shell script for setting gnome-terminal color palette to use Solarized theme

solarize.sh

#!/bin/sh
#
# Shell script that configures gnome-terminal to use solarized theme
# colors. Written for Ubuntu 11.10, untested on anything else.
#
# Solarized theme: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized
# 
# Adapted from these sources:
# https://gist.github.com/1280177
# http://xorcode.com/guides/solarized-vim-eclipse-ubuntu/

case "$1" in 
	"dark")
		PALETTE="#070736364242:#D3D301010202:#858599990000:#B5B589890000:#26268B8BD2D2:#D3D336368282:#2A2AA1A19898:#EEEEE8E8D5D5:#00002B2B3636:#CBCB4B4B1616:#58586E6E7575:#65657B7B8383:#838394949696:#6C6C7171C4C4:#9393A1A1A1A1:#FDFDF6F6E3E3"
		BG_COLOR="#00002B2B3636"
		FG_COLOR="#65657B7B8383"
		;;
	"light")
		PALETTE="#EEEEE8E8D5D5:#D3D301010202:#858599990000:#B5B589890000:#26268B8BD2D2:#D3D336368282:#2A2AA1A19898:#070736364242:#FDFDF6F6E3E3:#CBCB4B4B1616:#9393A1A1A1A1:#838394949696:#65657B7B8383:#6C6C7171C4C4:#58586E6E7575:#00002B2B3636"
		BG_COLOR="#FDFDF6F6E3E3"
		FG_COLOR="#838394949696"
		;;
	*)
	echo "Usage: solarize [light | dark]"
	exit
	;;
esac

gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_theme_background" --type bool false
gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_theme_colors" --type bool false
gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette" --type string "$PALETTE"
gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color" --type string "$BG_COLOR"
gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color" --type string "$FG_COLOR"

Before running this script please make a new copy of your current terminal profile in the "Edit" -> "Profiles" menu in case you want to switch back later. To use this script, paste this file into your home folder as solarize.sh and then run chmod +x solarize.sh.

$ ./solarize.sh light

Here is a tip for Mate users:

To make this work, replace gconftool-2 with mateconftool-2, and gnome-terminal with mate-terminal.

Hmm... For some reason my terminal is still using a strange dark grey for the numbered sidebar, rather than the attractive light grey-blue that I see in this screenshot.

Hej man, thank you :)

Thank you!

Thank you!

Yes, perfect.
Debian Testing + i3 w/downgraded gnome-terminal 3.6

this works great for everything except my PS1 colors, it distorts them
PS1='$(if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "\[\033[32m\]:)"; else echo "\[\033[31m\]:("; fi) ${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u : \[\033[01;34m\]$(echo $(pwd) | grep -o "/" | wc -l)/$(basename $(pwd))\[\033[00m\] - '

Greens are grey and blue is darker blue