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reply Chris <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
Is there a way I can add my own themes? I've created a theme file 
and added it to views/resources.list

However, it doesn't show up. "Default" and "Dark" seem to be 
hardwired somewhere in the source code.
May 11 2016
parent reply thedeemon <dlang thedeemon.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 11 May 2016 at 12:55:13 UTC, Chris wrote:

 Is there a way I can add my own themes? I've created a theme 
 file and added it to views/resources.list

 However, it doesn't show up. "Default" and "Dark" seem to be 
 hardwired somewhere in the source code.


Indeed they are, just grep for "ide_theme_dark" and you'll find 
those two places (settings.d, idesettings.d).
May 11 2016
parent reply Chris <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 03:01:02 UTC, thedeemon wrote:

 On Wednesday, 11 May 2016 at 12:55:13 UTC, Chris wrote:

 Is there a way I can add my own themes? I've created a theme 
 file and added it to views/resources.list

 However, it doesn't show up. "Default" and "Dark" seem to be 
 hardwired somewhere in the source code.


 Indeed they are, just grep for "ide_theme_dark" and you'll find 
 those two places (settings.d, idesettings.d).


They shouldn't be hardwired. Best would be to load them 
dynamically with their respective names encoded in the xml file. 
In this way people could add their own themes as they see fit. I 
wouldn't mind creating themes and adding them to DlangIDE as a 
humble contribution.
May 12 2016
parent reply thedeemon <dlang thedeemon.com> writes:
On Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 09:17:24 UTC, Chris wrote:


 They shouldn't be hardwired. Best would be to load them 
 dynamically with their respective names encoded in the xml 
 file. In this way people could add their own themes as they see 
 fit. I wouldn't mind creating themes and adding them to 
 DlangIDE as a humble contribution.


Don't forget that contents of all those files in resources.list 
is also "hardwired" into the executable, so there's not much 
difference between mentioning something in such list file and in 
the source code. Of course, dynamic loading would be a nice thing 
to do, in addition to what there is now.
May 12 2016
parent reply Chris <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 09:51:18 UTC, thedeemon wrote:

 On Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 09:17:24 UTC, Chris wrote:


 They shouldn't be hardwired. Best would be to load them 
 dynamically with their respective names encoded in the xml 
 file. In this way people could add their own themes as they 
 see fit. I wouldn't mind creating themes and adding them to 
 DlangIDE as a humble contribution.


 Don't forget that contents of all those files in resources.list 
 is also "hardwired" into the executable, so there's not much 
 difference between mentioning something in such list file and 
 in the source code. Of course, dynamic loading would be a nice 
 thing to do, in addition to what there is now.


Sure, but changing `resources.list` is trivial and can be added 
to the docs like so "Add the path to your theme file to 
`resources.list` and restart DlangIDE."

It has to be hardwired somewhere, but it shouldn't be the themes. 
Other editors/IDE's allow you to load your own themes. This is 
important, because apart from aesthetics, some people might find 
certain themes easier on the eye than others, e.g. color blind 
people or people with some sort of visual impairment.
May 12 2016
parent reply Vadim Lopatin <coolreader.org gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 09:57:42 UTC, Chris wrote:

 On Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 09:51:18 UTC, thedeemon wrote:

 On Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 09:17:24 UTC, Chris wrote:


 They shouldn't be hardwired. Best would be to load them 
 dynamically with their respective names encoded in the xml 
 file. In this way people could add their own themes as they 
 see fit. I wouldn't mind creating themes and adding them to 
 DlangIDE as a humble contribution.


 Don't forget that contents of all those files in 
 resources.list is also "hardwired" into the executable, so 
 there's not much difference between mentioning something in 
 such list file and in the source code. Of course, dynamic 
 loading would be a nice thing to do, in addition to what there 
 is now.


 Sure, but changing `resources.list` is trivial and can be added 
 to the docs like so "Add the path to your theme file to 
 `resources.list` and restart DlangIDE."

 It has to be hardwired somewhere, but it shouldn't be the 
 themes. Other editors/IDE's allow you to load your own themes. 
 This is important, because apart from aesthetics, some people 
 might find certain themes easier on the eye than others, e.g. 
 color blind people or people with some sort of visual 
 impairment.


Hello,

External themes support is planned.
It is not a hard task.
Btw, try to copy your resource files (res directory) to the same 
place dlangui executable (e.g. dlangide) is located. Resources 
from this directory must be accessible from application. The only 
problem should be list of themes in UI settings.
AFAIR, resources from directory should have higher priority than 
embedded ones. So for testing, you can rename theme to standard 
name.

Best regards,
     Vadim
May 12 2016
parent Chris <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 15:29:17 UTC, Vadim Lopatin wrote:


 Hello,

 External themes support is planned.
 It is not a hard task.
 Btw, try to copy your resource files (res directory) to the 
 same place dlangui executable (e.g. dlangide) is located. 
 Resources from this directory must be accessible from 
 application. The only problem should be list of themes in UI 
 settings.
 AFAIR, resources from directory should have higher priority 
 than embedded ones. So for testing, you can rename theme to 
 standard name.

 Best regards,
     Vadim


I've tried that too, but changes I make are ignored.
May 12 2016