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diff --git a/abs/core/mv/wmaker_settings/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/README.themes b/abs/core/mv/wmaker_settings/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/README.themes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d7327ac --- /dev/null +++ b/abs/core/mv/wmaker_settings/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/README.themes @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ + + + +Themes For Window Maker +======================= + +Note: the information contained in this file is only valid for themes +in the .themed (for theme directory) format, supported in +Window Maker 0.20.4 or newer. + + +How To Install a Theme Pack +=========================== + +To install a theme, unpack your theme into your WindowMaker directory +(the same as old-style themes), usually ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker + +cd ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker +gzip -dc "xyztheme.tar.gz" | tar xvf - + +You can also do this in your system-wide WindowMaker directory (usually +/usr/local/share/WindowMaker) to have the themes be available to all +your users. This will probably need to be done with root access. + + +How To Load a Theme +=================== + +Use the setstyle command to load a theme. Example: + +setstyle xyztheme.themed + +Note that if you move the directory of the theme (for example, from +~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes to /usr/local/share/WindowMaker/Themes) +you will have to reload that theme so that path information is updated. + + +How To Make a Theme Pack +======================== + +To create a theme pack from your current configuration, use the getstyle +utility with the -p flag. Example: + +getstyle -p ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes/MyTheme + +This will create a theme pack (a new directory in either the current +directory or a directory you specify) named MyTheme.themed, containing +everything it requires, including all pixmap files. In this example, +the new theme pack would be made in your themes directory and be +immediately available in your Themes menu. + +Additionally, you can put a text file named MyTheme.lsm in the MyTheme.themed +directory. This file can contain info like copyrights, credits or whatever. + +To distribute your theme, just make a .tar.gz of the .themed directory. +This is preferably done from the same directory that you unpack the themes +from to maintain consistancy with the old theme format. + +Example: + +cd ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker +tar cvf MyTheme.tar Themes/MyTheme.themed +gzip MyTheme.tar + + +How To Delete a Theme Pack +========================== + +Just remove the .themed directory. Example: + +cd ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes +rm -fr themename.themed + + +How To Save Disk Space +====================== + +If you have more than 1 theme that use the same huge background image, +you can delete all the duplicated files and then create hard links in +place of them. For example, if you have: + +theme1.themed/back.jpg + +theme2.themed/backimage.jpg + +theme3.themed/back.jpg + +and all three files contain the same image, you can do: + +rm theme2.themed/backimage.jpg +rm theme3.themed/back.jpg +ln theme1.themed/back.jpg theme2.themed/backimage.jpg +ln theme1.themed/back.jpg theme3.themed/back.jpg + + |