Subskins
Numerous subskins are included. To use them, put the appropriate line in your userChrome.css, before the namespace line. (Scrollbar subskins also require the import line in userContent.css. Do not add the namespace line to your userContent.css.)

VectorLinux userfiles
To see the default VL userChrome.css and userContent.css included with SM 1.1.8, navigate to /opt/seamonkey/lib/seamonkey-1.1.8/defaults/profile/US/chrome

If you want to update your userChrome.css and userContent.css to the most recent, these can be copied over into your profile. If you’ve customised the ones in your profile, make sure to keep a backup copy so you won’t lose your tweaks.

Otherwise, add or remove subskins by adding or removing the import urls, in the userChrome.css or userContent.css present in your VectorLinux SeaMonkey profile’s chrome folder.

Alternate throbbers
 In addition to the new default throbber, there are several alternate throbbers you can use.

If you’re using a small or large icon subskin, the throbber subskin import url line should go after the small or large icons subskin line, in your userChrome.css.

The VectorLinux edition of this theme uses VectorLinux throbbers by default. These are based on VectorLinux logo imagework, and on the VL kmenu icons used in the SOHO edition.

An alternate VectorLinux busy throbber is available, in which the globe changes colour:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/vector-alt/brand.css");

Use this instead, if you’re using the small icon subskin:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/vector-alt/brand24.css");

Use this instead, if you’re using the large icon subskin:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/vector-alt/brand32.css");


    original Nicugecko throbber To use the "Nicugecko" lizard throbber (the default throbber in the regular version, based on a lizard image by Nicubunu) use this subskin:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/nicugecko/brand.css");

With the small icons subskin, use:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/nicugecko/brand24.css");

With the small icons subskin, use:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/nicugecko/brand32.css");


  Globe with GNU head, based on artwork by Joseph S. Reiss:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/gnu-r/brand.css");

  Globe with GNU head, based on "slick" gnu logo by Brian Bush:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/gnu-s/brand.css");

  Globe with GNU head, based on GNUzilla's GNU logo:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/gnu-z/brand.css");

  Peace with globe:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/peace/brand.css");

When using the large or small icon subskin, append either "24" or "32" to "brand" in the code. For example, to use the GNUzilla-based throbber with a 24px icon subskin, use this code:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/throbbers/gnu-z/brand24.css");

original tab-loading icon
this is a tweaked version of the original tab-loading icon, in use before c May 2007.
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/tab-loading.css");

Click here to see the alternate loading icon   Click here to see the default loading icon
alternate toolbarbutton hover effect (doesn't affect the main toolbarbuttons)
this is the earlier style used in this theme. like so:
Properties Cancel Remove from List Copy URL Show File Location

This is a retro style:
Properties Cancel Remove from List Copy URL Show File Location

@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/toolbarbutton-hov-retro.css");

this subskin gives a matching look to the menubar > menu; not supported and may be dropped; is not compatible with all styles, extensions, window-managers and subskins:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/menubar-menu-hov-retro.css");

this subskin forces a matching hover effect to the menubar > menu, even with the native look; not supported and may be dropped; is not compatible with all styles, extensions, window-managers and subskins:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/menubar-menu-hov.css");

This matches the current hover effect, not the old one.
Alternate bookmark icons
More orbit looking:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/bookmark-orbit.css");
Original style folder icons
Restores the old style bookmark icons and folder items.


For bookmark/tree folders:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/folders-orig/bookmarks-folders.css");

For the folderpane icons in mail:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/folders-orig/mail_folders.css");


Native look: menus & urlbar (GNU/Linux only: unnecessary in VectorLinux edition)
Menus and menuitems take on the native gtk appearance
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/menu-native.css");

completely native urlbar:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/urlbar-native.css");


Round Urlbar
Round urlbar (flat style, improved):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-urlbars/rnd-urlbar-flat-b.css");

Round urlbar (flat style, thick endcaps):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-urlbars/rnd-urlbar-flat-bold.css");

Round urlbar (flat style, thin endcaps):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-urlbars/rnd-urlbar-flat-litecap.css");

Round urlbar (3D style, improved):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-urlbars/rnd-urlbar-3d-b.css");

Round urlbar (3D style, thick endcaps):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-urlbars/rnd-urlbar-3d-bold.css");

Round urlbar (3D style, thin endcaps):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-urlbars/rnd-urlbar-3d-litecap.css");

1.0 and 1.1b seem to require slightly different margins for the page-proxy-favicon when using these urlbar subskins. For now, on 1.0.x builds, if you see a slight vertical distortion of the favicon, either place this in your userChrome.css:
#page-proxy-button,
#page-proxy-favicon {
   margin: 1px -3px 1px 3px !important;
}

or place this import url after the import url for the round urlbar subskin:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-urlbars/page-proxy-button-unfix.css");


Round menulists in mail to match round urlbar and tabs in navigator
3d-b style:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-mail/mail-menulist-3d.css");

flat-b style:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-mail/mail-menulist-flat.css");



Round tabs (not for use with TBE, Multizilla, and possibly other tabbed browsing extensions; see below for TBE support and Multizilla support)
Round tabs (flat style, improved):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/rnd-tabs-flat-b.css");

Round tabs (flat style, thick encaps):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/rnd-tabs-flat-bold.css");

Round tabs (flat style, thin endcaps):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/rnd-tabs-flat-litecap.css");

Round tabs (3D style, varied encap width, improved):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/rnd-tabs-3d-b.css");

Round tabs (3D style, varied encap width, selected tabs are flat):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/rnd-tabs-jb.css");

Round tabs (3D style, thick encaps):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/rnd-tabs-3d-bold.css");

Round tabs (3D style, thin endcaps):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/rnd-tabs-3d-litecap.css");


Menu icons
To place icons in the menus (The menuicon will also appear greyed-out when that menu/menuitem is disabled. Now works with any language, courtesy of CatThief. Not compatible with Cute Menus extension):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/menuicons.css");


Light toolbox
Removes some of the border effects on the toolbox and toolbars, for a more streamlined look:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/toolbox-lite.css");


Metallic look
Gives toolbox and tabstrip metallic background:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/metal/metal.css");

Skins more stuff:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/metal/heavy-metal.css");


Square tabs
Square non-content tab subskins can be used with the round tab subskins.  However, you can't use the semi-square non-content  tab subskin with the square tab subskin.  There is no semi-square subskin for all tabs (ie, for content as well as non-content tabs).

Square tabs (all)tabs-square.png
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/tabbox-square.css");

Square tabs (not tabbrowser/content tabs)
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/tabbox-square-noncontent.css");

Square-ish tabs (not tabbrowser tabs)
Gives tabs in preferences, composer, etc, streamlined look; browsing tabs not affected:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/tabbox-semisquare-noncontent.css");


Scrollbars*
There are two slightly different scrollbar subskins  To use these subskins, put one or the other of the following two lines in both userChrome.css and userContent.css (like all user scrollbar code, this must go in both userChrome.css and userContent.css to work;  do not put the namespace line in userContent.css):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/scrollbars5.css");

@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/scrollbars6.css");

alert-exclam.png * Use caution with these scrollbar subskins when applying KDE or QT themes/styles to GTK apps in Linux!  It will crash SeaMonkey.  Using these with some other gtk themes may also cause crashes.  Use at your own risk. See bugs.

Large or small toolbarbutton icons & others
To use large (32px) button icons:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/large_icons.css");

To use small (24px) icons:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/small_icons.css");



Round tabs support for TBE (Tabbrowser Extensions)
This is only partial.  I haven't seen any noticeable bugs with the TBE features I use, but there are probably some with features I don't use.  The regular round tab subskins won't work with TBE; you must use these special ones.  These use the same styles and background images as the non-tbe round tabs;  only the coding is different.

Due to differences between TBE version, two import urls are now required.

First, you must specify the settings (margins & padding) stylesheet for different versions of TBE.  Currently, this is available for TBE versions 20051117 and 20060124, and may work with others. Use the following depending on version;  if you have a different version, try each.

@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/tbe-20051117.css");

@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/tbe-20060124.css");

Then, use one of the following to specify the style of round tabs you prefer:

Round tabs (flat style, improved, tbe only)
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/rnd-tabs-flat-b.css");

Round tabs (flat style, thick encaps, tbe only)
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/rnd-tabs-flat-bold.css");

Round tabs (flat style, thin endcaps, tbe only):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/rnd-tabs-flat-litecap.css");

Round tabs (3D style, endcap width varies, improved, tbe only):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/rnd-tabs-3d-b.css");

Round tabs (3D style, varied encap width, selected tabs are flat, tbe only):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/rnd-tabs-jb.css");

Round tabs (3D style, thick encaps, tbe only):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/rnd-tabs-3d-bold.css");

Round tabs (3D style, thin endcaps, tbe only):
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/tbe/rnd-tabs-3d-litecap.css");


Round Tabs support for Multizilla
For use with the Multizilla extension, use import urls with the filename of the desired round tab subskin, but with the path altered to include "multizilla."  (I've just added this, and there may be bugs still in it, though it seems to be working okay.)
 
Example:  instead of
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/rnd-tabs-3d-litecap.css");

use:
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/rnd-tabs/multizilla/rnd-tabs-3d-litecap.css");


Original throbbers
These are the "placeholder" throbbers used in the first (testing) SeaMonkey builds, up through the last months of 2005.
@ import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/seacow/brand.css");

urlbar dropmarker fix for mac os x
May be necessary to make urlbar dropmarker show up in mac os x (?)
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/mac-dropmarker.css");

Red tab-close button
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/red-tab-close-btn.css");

icons on dialogue buttons
@import url("chrome://global/skin/subskin/buttonImage.css");

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userChrome.css tweaks

native-look dropmarker in message compose addressing widget (this may not always work, especially in Windows)
.menulist-compact > .menulist-label-box > .menulist-icon {
  -moz-appearance: menulist-button !important;
}

change text style in tabs: make the text on all tabs, including unread, normal
#content tab {
   font-style: normal !important;
}

change text style in tabs: make selected tab text bold
tab[selected="true"] {
   font-weight: bold !important;
}

correct visual bug in page-proxy-favicon when using geramik, thingeramik gtk2 style
#page-proxy-deck { margin: 4px 1px 3px 3px !important; }


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FAQs

What's userChrome.css and how do I use it?  
UserChrome.css, userContent.css and user.js, are three files located in your profile, which allow you to customise how SeaMonkey looks and acts (the interface is controlled by userChrome.css, and the content displayed is controlled by userContent.css; preferences can be set with user.js). They don't exist by default, so you have to create them. An extension, ChromEdit, provides an easy tabbed interface for editing them from within SeaMonkey. It's possible to completely theme SeaMonkey just by using userChrome.css and userContent.css. Any changes you make in these files only take place after SeaMonkey is restarted, since the files are read when SeaMonkey opens.


Why are the unselected tabs italic until you look at them, and then regular afterwards?  Why don't they go back to being italic after you click onto another tab?
The italic font doesn't indicate that a tab is not selected.  It indicates that you haven't read the tab yet.  Once you've read the tab (selected and clicked on it), the tab font stays normal, to indicate you've already visited that tab.  See userChrome tweaks to change.


Do the subskins slow down SeaMonkey?
Under normal circumstances, they shouldn't.  Still, some slower, older systems may experience problems with some of them.  If you experience that, you can always turn the subskins off.



What's with the different colours for the preference items in the config subskin?
That's an old style that was used several years ago ... green is default, blue is user set, and red is locked. More on locking Mozilla preferences can be found here: http://www.alain.knaff.lu/howto/MozillaCustomization/locked.html


There's a new version of OCC/Eurynome available. How do I upgrade?
The easiest way is close SeaMonkey, then navigate to your profile, and replace the old eurynome.jar with the updated eurynome.jar. You can also go to Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Themes, and uninstall the theme from there. Close SeaMonkey, navigate to your profile chrome directory, and remove the old eurynome.jar. Then, restart SeaMonkey, and install the new version.

VectorLinux
VectorLinux packages provide this theme in the app directory: look for it in /opt/seamonkey/lib/seamonkey-version/chrome. For SeaMonkey-1.1.8, this would be /opt/seamonkey/lib/seamonkey-1.1.8/chrome.


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Bugs

When changing from text-only to pictures + text mode, the text for the Go and Search buttons is incorrectly placed above, rather than below, the button icons.   Closing and re-opening SeaMonkey corrects this, as does opening a new SeaMonkey navigator window. But the easiest way is to simply press F11 (full screen) twice (may not always work).   (Thanks to Laurence for that tip.) 
In initially developing Nereid and OCC, I encountered this and spent some time seeking a solution, in vain;   therefore, I've marked it as "won't fix." > ;7)~~   However, if someone finds a solution which doesn't change the appearance of the icons, they're welcome to submit it. It could be that the solution just requires a fresh perspective.

The trunk is undergoing numerous changes which may break this and other themes. Thus, it may not work with some 1.5a nightly builds. As of c 20060625, changes on the trunk have begun to make this theme incompatible with nightly trunk builds (1.5a). 1.5a builds are not supported.

I only develop and test in GNU/Linux (VectorLinux and Debian) with KDE and gtk2, so I don't see bugs which are specific to another OS.   Duplicating a bug is a big part of fixing it;  this can make fixes for OS-specific bugs problematic.  When reporting a bug, make sure you mention any subskins you're using, as well as the version of SeaMonkey; also, make sure you have the most recent version of the theme).

There are a very few items in the menuicons subskin for which a language-independent id, command, etc isn't available; these may not work correctly in all languages.

The round tabs subskins may not work when using various tab extensions, although there is now partial support for TBE and Multizilla.

gtk-qt engine and applying kde / qt styles to gtk apps
There are some bugs with this, which I haven't been able to resolve. Some problems seem to originate with the gtk-qt engine. When a theme uses some native widgets (menulist-dropmarker, autocomplete-history-dropmarker, and radio, in particular) and these styles are used, xsession errors result. For example, you may see this in the terminal or .xsession-errors:
(Gecko:13830): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable: assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
(Gecko:13830): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
(Gecko:13830): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
(Gecko:13830): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
(Gecko:13830): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height: assertion `pixbuf!= NULL' failed
(Gecko:13830): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
(Gecko:13830): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

 This may also cause instability and crashes in some cases.  Use at your own risk.  Most likely, if you can apply those styles while using Classic, you can apply them with OCC, with one exception:  the scrollbar subskins:

alert-exclam.png The scrollbar subskins can crash SeaMonkey when used in conjunction with some gtk styles, or when kde styles are applied to gtk apps.  Known styles that crash SeaMonkey when using the scrollbar subskins include cleanice, cleanice dark, and qt.  Known styles that work okay with the subskins include smoothline and default.  The following, saved as crashme.css in the chrome directory of your profile, and called with @import url("crashme.css"); in both userChrome.css and userContent.css, can crash SM when native scrollbars are used in the theme, and KDE styles applied:
scrollbar,
scrollcorner,
thumb,
scrollbarbutton {
    -moz-appearance: none !important;
}

At first I thought this was a problem with SeaMonkey, but it seems the problem is more with the gtk-qt-engine.  Konsole errors of the same sort occur with other gtk apps as well, when using this engine.  The latest version suggests a userChrome.css / userContent.css patch for scrollbars, which removes the up-down scrollbarbutton.  Using that will result in a truncated bottom / right scrollbarbutton set when using the themed scrollbarbutton subskins, and is not supported by this theme's non-native scrollbar subskins. So, if you use that userfiles patch when applying kde / qt styles, you may wish to comment it out if you change gtk styles, and apply a scrollbar subskin.

The native-look for the urlbar dropmarker may not work correctly in Mac OS X. If not, use the non-native urlbar-dropmarker subskin.

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Description and Credits
(This theme is for SeaMonkey only, not for Mozilla Suite 1.7.x or earlier.  Developed using SeaMonkey 1.0b, with additional work using 1.0 and 1.1a.  Because of changes to SeaMonkey on the trunk, this theme may not work correctly with 1.5a nightlies.  As of c 20060625, changes on the trunk have begun to make this theme incompatible with nightly trunk builds (1.5a). No attempt is made to support 1.5a builds.)
See bugs.

Eurynome was originally called Orb Colours Classic, or OCC, and is loosely based on the Classic theme, adapting Orbit icons taken primarily from the Orbit Retro (1.7) theme.  The icons have been altered in colour from the uniform pumpkin-orange.  Some have been additionally altered. Orbit Retro was created by Chris Neale and updated by Scarrow. Some icon work also based on Orbit Orbit 3+1 1.8b2 MiK (Chris Neale and Michael Kunz, based on Kent Thuresson's Orbit 3.)
Taskbar, Mail folderpane and threadpane, and some other icons also use some images adapted from the original Classic and Modern themes. The DOMi menuicon incorporates an icon from Everaldo's Crystal icon set.

Code for the menuicons subskin adapted from CatThief's Mostly Crystal theme's subskins.  Additional code for non-language specific support also from CatThief's updated Mostly Crystal, used with her kind permission.

Throbbers made from the submission for the current SeaMonkey artwork, as well as from the current throbbers. Lizard throbbers made using artwork by Nicubunu.  Thanks, Nicubunu!

I created the emoticon set using features based mostly on the old Classic emoticons and somewhat on Chatzilla's set;  I tried to use the same colours and gradient for the background which was in the earlier emoticon set based on TwoSouls Emoticons by TwoSouls, from kde-look.org.
I've created another emoticon set using Orbit styling, with features from the default Kopete emoticon set.

Image editing done with the GIMP (and a bit with Inkscape) on VectorLinux and Debian GNU/Linux.

Many of the features in the subskins were suggested by various members of the SeaMonkey community.  Thanks for the time they've spent testing and making suggestions for improvement and new features.

Classic has been further altered in several ways.  Although I started out with the Classic theme as a base, and many of the stylesheets still are  mostly Classic, I changed many elements along the way, particularly in the treatment of borders, toolbarbuttons, and toolboxes. I try to keep a somewhat native appearance in the main theme, while providing options for non-native "eye-candy" with the subskins.

Eurynome (originally Orb Colours Classic / OCC) SeaMonkey Theme is
   Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 inconnu (incognu)

    Eurynome is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    Eurynome is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

A plain text copy of the GPL is included: chrome://global/skin/COPYING

As a matter of courtesy only, I ask that you not re-release your version of Eurynome as my Eurynome SeaMonkey theme, as long as I am continuing to provide updates for it and maintain compatibility with the current release of SeaMonkey. One obvious reason for this is that, by downloading Eurynome from my site, users can be sure they are getting the most current version of my theme. Should I not continue to maintain this theme, please feel free to maintain it yourself, and distribute your updated versions.
In any event, this request should not be construed as limiting your rights under the GPL, or altering in any way the terms under which this theme is released.
You are free to use this theme as a basis for your own, or to modify and port it to other applications. However, if you do so, you must keep and observe the GPL license! Moreover, you should keep the appropriate credits, where applicable, in the license blocks intact.

To learn more about the GPL and Free software, please visit the Free Software Foundation and GNU.

Contact info: incognu [at] mighty.co.za

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