script for changing gnome-terminal color schemes.

2012-08-25 634 words 3 mins read

Fedora

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Earlier I had posted this. So, if you want to try all of these schemes, then you need not have to copy paste the schemes from the web page, you can try the below script.

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function idleToes()
{
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#FFFFFF"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#323232"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FFFFA9"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#323232:#D25252:#7FE173:#FFC66D:#4098FF:#F57FFF:#BED6FF:#EEEEEC:#535353:#F070
70:#9DFF90:#FFE48B:#5EB7F7:#FF9DFF:#DCF4FF:#FFFFFF"
}

function Homebrew()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#00FF00"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#000000"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#00FF00"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#990000:#00A600:#999900:#0000B2:#B200B2:#00A6B2:#BFBFBF:#666666:#
E50000:#00D900:#E5E500:#0000FF:#E500E5:#00E5E5:#E5E5E5"
}

function Kibble()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#F7F7F7"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#0E100A"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#CA631D"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#4D4D4D:#C70031:#29CF13:#D8E30E:#3449D1:#8400FF:#0798AB:#E2D1E3:#5A5A5A:#
F01578:#6CE05C:#F3F79E:#97A4F7:#C495F0:#68F2E0:#FFFFFF"
}

function SolarizedDark()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#708183"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#001E26"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#81908F"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#002731:#D01B24:#728905:#A57705:#2075C7:#C61B6E:#259185:#E9E2CB:#001E26:#
BD3612:#465A61:#52676F:#708183:#5856B9:#81908F:#FCF4DC"
}

function Grass()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#FFF0A5"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#13773C"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FFB03B"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#BB0000:#00BB00:#E7B000:#0000A3:#950061:#00BBBB:#BBBBBB:#555555:#
BB0000:#00BB00:#E7B000:#0000BB:#FF55FF:#55FFFF:#FFFFFF"
}

function Desert()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#FFFFFF"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#333333"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FFD700"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#4D4D4D:#FF2B2B:#98FB98:#F0E68C:#CD853F:#FFDEAD:#FFA0A0:#F5DEB3:#555555:#
FF5555:#55FF55:#FFFF55:#87CEFF:#FF55FF:#FFD700:#FFFFFF"
}

function ManPage()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#000000"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#FEF49C"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#000000"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#CC0000:#00A600:#999900:#0000B2:#B200B2:#00A6B2:#CCCCCC:#666666:#
E50000:#00D900:#E5E500:#0000FF:#E500E5:#00E5E5:#E5E5E5"
}

function SolarizedLight()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#52676F"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#FCF4DC"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#465A61"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#002731:#D01B24:#728905:#A57705:#2075C7:#C61B6E:#259185:#E9E2CB:#001E26:#
BD3612:#465A61:#52676F:#708183:#5856B9:#81908F:#FCF4DC"
}

function DarkPastel()
{
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#FFFFFF"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#000000"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FF5E7D"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#FF5555:#55FF55:#FFFF55:#5555FF:#FF55FF:#55FFFF:#BBBBBB:#555555:#FF55
55:#55FF55:#FFFF55:#5555FF:#FF55FF:#55FFFF:#FFFFFF"
}

function RedSands()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#D7C9A7"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#79241E"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#DFBD22"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#FF3F00:#00BB00:#E7B000:#0071FF:#BB00BB:#00BBBB:#BBBBBB:#555555:#
BB0000:#00BB00:#E7B000:#0071AE:#FF55FF:#55FFFF:#FFFFFF"
}

function Twilight()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#FEFFD3"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#141414"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FEFFD3"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#141414:#C06C43:#AFB979:#C2A86C:#444649:#B4BE7B:#778284:#FEFFD3:#262626:#DD7C
4C:#CBD88C:#E1C47D:#5A5D61:#D0DB8E:#8A989A:#FEFFD3"
}

function Ocean()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#FFFFFF"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#224FBC"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FFFFFF"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#990000:#00A600:#999900:#0000B2:#B200B2:#00A6B2:#BFBFBF:#666666:#
E50000:#00D900:#E5E500:#0000FF:#E500E5:#00E5E5:#E5E5E5"
}

function Novel()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#3B2322"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#DFDBC3"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#8E2A19"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#CC0000:#009600:#D06B00:#0000CC:#CC00CC:#0087CC:#CCCCCC:#7F7F7F:#
CC0000:#009600:#D06B00:#0000CC:#CC00CC:#0086CB:#FFFFFF"

}

function Zenburn()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#DCDCCC"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#1F1F1F"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FFCFAF"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000B13:#E89393:#9ECE9E:#F0DFAF:#8CD0D3:#C0BED1:#DFAF8F:#EFEFEF:#000B13:#
E89393:#9ECE9E:#F0DFAF:#8CD0D3:#C0BED1:#DFAF8F:#FFFFFF"
}

function TerminalBasic()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#000000"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#FFFFFF"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#000000"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#990000:#00A600:#999900:#0000B2:#B200B2:#00A6B2:#BFBFBF:#666666:#
E50000:#00D900:#E5E500:#0000FF:#E500E5:#00E5E5:#E5E5E5"

}

function Pro()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#F2F2F2"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#000000"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FFFFFF"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#000000:#990000:#00A600:#999900:#1F08DB:#B200B2:#00A6B2:#BFBFBF:#666666:#
E50000:#00D900:#E5E500:#0000FF:#E500E5:#00E5E5:#E5E5E5"

}

function Vaughn()
{
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color --type string "#DCDCCC"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color --type string "#25234E"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/bold_color --type string "#FF5E7D"
    gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette --type string "#24234F:#705050:#60B48A:#DFAF8F:#5555FF:#F08CC3:#8CD0D3:#709080:#709080:#
DCA3A3:#60B48A:#F0DFAF:#5555FF:#EC93D3:#93E0E3:#FFFFFF"
}

names=$(grep "^function" $0|sed -e 's/.* //' -e 's/(.*//')
echo "Select one of ${names[@]}"
read -p "Enter :: " name
$name

To use, simply copy/paste the script and chmod +x.

Run the script, it will present you with a list of schemes, just select and you are done 🙂

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Authored By Amit Agarwal

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