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ebest97

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Registered: 2011-02-12

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GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

The fonts under Applications in GNOME Shell look like I'm missing a font. What font's are required by GNOME 3. There are also multiple entries of applications.

ganlu

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From: ChongQing, China

Registered: 2004-01-04

Posts: 360

Re: GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

[root@myhost ganlu]# pacman -Ss cantarell-fonts
extra/cantarell-fonts 0.0.6-1 [installed]
    Cantarell font family for the GNOME desktop

mar04

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From: Poland

Registered: 2010-02-08

Posts: 117

Re: GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

Try other shell themes, it helped me.

http://gnome-shell.deviantart.com/gallery/28081982

ebest97

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Registered: 2011-02-12

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Re: GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

ganlu: Those fonts are installed.
mar04: I'll check them out.

ebest97

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Registered: 2011-02-12

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Re: GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

mar05: How do I apply those themes? I can only get the window borders to theme.

mar04

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From: Poland

Registered: 2010-02-08

Posts: 117

Re: GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

Instructions:

Backup your theme directory first. Extract the zip file and rename "gnome-shell" directory to "theme" and copy to /usr/share/gnome-shell/. This path is usually where GNOME Shell is installed.
Restart GNOME Shell by Alt, F2, then type r and press enter.

You can use the gnome-shell theme extension for easier installation of themes.

If it doesn't work check the permissions on /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme directory.
I tried Drakfire Caffe Shell Theme and fonts look much better, but I don't like colors.

proxima_centauri

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Re: GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

If you install the gnome-shell-extensions-git from AUR, you can change the shell theme with the gnome tweak tool. If you do install the user extensions, make sure to edit the PKGBUILD to only include the extensions you want. See here for the possible ones -> https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Extensions . You are interested in the user-theme extension. Once you have that installed, any shell themes in your ~/.themes folder will be selectable with the gnome tweak tool.

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ebest97

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Re: GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

Thanks proxima_centauri

ebest97

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Registered: 2011-02-12

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Re: GNOME 3 Fonts: Font looks off in Applications (GNOME Shell)

Also does anybody know why windows aren't theming? After I log-out and log back in of course.