Cyril

Panthenot?

Gnome, but modularized. (but messy)

two approaches:

1. Use gala over an xfce session, and work out the kinks.
   -works, but scattered/layered settings, but reduced DE conflict (gnome vs gala)
   -XFCE (maybe) actually picks-up where the gnome-settings-daemon issues leave us stranded
2. Use pantheon over a gnome installation (and work out the kinks)
   -works, a fair bit of setup/cleanup, but gnome vs gala issues are frustrating.

Unsolved issues:

1. which locker to use?
   -Pantheon expects light-locker and sends commands for it, so it’s the right candidate, but it has issues.
   -xscreensaver is usable too, but requires more manual implementation, and still, with issues. -i3lock
2. non-functional media (& other specialty) buttons?
   Pantheon is not distribution agnostic
   https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/bu1mve/pantheon_de_shortcuts_not_working/
   XBindkeys?

Gnome (oS Tumbleweed) <- showing promise 2019/06/25

Note must use NetworkManager, not wicked. else, wingpanel crashes, or zypper rm wingpanel-indicator-network

zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/Pantheon/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ pantheon
zypper in patterns-pantheon-pantheon_{basis,multimedia} xscreensaver {elementary-plus,papirus}-icon-theme 
zypper in --no-recommends sddm

SDDM themes from the interwebs

dnf in qt5-qtquickcontrols{,2}  
sudo tar -xzvf ~Downloads/<filename.tar.gz> -C /usr/share/sddm/themes  
vi /etc/sddm.conf -> [Theme] -> Current=<filename>  
sddm-greeter --test-mode --theme /usr/share/sddm/themes/breeze

/etc/sddm.conf

[General]
Numlock=on
[Theme]
ThemeDir=/usr/share/sddm/themes
Current=Lime-Green-v.2

/usr/share/sddm/themes/Lime-Green-v.2/theme.conf.user

[General]
type=image
Background="/usr/share/backgrounds/Pablo Garcia Saldana.jpg"
DateFormat="yyyy, dddd MMMM d"
HeaderText="just say yes >:)"

need an example config file?

sddm --example-config > sddm.conf.example

cleanup via gschema override for cross-user effect

00_org.panthenot.theme.gschema.override

[org.gnome.desktop.interface:Pantheon]
cursor-theme='Adwaita'
gtk-theme='elementary'
icon-theme='elementary'

[org.pantheon.desktop.gala.appearance:Pantheon]
button-layout='menu:close'

[net.launchpad.plank.dock.settings:Pantheon]
theme='elementary'

00_org.gnome.theme.gschema.override

[org.gnome.desktop.interface:GNOME]
cursor-theme='DMZ-White'
gtk-theme='Adwaita'
icon-theme='Paper'

Gnome (Fedora workstation) <- best to date 2019/06/23

The best of pantheon without the intrusive elementary overrides

dnf install pantheon-session-settings switchboard{,-plug*} elementary-sound-theme elementary-wallpapers-gnome tilix dconf-editor xscreensaver gedit-plugin-{drawspaces,git} sddm {paper,papirus,elementary,elementary-xfce}-icon-theme

xfce (openSUSE TW)

Add the pantheon repository
zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/Pantheon/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ pantheon

zypper in gala plank gnome-settings-daemon gnome-disk-utility nautilus tilix dconf-editor

flatpak install org.gnome.gedit org.gnome.Calendar org.gnome.Evince org.gnome.gitg org.gnome.Boxes io.github.GnomeMpv org.gnome.Music org.gnome.Podcasts org.gnome.Photos io.elementary.code

replace xfwm with gala
gala --replace &
good? then save the session
settings manager > session and startup > session > gala [Restart Style=Immediately]
[save session]
switch to [Application Autostart] tab, add plank to the list

ulauncher

because using gala jacks-up use of the “super_L/R” as the launch hotkey (xfce)
even beyond the xfce thing, this is nice.
https://ulauncher.io/#Download

zypper in python3-pyinotify typelib-1_0-Keybinder-3_0
Grab (& install) from ulauncher.io: ulauncher_5.3.*_fedora29.rpm #using beta because stable release doesn’t work on 20190607 Tumbleweed

ctrl+Super_L to actuate ulauncher

xscreensaver

startup -> xscreensaver -nosplash (or -no-splash)
& configure via the app.