Gnome 3: Smaller title bars on Metacity
Been using the T410 non stop for the last 10 days or so. With the maxxed RAM it makes a magnificent machine.
Gnome Shell Remix -that is, Gnome 3- flies on it, when it comes to Linux, everything works A Ok on the laptop, software or hardware wise... It has only two drawbacks, the screen sucks, really, really sucks; and the speakers are weak, and I mean really, but, really weak.
Besides that, the screen only has 1280x800, so it gets kind cramped sometimes...
I've modified a bit the default Metacity theme, reducing the title bar size, which originally its gigantic, BTW...
On the file "/usr/share/themes/Adwaita/metacity-1/metacity-theme-3.xml", edited the lines:
On frame_geometry name="normal":
I've done something similar in the past, but that was for the Metacity theme used on the Fallback Mode.
Gnome Shell Remix -that is, Gnome 3- flies on it, when it comes to Linux, everything works A Ok on the laptop, software or hardware wise... It has only two drawbacks, the screen sucks, really, really sucks; and the speakers are weak, and I mean really, but, really weak.
Besides that, the screen only has 1280x800, so it gets kind cramped sometimes...
I've modified a bit the default Metacity theme, reducing the title bar size, which originally its gigantic, BTW...
On the file "/usr/share/themes/Adwaita/metacity-1/metacity-theme-3.xml", edited the lines:
On frame_geometry name="normal":
<!-- <distance name="title_vertical_pad" value="9"/> -->
<distance name="title_vertical_pad" value="5"/>
And on frame_geometry name="max":
<!-- <distance name="title_vertical_pad" value="8"/> -->
<distance name="title_vertical_pad" value="4"/>
The result of this can be seen on the latest screenshot.I've done something similar in the past, but that was for the Metacity theme used on the Fallback Mode.
Labels: Gnome 3, Linux, Precise Pangolin, Thinkpad T410, Ubuntu GNOME Shell Remix


4 Comments:
many many many many tnx
I was banging my head to figure out how to reduce it
Glad it was useful.
thanks I finally managed to successfully reduce the title bar and have gained space on the screen of EEPC thanks
Glad it helped :D
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