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anothersname at googlemail

Nov 2, 2009, 10:12 AM

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What themes are people using with .22?

I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.

Favourites and why please?
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Nov 2, 2009, 10:15 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Another Sillyname
<anothersname [at] googlemail> wrote:
> I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
> screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
>
> Favourites and why please?
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I'm pretty sure that I read that Metallurgy is not finished.

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Nov 2, 2009, 10:31 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Another Sillyname
<anothersname [at] googlemail> wrote:
> I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
> screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
>
> Favourites and why please?

Mythbuntu, because I like the dark colour scheme, I like the layout,
and it has enough of the new elements of MythUI to be nice looking,
without being overpowering, confusing, or slow.

Tom
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Nov 2, 2009, 10:36 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Tom Lichti <redpepperracing [at] gmail>wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Another Sillyname
> <anothersname [at] googlemail> wrote:
> > I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
> > screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
> >
> > Favourites and why please?
>
> Mythbuntu, because I like the dark colour scheme, I like the layout,
> and it has enough of the new elements of MythUI to be nice looking,
> without being overpowering, confusing, or slow.
>
> Tom
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havent moved off Blootube-wide. It is just a good looking theme. I do wish
some of the MythUI effects were added but I happy with it.

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Nov 2, 2009, 11:44 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

2009/11/2 Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore [at] gmail>:
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Tom Lichti <redpepperracing [at] gmail>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Another Sillyname
>> <anothersname [at] googlemail> wrote:
>> > I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
>> > screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
>> >
>> > Favourites and why please?
>>
>> Mythbuntu, because I like the dark colour scheme, I like the layout,
>> and it has enough of the new elements of MythUI to be nice looking,
>> without being overpowering, confusing, or slow.
>>
>> Tom
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>
>
> havent moved off Blootube-wide.� It is just a good looking theme.� I do wish
> some of the MythUI effects were added but I happy with it.
>
> --
> Mitchell
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>

Blue-abstract-wide for me (although I made some changes to the menu
styles to suit my taste). This theme seems the most complete to me
(just my opinion).
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andy at squeakycode

Nov 2, 2009, 11:55 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

Another Sillyname wrote:
> I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
> screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
>
> Favourites and why please?
> _______________________________________________

MythCenter. (why? Dunno really, it was the first one I came across
that looked snazy and looked like my old theme. The new default theme
is nice and all but I didnt like the sideways scrolling. I wanted
something that kinda looked like the old theme)

-Andy
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Nov 2, 2009, 12:20 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

2009/11/2 Andy Colson <andy [at] squeakycode>:
> Another Sillyname wrote:
>>
>> I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
>> screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
>>
>> Favourites and why please?
>> _______________________________________________
>
> MythCenter. �(why? �Dunno really, it was the first one I came across that
> looked snazy and looked like my old theme. �The new default theme is nice
> and all but I didnt like the sideways scrolling. �I wanted something that
> kinda looked like the old theme)
>
> -Andy
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I used to use mythcenter.. You might want to try blue-abstract as it's
similar and makes good use of the new 0.22 features.
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andy at squeakycode

Nov 2, 2009, 12:29 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

Roy Lofthouse wrote:
> 2009/11/2 Andy Colson <andy [at] squeakycode>:
>> Another Sillyname wrote:
>>> I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
>>> screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
>>>
>>> Favourites and why please?
>>> _______________________________________________
>> MythCenter. (why? Dunno really, it was the first one I came across that
>> looked snazy and looked like my old theme. The new default theme is nice
>> and all but I didnt like the sideways scrolling. I wanted something that
>> kinda looked like the old theme)
>>
>> -Andy
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>>
>
> I used to use mythcenter.. You might want to try blue-abstract as it's
> similar and makes good use of the new 0.22 features.
> _______________________________________________

I will, thanks for the hint.

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Nov 2, 2009, 1:29 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Another Sillyname
<anothersname [at] googlemail> wrote:
> I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
> screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
>
> Favourites and why please?

My decision comes mostly from the Watch Recordings screen, as I don't
spend so much time in the MythVideo section.

First, I can't get my puny brain wrapped around the "horizontal"
layout of Terra and Graphite, so they are out.

Another thing I look at is the number of recordings that show up on a
page -- more is better. Mythbuntu and MythCenter (Widescreen) have 9,
and Blue Abstract and Metallurgy have 7.

Fanart backgrounds are nice. Mythbuntu is the only one of these four
that includes it. Another post offered a one-line change to enable
fanart in Blue Abstract, but the effect is not good unless you add an
alpha to the buttons to make them semi-transparent, similar to
Mythbuntu.

You may also care (I do) about the quality of the icons for recording
attributes. For example, I like to be able to easily see whether
commercial flagging has been done or whether I have made a cutlist. I
think Mythbuntu has one of the better icon sets.

I customized my main menu to add several items to go into the Watch
Recordings screen with a particular group filter already set (e.g.,
Watch Movies, Watch Kids, Watch Grownups, Watch All). Because of
this, I prefer a grid layout. Metallurgy already does this. It's
easy to modify Blue Abstract to do this. Not so easy for Mythbuntu
unless you like your menu text smashing its associated image.

Someone already mentioned that Metallurgy is officially incomplete. I
have noticed that if I bring up the program guide from within Live TV,
the frontend crashes. Not good for the WAF...

In the end, I use a modified Blue Abstract. Mythbuntu is my close
second choice.

Jim
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Nov 2, 2009, 4:51 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Jim Stichnoth <stichnot [at] gmail> wrote:
> First, I can't get my puny brain wrapped around the "horizontal"
> layout of Terra and Graphite, so they are out.
I didn't like the horizontal themes very much, because seemed not to
have as many options at once; and if you don't have a picture for an
item, it seems to look worse than the "vertical" themes. I also found
that at least with my upgrade from mythbuntu 9.04 to 9.10, most of my
choices were designed for widescreen and I'm still in using an older
television. Mythbuntu works very well on my non-widescreen TV.

> Fanart backgrounds are nice. �Mythbuntu is the only one of these four
> that includes it. �Another post offered a one-line change to enable
> fanart in Blue Abstract, but the effect is not good unless you add an
> alpha to the buttons to make them semi-transparent, similar to
> Mythbuntu.
I think that the fanart backgrounds in Mythvideo definitely look very
cool, I'm still undecided as to whether it is a good thing for
function though. I think the plain gray background may be less
distracting and make it easier to pick the videos.

I guess my biggest complaint is that the gallery view doesn't seem to
have an option to say how many rows and columns anymore. The small
pictures are a bit too small for my kids, having 2 rows with 3
pictures was much better for them.

Charles
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Nov 2, 2009, 4:59 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

I use Mythbuntu..

it's one of the most consistent, it's easy for anyone to use and easy
to navigate through...
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Nov 3, 2009, 10:51 AM

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--- On Mon, 11/2/09, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard [at] gmail> wrote:
> I use Mythbuntu..
>
> it's one of the most consistent, it's easy for anyone to
> use and easy
> to navigate through...

Hi Jean-Yves,
Would you say Mythbuntu is one of the lighter weight themes?
I'm not interested in fluff or frills, just function.
Less resources, the better.
Been using Mythcenter but I hear it's gone away in 0.22. Looking for a lean replacement.
Thanks for the info.

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Nov 3, 2009, 11:42 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

2009/11/3 Clay <nt4usb [at] yahoo>

> Been using Mythcenter but I hear it's gone away in 0.22. Looking for a lean
> replacement.
> Thanks for the info.
>
> I installed Mythbuntu 9.10 with 0.22 and Mythcentre and Mythcentre-wide are
still in there, which incidentally ar the themes I use on my frontends.

Gary

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Nov 3, 2009, 11:47 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

Clay wrote:
> Been using Mythcenter but I hear it's gone away in 0.22. Looking for a lean replacement.
> Thanks for the info.
>

Mythcenter and Mythcenter (Widescreen) are still in 0.22, they are what
I use. Your confusion might be from some messages that said mythcenter
is not a theme that uses some of the the newer capabilities added to the
'mythui' that is present in 0.22.
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Nov 3, 2009, 11:52 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Ken Bass <kbass [at] kenbass> wrote:
> Clay wrote:
>>
>> Been using Mythcenter but I hear it's gone away in 0.22. Looking for a
>> lean replacement.
>> Thanks for the info.
>>
>
> Mythcenter and Mythcenter (Widescreen) are still in 0.22, they are what I
> use. Your confusion might be from some messages that said mythcenter is not
> a theme that uses some of the the newer capabilities added to the 'mythui'
> that is present in 0.22.

MythCenter as a theme option is available, but make no mistake,
MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. The only thing that someone who
selects MythCenter will see is a MythCenter menu, and every single UI
screen will be falling back to default and default-wide (with a
Mythcenter background image), just as any broken or incomplete theme
would. The MythCenter of old is gone.

Robert
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Nov 4, 2009, 9:49 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Robert McNamara wrote:

> MythCenter as a theme option is available, but make no mistake,
> MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. The only thing that someone who

Is Retro gone too ?

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Nov 4, 2009, 9:50 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Christopher X. Candreva
<chris [at] westnet> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Robert McNamara wrote:
>
>> MythCenter as a theme option is available, but make no mistake,
>> MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. �The only thing that someone who
>
> Is Retro gone too ?
>

Yes. None of the old themes exist as they were, they all fall back to
default/default-wide. Metallurgy is partially ported but the only one
with a real port in progress.

Robert
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Nov 4, 2009, 3:50 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Robert McNamara
<robert.mcnamara [at] gmail> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Christopher X. Candreva
> <chris [at] westnet> wrote:
>> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Robert McNamara wrote:
>>
>>> MythCenter as a theme option is available, but make no mistake,
>>> MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. �The only thing that someone who
>>
>> Is Retro gone too ?
>>
>
> Yes. �None of the old themes exist as they were, they all fall back to
> default/default-wide. �Metallurgy is partially ported but the only one
> with a real port in progress.

A note for anyone using metallurgy.... Copying Mythbuntu/video-ui.xml
over to metallurgy works pretty well. It almost looks like the
Mythbuntu author used metallurgy as an example, because the icon
locations are consistent.

It is not perfect, but the imperfections are hidden if you have
artwork available for the video ;-)

John
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Nov 5, 2009, 8:31 AM

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--- On Wed, 11/4/09, Robert McNamara <robert.mcnamara [at] gmail> wrote:
> Christopher X. Candreva
> <chris [at] westnet>
> wrote:
> > On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Robert McNamara wrote:
> >
> >> MythCenter as a theme option is available, but
> make no mistake,
> >> MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. �The only thing
> that someone who
> >
> > Is Retro gone too ?
> >
>
> Yes.� None of the old themes exist as they were, they
> all fall back to
> default/default-wide.� Metallurgy is partially ported
> but the only one
> with a real port in progress.
>

Thanks for the clarification.
[.I'll hold off on the quest for a lightweight theme until I have a free weekend to upgrade to 0.22... *g*]

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Nov 5, 2009, 5:05 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

I can't seem to download blue-abstract... the server's not responding.

Gerald

----- "Roy Lofthouse" <lofty69 [at] gmail> wrote:
> 2009/11/2 Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore [at] gmail>:
> > On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Tom Lichti <redpepperracing [at] gmail>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Another Sillyname
> >> <anothersname [at] googlemail> wrote:
> >> > I ask because I'm using metallurgy widescreen and the Watch Videos
> >> > screen appears to be borked only using about a quarter of the screen.
> >> >
> >> > Favourites and why please?
> >>
> >> Mythbuntu, because I like the dark colour scheme, I like the layout,
> >> and it has enough of the new elements of MythUI to be nice looking,
> >> without being overpowering, confusing, or slow.
> >>
> >> Tom
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> mythtv-users mailing list
> >> mythtv-users [at] mythtv
> >> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> >
> >
> > havent moved off Blootube-wide. It is just a good looking theme. I do wish
> > some of the MythUI effects were added but I happy with it.
> >
> > --
> > Mitchell
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > mythtv-users [at] mythtv
> > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> >
> >
>
> Blue-abstract-wide for me (although I made some changes to the menu
> styles to suit my taste). This theme seems the most complete to me
> (just my opinion).
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Nov 5, 2009, 11:44 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Christopher X. Candreva
> <chris [at] westnet> wrote:
> > On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Robert McNamara wrote:
> >
> >> MythCenter as a theme option is available, but make no mistake,
> >> MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. �The only thing that someone who
> >
> > Is Retro gone too ?
> >
>
> Yes. None of the old themes exist as they were, they all fall back to
> default/default-wide. Metallurgy is partially ported but the only one
> with a real port in progress.

How much work is there involved in 'porting' an old theme to the new situation?
My family was quite accustomed to Titivillus, so I would be willing to spend
some time on that theme.

Ronald
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Nov 6, 2009, 1:11 AM

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On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Ronald Pijnacker <pijnacker [at] dse> wrote:
>> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Christopher X. Candreva
>> <chris [at] westnet> wrote:
>> > On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Robert McNamara wrote:
>> >
>> >> MythCenter as a theme option is available, but make no mistake,
>> >> MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. �The only thing that someone who
>> >
>> > Is Retro gone too ?
>> >
>>
>> Yes. �None of the old themes exist as they were, they all fall back to
>> default/default-wide. �Metallurgy is partially ported but the only one
>> with a real port in progress.
>
> How much work is there involved in 'porting' an old theme to the new situation?
> My family was quite accustomed to Titivillus, so I would be willing to spend
> some time on that theme.
>
> Ronald

Pretty much the same amount of work as writing a theme from scratch,
minus design time since you're just copying something. Somewhere in
the ~40-50 hour mark I'd bet.

Robert
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Nov 9, 2009, 6:40 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Robert McNamara
<robert.mcnamara [at] gmail> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Ronald Pijnacker <pijnacker [at] dse> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Christopher X. Candreva
>>> <chris [at] westnet> wrote:
>>> > On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Robert McNamara wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> MythCenter as a theme option is available, but make no mistake,
>>> >> MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. �The only thing that someone who
>>> >
>>> > Is Retro gone too ?
>>> >
>>>
>>> Yes. �None of the old themes exist as they were, they all fall back to
>>> default/default-wide. �Metallurgy is partially ported but the only one
>>> with a real port in progress.
>>
>> How much work is there involved in 'porting' an old theme to the new situation?
>> My family was quite accustomed to Titivillus, so I would be willing to spend
>> some time on that theme.
>>
>> Ronald
>
> Pretty much the same amount of work as writing a theme from scratch,
> minus design time since you're just copying something. �Somewhere in
> the ~40-50 hour mark I'd bet.
>
> Robert
>

I'll miss the glass-wide theme for sure. Maybe at some point (though
I can't imagine it happening any time soon) I'll see what I can learn
about the new ui themes and see if I can take a stab at it.

However, one thing always confused me regarding theme development and
testing: How does someone do this if they're not running all the
various plugins? I don't use anything but mythvideo and have no
intention of running anything more. Is it even possible under those
circumstances? I'd think it wouldn't be.

From reading this I think I may end up using the Mythbuntu theme (in
spite of running on Gentoo ;)). I couldn't live with those horizontal
watch recordings screens personally, and I like having as many
recordings as possible on a page.

Tom
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Nov 9, 2009, 6:52 AM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

Tom Dexter wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Robert McNamara
> <robert.mcnamara [at] gmail> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Ronald Pijnacker <pijnacker [at] dse> wrote:
>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Christopher X. Candreva
>>>> <chris [at] westnet> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Robert McNamara wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> MythCenter as a theme option is available, but make no mistake,
>>>>>> MythCenter as a theme *is* gone. The only thing that someone who
>>>>>>
>>>>> Is Retro gone too ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Yes. None of the old themes exist as they were, they all fall back to
>>>> default/default-wide. Metallurgy is partially ported but the only one
>>>> with a real port in progress.
>>>>
>>> How much work is there involved in 'porting' an old theme to the new situation?
>>> My family was quite accustomed to Titivillus, so I would be willing to spend
>>> some time on that theme.
>>>
>>> Ronald
>>>
>> Pretty much the same amount of work as writing a theme from scratch,
>> minus design time since you're just copying something. Somewhere in
>> the ~40-50 hour mark I'd bet.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>
> I'll miss the glass-wide theme for sure. Maybe at some point (though
> I can't imagine it happening any time soon) I'll see what I can learn
> about the new ui themes and see if I can take a stab at it.
>
> However, one thing always confused me regarding theme development and
> testing: How does someone do this if they're not running all the
> various plugins? I don't use anything but mythvideo and have no
> intention of running anything more. Is it even possible under those
> circumstances? I'd think it wouldn't be.
>
> >From reading this I think I may end up using the Mythbuntu theme (in
> spite of running on Gentoo ;)). I couldn't live with those horizontal
> watch recordings screens personally, and I like having as many
> recordings as possible on a page.
>
>
Check out the Blue Abstract theme - I like it quite a bit and I'm like
you - I prefer to see a listing of recordings then a horizontal rendition.

Norm
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Nov 16, 2009, 9:28 PM

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Re: What themes are people using with .22? [In reply to]

> Check out the Blue Abstract theme - I like it quite a bit and I'm like you -
> I prefer to see a listing of recordings then a horizontal rendition.
> Norm
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For the Blue Abstract theme: has anyone tried replacing the background
image with a different one? I tried simply replacing "background.png"
in the /images directory, but that didn't work...
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