Re-apply patches (so it's clear what's changed)

gnome-shell-dark-laptop.scss

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-$variant: 'light';
+$variant: 'dark';
 $contrast: 'normal';
 
+$laptop: true;
 @import "gnome-shell-sass/_colors"; //use gtk colors
 @import "gnome-shell-sass/_drawing";
 @import "gnome-shell-sass/_common";

gnome-shell-dark.scss

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 $variant: 'dark';
 $contrast: 'normal';
 
+$laptop: false;
 @import "gnome-shell-sass/_colors"; //use gtk colors
 @import "gnome-shell-sass/_drawing";
 @import "gnome-shell-sass/_common";

gnome-shell-high-contrast.scss

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-$variant: 'dark';
-$contrast: "high";
-
-@import "gnome-shell-sass/_high-contrast-colors"; //use gtk colors
-@import "gnome-shell-sass/_drawing";
-@import "gnome-shell-sass/_common";
-@import "gnome-shell-sass/_widgets";

gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $system_base_color: $_base_color_dark;
 $system_fg_color: $_base_color_light;
 
 // panel colors
-$panel_bg_color: if($variant == 'light', $_base_color_light, $dark_5);
+$panel_bg_color: if($variant == 'light', $_base_color_light, $dark_4);
 $panel_fg_color: if($variant == 'light', $_base_color_dark, $light_1);
 
 // card elements
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ $active_bg_color: if($variant=='light', darken($bg_color, 11%), lighten($bg_colo
 $active_fg_color: if($variant=='light', darken($fg_color, 11%), lighten($fg_color, 12%));
 
 // selection colors
-$selected_borders_color: if($variant== 'light', darken($selected_bg_color, 15%), lighten($selected_bg_color, 15%));
+$selected_borders_color: if($variant== 'light', darken($selected_bg_color, 15%), lighten($selected_bg_color, 15%));

gnome-shell-sass/_drawing.scss

@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 }
 
 // Panel menu/button drawing function
-@mixin panel_button($bg:$panel_fg_color, $fg:$panel_fg_color, $style: null, $highlighted_child: false, $child_class:"") {
+@mixin panel_button($bg:$panel_fg_color, $fg:$panel_fg_color, $style: null, $highlighted_child: false, $child_class:"", $border_radius: 3px) {
   //
   // $bg:                 background color, derived from $panel_fg_color
   // $fg:                 foreground color, also derived from $panel_fg_color
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
   transition-duration: 150ms;
   border: 3px solid transparent;
   background-color: transparent;
-  border-radius: $forced_circular_radius;
+  border-radius: $border_radius;
 
   font-weight: bold;
   color: $fg;
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
     #{$child_class} {
       transition-duration: 150ms;
       border: 3px solid transparent;
-      border-radius: $forced_circular_radius;
+      border-radius: $border_radius;
     }
 
     &:focus, &:hover {

gnome-shell-sass/_palette.scss

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ $light_2: #f6f5f4;
 $light_3: #deddda;
 $light_4: #c0bfbc;
 $light_5: #9a9996;
-$dark_1: #77767b;
+$dark_1: #777777;
-$dark_2: #5e5c64;
+$dark_2: #5e5e5e;
-$dark_3: #3d3846;
+$dark_3: #3d3d3d;
-$dark_4: #241f31;
+$dark_4: #242424;
-$dark_5: #000000;
+$dark_5: #000000;

gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_corner-ripple.scss

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 $ripple_size: 50px;
 
 .ripple-box {
-  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
   box-shadow: 0 0 2px 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
   // plus + 2px for the border (box-shadow)
   width: $ripple_size + 2px;

gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* Top Bar */
 // a.k.a. the panel
 
-$privacy_indicator_color: if($variant == 'light', $orange_4, $orange_3);
+$privacy_indicator_color: if($variant == 'light', $orange_4, $red_3);
-$recording_indicator_color: $red_4;
+$recording_indicator_color: $red_3;
 
 $transparent_panel_fg_color: $light_1;    // always white for transparent lock screens
 $system_panel_fg_color: $system_fg_color; // always light for lockscreen, overview
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
   // panel menus
   .panel-button {
     @include panel_button();
-    -natural-hpadding: $base_padding * 2;
+    -natural-hpadding: 6px;
-    -minimum-hpadding: $base_padding;
+    -minimum-hpadding: 4px;
 
     // status area icons
     .system-status-icon {
       icon-size: $scalable_icon_size;
-      padding: 0 $base_padding;
+      padding: 0;
       margin: 0 $base_margin;
     }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
     // reduce margin between icons in combined menu
     .panel-status-menu-box,
     .panel-status-indicators-box {
-      spacing: $base_margin;
+      spacing: 0px;
 
       > .system-status-icon {
         padding: 0;
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
     }
 
     &#panelActivities {
+      -natural-hpadding: 10px;
+      -minimum-hpadding: 8px;
+
       & StBoxLayout {
         padding: 0 $scaled_padding * 0.5; // use em padding to keep proportion
         spacing: 5px;
@@ -69,6 +72,10 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
 
       StIcon {
         icon-size: $scalable_icon_size;
+
+        &:first-child {
+          margin-left: 3px;
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -86,6 +93,10 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
       // we want to exclude the do-not-disturb indicator from the background
       // see _drawing.scss for override details
       @include panel_button($highlighted_child: true, $child_class: '.clock');
+      -natural-hpadding: 0px;
+      -minimum-hpadding: 0px;
+      padding-left: 0px;
+      padding-right: 0px;
 
       .clock {
         // the highlighted child
@@ -151,7 +162,14 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
 
   // spacing between power icon and (optional) percentage label
   .power-status.panel-status-indicators-box {
+    padding-left: 0px;
     spacing: 0;
+
+    @if $laptop {
+      margin-bottom: 2px;
+    } @else {
+      margin-left: 0px;
+    }
   }
 
   // important privacy related indicators
@@ -174,7 +192,11 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
 .clock-display-box {
   spacing: 2px;
   .clock {
-    padding-left: $scaled_padding * 2;
+    padding-left: 8px;
-    padding-right: $scaled_padding * 2;
+    padding-right: 8px;
+  }
+
+  StIcon:last-child {
+    margin-right: 3px;
   }
 }