Then for testing dark theme, I copied `/usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/softwarecenter.adwaita-dark.css` and renamed the copy to `softwarecenter.numix bluo-dark.css`, coz Numix Bluo (a custom mod of Numix theme) is my current GTK theme. Then I opened Software Center and it loaded the dark theme! 😊 But wait, the color was a bit grey coz of the old `stipple.png`. So, I tried @bsperger 's transparent stipple from https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center/+bug/899878/comments/37 but for some reason it crashes Software Center. 😞 So, I tried the one from https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center/+bug/899878/comments/40 and exported it to PNG using GIMP. Software Center loads it fine, but results were similar to the 4th case (transparent stipple with custom css) from https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center/+bug/899878/comments/39 . So, like in the 5th case, I edited `/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/catview.py` and reduced alpha to 0.1 and then it looked well!
So on the whole, the patch looks compatible with 14.04LTS's Software Center and so I request a backport through an SRU update.
@octoquad , I downloaded the modified files from your branch http:// bazaar. launchpad. net/~octoquad/ software- center/ 899878- hardcoded- colors- dark-theme/ revision/ 3326 and used them to directly replace the corresponding files in `/usr/share/ software- center/ *` . I wouldn't normally replace files like this, but Ubuntu 14.04LTS and 15.10 use the same version of Software Center except for some patches (See https:/ /launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ software- center ).
Then for testing dark theme, I copied `/usr/share/ software- center/ ui/gtk3/ css/softwarecen ter.adwaita- dark.css` and renamed the copy to `softwarecenter .numix bluo-dark.css`, coz Numix Bluo (a custom mod of Numix theme) is my current GTK theme. Then I opened Software Center and it loaded the dark theme! 😊 But wait, the color was a bit grey coz of the old `stipple.png`. So, I tried @bsperger 's transparent stipple from https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/software- center/ +bug/899878/ comments/ 37 but for some reason it crashes Software Center. 😞 So, I tried the one from https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/software- center/ +bug/899878/ comments/ 40 and exported it to PNG using GIMP. Software Center loads it fine, but results were similar to the 4th case (transparent stipple with custom css) from https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/software- center/ +bug/899878/ comments/ 39 . So, like in the 5th case, I edited `/usr/share/ software- center/ softwarecenter/ ui/gtk3/ views/catview. py` and reduced alpha to 0.1 and then it looked well!
So on the whole, the patch looks compatible with 14.04LTS's Software Center and so I request a backport through an SRU update.