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HUD for xubuntu

I find that xubuntu leaves me wanting for very little feature-wise. The only thing I’ve ever felt disappointed by is its lack of a readily available Heads-Up Display (HUD) for searching through app menus with. It now looks like this one issue has been resolved with the hud-menu script.

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October 19, 2015December 31, 2019 JAMcNaughton

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Elegant Bird Updated – A Theme for Xubuntu

An updated version of the Elegant Bird theme is now available. Built for Xubuntu 14.04, this updated version still uses the best elements of Elegant Cold Blue (based on Elegant Brit ) while providing a more consistent colour scheme and lighter background colours to provide better contrast.

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January 10, 2015December 31, 2019 JAMcNaughton

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Elegant-Ambiance

This posts details a new theme intended for use on Ubuntu 14.04. The theme uses many elements of Milieu Bird and Ubuntu’s default ambiance. The sharp contrast between the dark headers of Milieu Bird with the lighter elements of ambiance lends a stylish and usable Ubuntu look.

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April 27, 2014December 31, 2019 JAMcNaughton

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Milieu Bird Updated

A few months ago I posted a theme called Milieu Bird which was intended for Ubuntu. I’ve recently made the switch to Elementary OS: Luna on my netbook and wanted to carry over a similar desktop look and feel. After a few small tweaks I’ve now been able to update Milieu Bird to be elementary-friendly.

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December 11, 2013December 31, 2019 JAMcNaughton

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Milieu Bird – A theme for Ubuntu 13.04

This posts details a theme intended for use on Ubuntu 13.04. The theme uses many elements of the Elegant Bird , a theme previously intended for xfce built on Elegant Brit and Greybird . The result is a clear theme with square windows and tidy title buttons for a simple yet stylish appearance.

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June 29, 2013December 31, 2019 JAMcNaughton

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Elegant Bird – A Theme for Xubuntu

One of my favourite GTK themes of all time was Elegant Cold Blue , a spin-off of Elegant Brit . I’ve decided to have a crack at porting it to Xubuntu 12.10. Along the way I’ve been able to make a few tweaks to the theme to make it more usable in xfce by utilising elements of Xubuntu’s default theme: Greybird. For a similar theme on Ubuntu checkout Elegant-Ambiance or Milieu Bird.

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November 15, 2012December 31, 2019 JAMcNaughton

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Boomerang GTK Theme…. with a Googol twist

I’ve grown bored of my current Ubuntu theme and have decided to mix things up. I’m currently using the default Unity desktop which makes finding themes that fit hard. However I’ve found a great theme called Boomerang.

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December 17, 2011December 31, 2019 JAMcNaughton

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Elegant Googol – A GTK Theme

A few people have asked me about the theme I’ve been using when showing off my multi-touch touch work so I thought I’d oblige. Its a GTK theme that I cobbled together myself for use with gnome environments. Here’s a screenshot of it in use on my Ubuntu 11.04 desktop.

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May 20, 2011December 31, 2019 JAMcNaughton

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