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Tips for a full dark desktop interface

Tips for a full dark desktop interface

GTK+ based desktop environments

On GNOME, Unity, Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce, LXDE and all other GTK+ based desktop environments choose a deep-dark theme such as Dorian. If you already run GTK+ 3.20 check out Cloak 3.20 or the darkest variant of Candra 3.20.

These are full-featured themes by killhellokitty that include modifications for Google Chrome (Chromium), Firefox and Thunderbird.

Web browsing

Install Stylish on your browser and search userstyles.org for dark themes for you favourite websites. Here is a set of theme that might be useful:

You should also get Global dark style - changes everything to DARK and enable it whenever there is no custom theme for the website you are visiting.

Meld visual diff tool

Save gtk.css into ~/.config/gtk-3.0/.

Geany IDE

Use geany-themes.

Eclipse IDE

UI: Window > Preferences > General > Appearance enable theming and select the dark theme.

Syntax colouring: Install Eclipse Color Themes, go to Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Color Theme and select a dark theme.

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