If you’re okay with having a dark theme for your entire system and want to install the Vertex Dark theme (and this is not permanent - you can also toggle it off with ease,) the first thing you’ll have to do is download the Unity Tweak Tool, which can be found in the Ubuntu Software Center. I searched around for some answers but wasn’t satisfied with any of the solutions I found, so I don’t have any experience to speak of and guide you with. As for making just Inkscape itself dark, without affecting the appearance of the rest of the operating system and its applications, I’m afraid I cannot help you there. So, by default, everything on my system appears dark, including Inkscape. The reason Inkscape appears dark on my system is because I’m using a dark theme for Ubuntu, called Vertex Dark, that makes everything on my operating system dark by default, which I quite like… Click For An Enlarged View of How Vertex Dark Looks On My System

Implementing a dark theme for Inkscape on Linux is equally simple, only it functions differently. (To change icons, rename desired icon file as Ubuntu (Linux) Replaces the file “gtkrc” file in the all Inkscape sub-directories:Ĭ:Program FilesInkscapeetcgtk-2.0 ( Most Important to replace )Ĭ:Program FilesInkscapesharethemesDefaultgtk-2.0-keyĬ:Program FilesInkscapesharethemesEmacsgtk-2.0-keyĬ:Program FilesInkscapesharethemesMS-Windowsgtk-2.0Ĭ:Program FilesInkscapesharethemesRaleighgtk-2.0 Double click on “Inkscape_48_Dark_Theme.exe” Unzip “Inkscape_48_Dark_Theme.zip” or drag and drop to desired locationĢ. In addition, he also included summarized step-by-step directions of the video in the description box in case you miss anything. Norton Security did trigger an alert when I first downloaded it, but it’s because these files are used to change key files within the system’s Inkscape folder, which is absolutely necessary for something like this and will not be a problem if you follow the instructions carefully. I’ve downloaded and used these files myself, so I can assure you they are functional and do not come with any trojans as far as I can tell. A copy of the ZIP file being asked to download in the video, which is in the description box of the video, can be found here for Windows XP, and here for anything later than Windows XP.

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