• Adding a Theme

    From RickV@21:1/206 to All on Friday, May 05, 2023 08:30:24
    How do you add a new Theme? I can't seem to find a way.

    Richard

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  • From sPINOZa@21:1/116 to RickV on Friday, May 05, 2023 18:23:55
    How do you add a new Theme? I can't seem to find a way.

    Hi,

    Just create a new directory in the themes dir, after that you can copy the contents of one of the other themes in it and change it to your needs. Now you will see it in the themes area in mystic config.

    gtX!

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  • From SirRonmit@21:2/120 to RickV on Friday, May 05, 2023 10:56:57
    Should be easy and straight forward if I remember:
    just drop into the \mystic\themes directory.


    Otherwise, :
    https://wiki.mysticbbs.com/doku.php?id=themes#:~: text=Installing%20a%20new%20theme%20is,into%20their%20own%20theme%20directory!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzWf6ezc5lU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nbFZUJLkok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM96ycA1_JY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVxo0u04MQ

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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to RickV on Friday, May 05, 2023 20:26:06
    How do you add a new Theme? I can't seem to find a way.

    Others have already answered, but I'll give on m0re suggestion; go into /mystic/themes and 'cp -r' the default subdir to another ... 'newtheme' or whatever; this way, you'll start with all the files that 'should' be present.



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  • From esc@21:4/173 to paulie420 on Friday, May 05, 2023 22:29:25
    Others have already answered, but I'll give on m0re suggestion; go into /mystic/themes and 'cp -r' the default subdir to another ... 'newtheme'
    or whatever; this way, you'll start with all the files that 'should' be present.

    Hey dude! I actually don't know if this is totally necessary. I seem to recall reading that the 'default' theme is always a fallback if files are missing from another theme.

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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to esc on Saturday, May 06, 2023 13:24:24
    Others have already answered, but I'll give on m0re suggestion; go in /mystic/themes and 'cp -r' the default subdir to another ... 'newthem or whatever; this way, you'll start with all the files that 'should' present.

    Hey dude! I actually don't know if this is totally necessary. I seem to recall reading that the 'default' theme is always a fallback if files
    are missing from another theme.

    I mean that its an easy way to 'start' a secondary theme. On linux;
    cd ~/mystic/themes
    cp -r themes/ new_theme/

    In Mystic -cfg, add 'new_theme' and its a starting point, with all orig/stock art that can be modified as 'new_theme' (or whatever you named it)... but maybe I'm wrong in how I add new themes. :P



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  • From esc@21:4/173 to paulie420 on Saturday, May 06, 2023 14:00:37
    I mean that its an easy way to 'start' a secondary theme. On linux;
    cd ~/mystic/themes
    cp -r themes/ new_theme/

    Yep! As long as you plan to modify every part of the theme :P

    The reason I think it might make sense to not do this, even though it works 100% and is a great foundation to begin on, is any change you want to make in your default theme then won't be reflected in the new theme unless you go change it there as well.

    Either way works, though!

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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to esc on Saturday, May 06, 2023 17:12:11
    I mean that its an easy way to 'start' a secondary theme. On linux; cd ~/mystic/themes
    cp -r themes/ new_theme/

    Yep! As long as you plan to modify every part of the theme :P

    The reason I think it might make sense to not do this, even though it works 100% and is a great foundation to begin on, is any change you want to make in your default theme then won't be reflected in the new theme unless you go change it there as well.

    Either way works, though!

    You know, maybe thats why I have such hard issues w/ creating a nice, full and complete theme in Mystic - guess I ought to try one from ZERO; maybe it'll be easier, or at least easier to SEE what needs to be done...



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