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grayscale-graphite

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A coordinated semantic grayscale theme for Arch Linux, GTK, KDE, Kitty, VSCodium, Quickshell, and other desktop applications.

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# Grayscale Graphite

A coordinated grayscale desktop theme for Arch Linux and related Linux setups.

Grayscale Graphite uses a compact semantic palette:

- 14 graphite shades, from `graphite_01` to `graphite_14`
- `error_dark`
- `error_light`
- utility swatches `transparent` and `black`

The palette is applied consistently across supported applications by
`change-grayscale-palette.py`. The script provides dry runs, validation,
timestamped backups, and state tracking.

## Screenshots

### Desktop overview

[![Grayscale Graphite desktop overview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andres-guzman/grayscale-graphite/main/screenshots/desktop-overview.png)](screenshots/desktop-overview.png)

| VSCodium — Monochrome | VSCodium — Bearded Void |
|:---:|:---:|
| [![VSCodium Monochrome theme](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andres-guzman/grayscale-graphite/main/screenshots/vscodium-monochrome.png)](screenshots/vscodium-monochrome.png) | [![VSCodium Bearded Void theme](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andres-guzman/grayscale-graphite/main/screenshots/vscodium-bearded-void.png)](screenshots/vscodium-bearded-void.png) |

| Kitty, btop, and Cava | GTK and KDE applications |
|:---:|:---:|
| [![Kitty, btop, and Cava](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andres-guzman/grayscale-graphite/main/screenshots/kitty-btop-cava.png)](screenshots/kitty-btop-cava.png) | [![GTK and KDE applications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andres-guzman/grayscale-graphite/main/screenshots/gtk-kde-applications.png)](screenshots/gtk-kde-applications.png) |

## Included themes and configuration

- btop
- Cava
- Fish
- GTK 3
- GTK 4 / libadwaita color variables
- KDE color configuration
- Kitty
- Kvantum
- Quickshell / end-4 Appearance colors
- RMPC
- Starship
- VSCodium
  - Grayscale Graphite — Monochrome
  - Grayscale Graphite — Bearded Void

## Repository layout

```text
config/      Files mirrored under their intended paths in $HOME
palette/     Canonical semantic palette
scripts/     Palette engine, VSCodium style helper, and repository sync tool
docs/        Installation, palette, and maintenance documentation
screenshots/ Theme screenshots
wallpapers/  Information and previews for the external wallpaper archive
```

## Important safety note

Several files in `config/` are complete application configuration files, not
small theme fragments. Review them before copying them over an existing setup.

In particular:

- `kdeglobals`
- `starship.toml`
- `rmpc/default.ron`
- `quickshell/.../Appearance.qml`

may replace unrelated local preferences if installed blindly.

See [Installation](docs/installation.md) for the intended workflow.

## Palette workflow

From the directory containing the palette scripts:

```fish
./change-grayscale-palette.py --dry-run
./change-grayscale-palette.py
```

The first command previews all changes. The second validates, backs up, applies,
and records the new palette state.

The VSCodium comment helper controls typography only:

```fish
./force-vscodium-comments-italic.py
```

It preserves existing foreground colors and only enforces italic comment
styling.

## Updating this repository

Edit and test the live configuration first. Then run:

```fish
./scripts/sync-from-live.fish
git diff --check
git status --short
```

Review all changes before committing.

See [Updating and maintenance](docs/updating.md).

## Wallpapers

The matching collection of 805 light-gray wallpapers is hosted separately on
[Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/grayscale-graphite-wallpapers).

See [`wallpapers/README.md`](wallpapers/README.md) for the contact sheet,
complete download directory, collection details, and SHA-256 verification
instructions.

## License

This repository is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
See [LICENSE](LICENSE).

Third-party and derived components are described in
[THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md).

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