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Custom tab_bar.py with flat tabs, right-aligned status area (git branch, CPU%, memory, uptime, hostname, clock) using Nerd Font icons. F12/Shift+F12 toggle for tab bar. Added Kitty-setup.md, theme-setup.md, and install scripts for kitty-only and full Debian theme deployment. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Seth Linux Theme — Full Setup Guide
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Dark GNOME desktop theme with black titlebars, square corners, and orange (#D35400) accent. Covers GTK3/4, kitty terminal, and GNOME Shell settings.
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## What You Get
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- **GTK3/4**: Black headerbars, square window corners, ultra-thin bars (36px), no decorative borders
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- **Kitty**: Borderless terminal with custom status bar (git, CPU, RAM, uptime, clock)
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- **GNOME**: Dark mode, orange accent color, Super+right-drag resize
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## Prerequisites
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- **Debian/Ubuntu** (or any GNOME-based distro)
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- **GNOME Shell** (tested on GNOME 48)
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- **kitty** terminal (optional — theme works without it)
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- **git**
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## Quick Install
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```bash
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git clone https://git.sethpc.xyz/Seth/seth-linux-theme.git
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cd seth-linux-theme
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./install-debian-theme.sh
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```
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This installs everything: GTK CSS, kitty theme + Nerd Font, and GNOME settings.
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## What Each Component Does
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### GTK CSS (`gtk-3.0/gtk.css`)
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Applied to both GTK3 and GTK4 apps. Overrides:
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- Black headerbar background with white text
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- 36px min-height headerbars (thinner than default)
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- Square window corners (`border-radius: 0`)
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- No CSD decoration borders or shadows
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- Transparent headerbar buttons (white text, #222 hover)
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- Backdrop state: #999 text/icons, #333 bottom border
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- Nautilus sidebar/main headerbar height equalization
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### Kitty Terminal
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See [Kitty-setup.md](Kitty-setup.md) for full details.
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- Borderless window
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- Custom tab bar with system status
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- JetBrainsMono Nerd Font
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- F12 toggle for tab bar
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### GNOME Settings
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- `color-scheme`: prefer-dark
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- `accent-color`: orange
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- `resize-with-right-button`: true (Super+right-drag to resize)
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- `mouse-button-modifier`: Super
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## Manual Install
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### 1. GTK CSS
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```bash
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mkdir -p ~/.config/gtk-3.0 ~/.config/gtk-4.0
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cp gtk-3.0/gtk.css ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
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cp gtk-3.0/gtk.css ~/.config/gtk-4.0/gtk.css
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```
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GTK3 apps pick up changes on next window open. GTK4/libadwaita apps need a full relaunch.
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### 2. Kitty
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See [Kitty-setup.md](Kitty-setup.md).
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### 3. GNOME Settings
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```bash
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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'prefer-dark'
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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface accent-color 'orange'
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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier '<Super>'
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```
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## Files
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```
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seth-linux-theme/
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├── gtk-3.0/
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│ └── gtk.css # GTK3/4 headerbar + window CSS
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├── kitty/
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│ ├── kitty-theme.conf # Kitty colors, tab bar, keybindings
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│ ├── tab_bar.py # Custom tab bar renderer
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│ ├── tab-bar-hide.conf # Toggle snippet (hide)
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│ └── tab-bar-show.conf # Toggle snippet (show)
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├── gnome/
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│ └── apply-gnome-settings.sh # GNOME gsettings
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├── install.sh # Legacy install (home dir target)
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├── install-kitty-theme.sh # Kitty-only install
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└── install-debian-theme.sh # Full theme install (Debian/Ubuntu)
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```
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## Known Limitations
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- **Rounded window corners**: Mutter hardcodes corner rounding at the compositor level. GTK CSS `border-radius: 0` only affects CSD content, not the compositor clipping mask. Removing rounded corners requires a patched Mutter or a shell extension.
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- **Kitty changes need restart**: `tab_bar.py`, font, and keybinding changes require closing and reopening kitty. Ctrl+Shift+F5 only reloads colors.
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- **CPU % first draw**: Shows "..." on first tab bar draw (needs two `/proc/stat` samples to compute delta).
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## Customization
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- **Accent color**: Replace `#D35400` in `gtk.css`, `kitty-theme.conf`, and `tab_bar.py`
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- **Headerbar height**: Change `min-height: 36px` in `gtk.css`
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- **Tab bar items**: Edit the `if is_last:` block in `tab_bar.py`
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