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Subject: Re: post release theme changes - make them more consistent

Re: post release theme changes - make them more consistent

From: Jonathan Gordon <jdgordy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:45:56 -0800

2010/1/23 Jonathan Gordon <jdgordy_at_gmail.com>:
> 2010/1/23 Thomas Martitz <thomas.martitz_at_student.htw-berlin.de>:>
>> What's the point of a backdrop setting if the sbs can specify one? I don't
>> really see the need for it anymore. Loading a backrop from the filebrowser
>> can easily replace the sbs one's without even reparsing the sbs. And if
>> there's no sbs loaded, then having a backdrop is as simple as settng up a
>> in-RAM sbs with only the %X line (moving the backdrop to the skin buffer
>> while still maintaining the old setting costs a lot of RAM). And once
>> there's no backdrop setting, the UI viewport setting is also rendered
>> useless (especially considering your plans to make it a fall-back thing).
>>
>> Best regards.
>>
>
> EXACTLY! which is what I was arguing a while back and got yelled down
> pretty violently...
> but anyway..
>
> My latest patch (FS#10922) does almost exactly that. if no sbs is
> loaded then an in-ram one is created from the backdrop, statusbar and
> ui viewport settings.
> The last issues that need to be sorted out is how to handle backdrops
> so it makes sense with "use settings as fallback". What I'm thinking
> is %X|-| will use the setting (so the same as viewport colours) and
> having no %X means dont use any backdrop. OR %Xd would make sure the
> backdrop is never shown and having no %X means use the setting
> instead. the second is closer to svn's behaviour so is probably more
> acceptable.
>
> Now, loading a clearing backkdrops from the file browser and menu gets
> interesting. if a sbs specifies a backdrop it will right now (in the
> patch that is) be always overwritten with the new backdrop untill the
> theme is reloaded, same with clearing. I tihnk this is probably
> acceptable because the point of loading the backdrop is to see how it
> would look in the theme, if its actually wanted then you need to
> fiddle with the .sbs.
>
> Jonathan
>

also, I'm not sure if I've mentioned this or not. I really want to fix
things up so skins dont need to be reparsed unless they actually have
to be. you got it spot on with the backdrop (and I do that now), but
default viewport doesnt need a reparse, nor does changing colours,
they just need some way to say "the value for this thing came from
setting, not the skin"
Received on 2010-01-24

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