[digiKam-users] Dark themes for digikam

[digikam at 911networks.com]

On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 06:23:16 -0500 (CDT)
woenx <marcpalaus at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> 
> inspired by this other post
> http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/digiKam-users-quot-Legible-themes-quot-td4708788.html,
> and not very satisfied with the dark themes currently included in
> digikam (they either have some elements that contrast too much,
> causing eyestrain, look too cluttered, or have non-neutral grey
> backgrounds), I decided to customize a new theme to my taste.
> 
> Based on the the Optimal color scheme
> (https://store.kde.org/p/1001783/), the highest rated dark theme in
> the KDE store, I adjusted it so the color of the frame surrounding
> each picture blends with the background (I think they clutter the
> interface), and I adjusted the font color so it does not contrast
> that much.
> 
> So, I have created three color schemes with three different levels
> of darkness. They work perfectly fine with the Breeze Dark icon
> theme. Here are some screenshots:
> 
> Optimal-DK-lighter
> Optimal-DK_lighter.colors
> <http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/file/t376572/Optimal-DK_lighter.colors>  
> 
> <http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/file/t376572/Optimal-DK-lighter.png> 
> 
> 
> Optimal-DK
> Optimal-DK.colors
> <http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/file/t376572/Optimal-DK.colors>  
> 
> <http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/file/t376572/Optimal-DK.png> 
> 
> 
> Optimal-DK-darker
> Optimal-DK_darker.colors
> <http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/file/t376572/Optimal-DK_darker.colors>  
> 
> <http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/file/t376572/Optimal-DK-darker.png> 
> 
> 
> To use them, just place them in
> ~/.local/share/digikam/colorschemes/ (in Linux) or C:\Program
> Files\digiKam\data\digikam\colorschemes (in Windows) and restart
> digikam. 
> 
> So, what do you think? Any feedback will be welcome.

My problem with this scheme and all the other DK schemes, is that I
do not see where I am. I prefer to use the keyboard to the mouse due
to elbow and shoulder injuries.

I'd like something that separates the colors according to the
current active panel. ie:

* the current tab to be highlighted for either of the left/right tabs
* if the focus is on the tags, then the grey of the middle becomes
  dimmer.
* if the thumbnails is the current focus then the grey around the
  thumbnail becomes brighter and the grey of the side panels becomes
  dimmer.

Thanks

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