more i think even less compliacted to write XD) .

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gustawho
5 years ago

It would be great if there was a version for KDE.

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aklp08
5 years ago

Could you also make a white version of it?

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aklp08
5 years ago

I modified it myself and used this gtk theme: http://thevirtualdragon.deviantart.com/art/Numix-White-Gtk-Theme-v1-4-367777347?q=gallery%3Athevirtualdragon&qo=0

Here is the final result: http://i.imgur.com/nDXokhh.png

Here is the theme: http://www.mediafire.com/?5r4lbcex4e46oec

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aklp08
5 years ago

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Ikem
5 years ago

Looks pretty decent. Maybe you upload it to: http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=101

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blue-dxca93
5 years ago

hello,
This is my current ubuntu 13.04 desktop:
http://ambiancew7.batserve.com/B2.png
http://ambiancew7.batserve.com/B4.png
I've also created an livecd, which will be released in few weeks (see my two sourceforge net pages/projects).

Win 7 is the version before win 8.If the win 7 design is to a certain degree compatible with gtk3, the win 8 "gui" schould be too

I'm sure that some conky and screenlets scripts could emulate parts of the the very unintuitive metro ui.

If you need help to write the tickboxes or something else for the gtk3 (wion8 like) theme,please send me a message. I will try to help you then.

sry for my bad grammar, sry for writing faults. I'm not good at it, and my native language is not english

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Feb. 14, 2018: v1.3 9 months ago

- added thumbnails for each colours
- added a shaded title when a windows is unfocused

4 years ago

Jan 28, 2014: v1.2
- final release with all 16 colors

Jun 30, 2013: v1.1
- fixed the restore maximize button bug
- finally use images as metacity bug is still not in progress

May 1, 2013: v1.0
- reworked close button
- reworked default colors
- added a grey theme

Feb 16, 2013: v0.1
- first release
- blue version only

fritz5 Feb 21 2018

freelancer96 Aug 02 2017

izzzy Jul 18 2017

dles Jul 06 2017

I love how this theme makes the window with the focus really stand out from the others. This is invaluable when using the focus-follows-mouse behavior.