Hi, since the new Decoration system seems to be getting better, tonight I added a prompt to dynamically select a theme for the current workspace. While the prompt is not going to set the default theme (if you press mod+shift+space the default one will be reloaded), still it could be useful to have different themes on different workspaces, or to test a new theme before choosing it as the default one. Together with the prompt I added a new module: XMonad/Util/Themes.hs where to store user contributed themes to be listed in the prompt. At the present time I just added the default theme and the theme I'm using as my default one. I also added deifl's theme (I found it on the wiki). Since I was not able to relate the nick to a real name I did not fill all the needed information. Creating a theme should be straightforward, but you can use one of the available ones as a template. In the module there already are the instructions on how to add a new theme. At the present time the prompt will display only the theme name (it should be a single word name). But I hope to use the other information in the future. So, please add a description and your name/nickname too. Any suggestion is welcome. Even more if in the form of a darcs patch! :) I keep seeing wonderful screen shots, so please share you theme! Thanks, Andrea
On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 09:48:30PM +0100, Andrea Rossato wrote:
Together with the prompt I added a new module: XMonad/Util/Themes.hs where to store user contributed themes to be listed in the prompt.
It's rather daunting to realize that I'm the author of the default xmonad theme... I've certainly never aspired to become a theme person... in fact, I think it's safe to say (from the colors I picked) that I don't aspire to much in the way of fancy decorations... but I suppose that's why it's a safe default. Which is a long way of saying: if anyone wants to propose an improvement on the default theme, please speak up! I'd rather not be a referee between disputing parties, but if anyone has a change they think would be a generally acceptable improvement, please speak up! (Or just send in patches, if I find them to hideous, I could always roll them back.) -- David Roundy Department of Physics Oregon State University
droundy:
On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 09:48:30PM +0100, Andrea Rossato wrote:
Together with the prompt I added a new module: XMonad/Util/Themes.hs where to store user contributed themes to be listed in the prompt.
It's rather daunting to realize that I'm the author of the default xmonad theme... I've certainly never aspired to become a theme person... in fact, I think it's safe to say (from the colors I picked) that I don't aspire to much in the way of fancy decorations... but I suppose that's why it's a safe default.
Which is a long way of saying: if anyone wants to propose an improvement on the default theme, please speak up! I'd rather not be a referee between disputing parties, but if anyone has a change they think would be a generally acceptable improvement, please speak up! (Or just send in patches, if I find them to hideous, I could always roll them back.)
This is a great move, by the way. More themes please. Let the colour sensitive designers out there, of which we have many, step up to improve the look and feel of xmonad. -- Don
Andrea Rossato
Hi,
At the present time the prompt will display only the theme name (it should be a single word name). But I hope to use the other information in the future. So, please add a description and your name/nickname too.
Any suggestion is welcome. Even more if in the form of a darcs patch! :)
Here is my theme, feel free to include it if you like it.
I keep seeing wonderful screen shots, so please share you theme!
Thanks,
Andrea
Thanks, Tom -- Then I drew in a breath, and my renewed will with it, lifted the rod in my right hand, murmured a phrase in a language I didn't know, and blew the tires off his fucking truck. -- Harry Dresden
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