GNOME 3 files

gnome-shell.css

@import url("/usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css");
/* customizing GNOME Shell for desktop interface
   with fonts size 9pt (instead default 11pt size) */


/* Text Styles */
/* default text style */
stage {
    font-size: 9pt;          /* 11pt */
}

/* Panel */
/* used for the app menu header only */
.panel-button {
    -natural-hpadding: 4px;  /* 12px */
    -minimum-hpadding: 3px;  /*  6px */
}

/* Search Box & Entries */
#searchEntry {
    font-size: 10pt;         /* 12pt */
}

/* Calendar popup */
.calendar-month-label {
    font-size: 8pt;          /* 9.5pt */
}
.calendar-day-base {
    font-size: 7.5pt;        /* 9pt */
}
.calendar-day-base:active {
    font-size: 7.5pt;        /* 9pt */
}

/* Application Launchers and Grid */
.icon-grid {
    spacing: 24px;                              /*  36px */
    -shell-grid-horizontal-item-size: 72px;     /* 118px */
    -shell-grid-vertical-item-size: 72px;       /* 118px */
}

.icon-grid .overview-icon {
    icon-size: 48px;                            /*  96px */
}

/* Modal Dialogs */
/* Dialog Subject Text Style */
.show-processes-dialog-subject,
.mount-question-dialog-subject,
.end-session-dialog-subject {
    font-size: 12pt;         /* 14pt */
}


/*
 * Extensions
 */

/* Extension: Frippery Bottom Panel */
#bottomPanel {
    border-image: url();
    padding-top: 1px;        /* no padding */
    font-size: 9pt;          /* 10.5pt */
}

.message-button {
    padding-left: 20px;      /* no padding */
}

.workspace-switcher {
    spacing: 0px;            /* 3px */
}

.workspace-button {
    border-radius: 5px;      /* no border-radius */
    border: 0px;             /* 1px */
}

.workspace-button:outlined {
    border: 0px;             /* 2px */
}

/* Extension: system-monitor */
.sm-temp-label {
    font-size: 9px;          /* 11px */
}

.sm-status-value {           /* 25px */
    min-width: 20px;
}

/* Extension: Weather by Neroth */
.weather-current-summary {
    font-size: 12pt;         /* 31px */
}

gnome.sh

# GNOME 3.6.2

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec 'gnome-terminal --geometry=96x24+0-0'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec-arg '-x'

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options 'none'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background color-shading-type 'vertical'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background primary-color '#3C78B4'          # (Red: 60 Green: 120 Blue: 180)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background secondary-color '#1E3C5A'        # (Red: 30 Green:  60 Blue:  90)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons true

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources "[('xkb', 'us'), ('xkb', 'ru+phonetic'), ('xkb', 'sk+qwerty')]"

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface buttons-have-icons true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface menus-have-icons true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Cantarell 9'                    # Cantarell 11
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface document-font-name 'Sans 9'                # Sans 11
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface monospace-font-name 'Monospace 9'          # Monospace 11
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-date true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-seconds true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface menubar-accel ''                           # disable F10

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false                       # disable lock screen
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 3000                              # turn screen off

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings panel-main-menu "[]"                  # disable Alt+F1
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings close "[]"                            # disable Alt+F4
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings panel-run-dialog "['<Alt>R']"         # replace Alt+F2 by Alt+R
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-1 "['<Alt>F1']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-2 "['<Alt>F2']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-3 "['<Alt>F3']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-4 "['<Alt>F4']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings show-desktop "['<Ctrl><Alt>M']"

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 4
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences titlebar-font 'Cantarell Bold 9'      # Cantarell Bold 11
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences visual-bell true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences visual-bell-type 'frame-flash'

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop home-icon-visible false
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop network-icon-visible false
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop trash-icon-visible false

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences default-folder-viewer 'list-view'
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-image-thumbnails 'local-only'
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-directory-item-counts 'local-only'

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.keyboard input-sources-switcher 'shift-l-shift-r'

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power button-power 'shutdown'        # interactive
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-display-ac 1800
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-display-battery 600

gsettings set org.gnome.shell always-show-log-out true                               # 'Log Out' in the user menu
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.calendar show-weekdate true
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides dynamic-workspaces false


gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/gnome-terminal/keybindings/help "F12"          # replace F1 to F12
gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/default_size_columns 96
gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/default_size_rows 24
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_custom_default_size true
# change only Palette entry 5 (Red: 45 Green: 90 Blue: 135)
gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette "#000000:#CC0000:#4E9A06:#C4A000:#2D5A87"
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/scrollback_unlimited true

gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus-open-terminal/desktop_opens_home_dir true
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus-open-terminal/display_mc_item false

metacity-theme-3.xml.diff

--- metacity-theme-3.xml.original	2012-04-16 18:18:42.000000000 +0200
+++ metacity-theme-3.xml	2012-05-02 17:43:37.665927577 +0200
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 <constant name="C_border_focused" value="blend/#000000/gtk:bg[NORMAL]/0.7" />
 <constant name="C_border_unfocused" value="blend/#000000/gtk:bg[NORMAL]/0.8" />
 <constant name="C_border_attached_focused" value="blend/#000000/gtk:bg[NORMAL]/0.7" />
+<constant name="C_titlebar_focused" value="blend/#000000/gtk:bg[NORMAL]/0.8" />
 <constant name="C_titlebar_focused_hilight" value="gtk:custom(wm_highlight,gtk:base[NORMAL])" />
 <constant name="C_titlebar_unfocused" value="blend/gtk:base[NORMAL]/gtk:bg[NORMAL]/0.4" />
 <constant name="C_title_focused" value="gtk:custom(wm_title,gtk:fg[NORMAL])" />
@@ -166,10 +167,7 @@
 </draw_ops>
 
 <draw_ops name="titlebar_fill_focused">
-	<gradient type="vertical" x="0" y="0" width="width" height="height">
-		<color value="gtk:custom(wm_bg_a,blend/gtk:bg[NORMAL]/gtk:base[NORMAL]/0.4)" />
-		<color value="gtk:custom(wm_bg_b,gtk:bg[NORMAL])" />
-	</gradient>
+	<rectangle color="C_titlebar_focused" x="0" y="0" width="width" height="height" filled="true" />
 </draw_ops>

:) Thanks for this gist! I nearly gave up on disabling Alt+F1 when I found the gist!

FYI, referenced in: http://askubuntu.com/questions/126817/how-to-disable-alt-f1-alt-f2-shortcuts

More info: http://alice.saske.sk/wiki/GNOME (but mixed Slovak + English languages), I hope that help ...