Colloid Dark Custom (GNOME 50 & Orchis Nautilus Style)

A customized build of Colloid Dark ported and optimized for GNOME 50.04 / Fedora 44 with Libadwaita 1.6+, featuring the iconic Nautilus (GNOME Files) Orchis Sidebar style.

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✨ Features & Highlights

• GNOME 46 & GNOME 50 Dual Compatibility: Includes dedicated standalone libadwaita.css variables, full GTK4 gtk.css fallback for GNOME 46, and gtk-4.0.css entry points for GNOME 48/50.
• Orchis Sidebar for Nautilus: The distinctive Orchis pill selection asset and styling integrated into modern navigation-split-view.
• Quick Settings GNOME 50: Updated .quick-toggle-has-menu and submenu widgets.
• Polished Notifications & Message Cards: Dark high-contrast notification banners and message cards.
• Flatpak Compatibility: Universal support for sandboxed GTK4 apps via @define-color bridge.

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🖥️ Tested Systems

The theme has been successfully tested and verified on:

• Fedora 44 — GNOME 50
• Ubuntu 24.04 — GNOME 46

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🚀 How to Install & Apply

1. Apply to User GTK-4.0 & Libadwaita Config:

mkdir -p ~/.config/gtk-4.0
cp -rf gtk-4.0/* ~/.config/gtk-4.0/

2. Install Theme in ~/.local/share/themes/:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/themes/Colloid-Dark-Custom/gtk-4.0
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/themes/Colloid-Dark-Custom/gnome-shell
cp -rf gtk-4.0/* ~/.local/share/themes/Colloid-Dark-Custom/gtk-4.0/
cp -rf gnome-shell/* ~/.local/share/themes/Colloid-Dark-Custom/gnome-shell/

# Apply GTK and Shell theme
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Colloid-Dark-Custom'
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.user-theme name 'Colloid-Dark-Custom'

3. Flatpak Support:

To allow Flatpak apps (Extension Manager, GNOME Software, etc.) to use your custom theme:

sudo flatpak override --filesystem=xdg-config/gtk-4.0

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📖 Documentation & Testing

• For full test instructions, see TESTING.md.
• For a detailed list of all modifications, see CHANGELOG.md.

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🔗 Original Themes & Credits

All original design, artwork, and code belong to vinceliuice:

• Base Theme: Colloid GTK Theme
• Nautilus Style: Orchis GTK Theme

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☕ Support the Original Creator

This repository is a personal configuration and porting tweak. If you enjoy these themes, please consider supporting the original creator directly:

👉 vinceliuice's GitHub Profile

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📄 License

Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0) in accordance with the upstream base themes. See LICENSE for details.