Clear Linux OS desktop UI to adopt a more vanilla GNOME desktop environment

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These are the customizations that were part of Clear Linux’s default desktop experience. Those who want to keep the previous look and feel are able to do so without losing the Clear Linux latest updates. Note: all these modifications were provided via schema overrides which can be looked at the following GitHub - clearlinux/clr-desktop-defaults at v21 GitHub repository.

org.gnome.desktop.interface

Upstream:

  1. GitHub - snwh/paper-icon-theme: Paper Icon Theme
  2. GitHub - nana-4/materia-theme: A Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments

Clear Linux package repository:

  1. GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/paper-icon-theme
  2. GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/materia-theme

Defaults:

icon-theme='Paper'
gtk-theme='Materia-compact'

org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences

Upstream: GitHub - nana-4/materia-theme: A Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments
Clear Linux package repository: GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/materia-theme

Defaults:

theme='Materia-compact'

org.gnome.shell

enabled-extensions

The list of enabled-extensions we were using is listed below with their upstream repository as well.

dash-to-dock@micxgx.gmail.com

Upstream: GitHub - micheleg/dash-to-dock: A dock for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash out of the overview transforming it in a dock for an easier launching of applications and a faster switching between windows and desktops.
Clear Linux package repository: GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/dash-to-dock

Defaults:

animate-show-apps=false
apply-custom-theme=false
click-action='minimize-or-overview'
custom-background-color=false
custom-theme-customize-running-dots=false
custom-theme-shrink=false
dash-max-icon-size=42
dock-position='LEFT'
force-straight-corner=false
max-alpha=0.8
middle-click-action='launch'
running-indicator-style='DOTS'
running-indicator-dominant-color=false
scroll-action='cycle-windows'
shift-click-action='minimize'
shift-middle-click-action='launch'
transparency-mode='ADAPTIVE'
unity-backlit-items=false
show-trash=false

desktop-icons@csoriano

Upstream: World / Shell extensions / Desktop Icons · GitLab
Clear Linux package repository: GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/desktop-icons.

Defaults:

unmodified

impatience@gfxmonk.net

Upstream: GitHub - timbertson/gnome-shell-impatience: speed up gnome-shell animations
Clear Linux package repository: GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/gnome-shell-impatience

Defaults:

speed-factor=0.55

user-theme@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com

Upstream: Index of /sources/gnome-shell-extensions/
Clear Linux package repository: gnome-shell-extensions/Makefile at f2e2f45950273ba886ddf615d9b93097fe947cfe · clearlinux-pkgs/gnome-shell-extensions · GitHub

Defaults:

name='Materia-compact'
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