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2014-05-31, 18:13
(This post was last modified: 2014-05-31, 18:14 by BigNoid.)
Not that hard if you know your way around photoshop or gimp. Its basically just changing textures and making a new color xml
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Photoshop is no issue.
So in order for the new theme to appear in the Settings window, I need to create new .xml for color and modifiy all textures and then compress them into a xbt file?
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Correct. Just be sure to name the xbt and color xml the same.
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One more thing: Is there an easier way to test\debug the new theme while developing it other than having to use the texturePacker every time?
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I just change the textures in the media folder till i'm happy with the result. Look in git which textures have changed, copy those to a new folder (including subfolder structure) and then git reset the media folder to default.
You can change only the color in the appearance settings to test the new xml while making the new textures.
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Ok thanks BigNoid, I'll give it a go.
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Other than colors, is it possible to import/create the same collections views of Nox 4 ? Which files i have to modify?
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if anyone can upload shots of there after work would be gr8 to see what you have done ;-)
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@Maniac:
I had the exact same idea - I used a batch image converter to make the black ones white, but found out, that this is not the best idea for all images in the xbt file.
Besides - if you need assistance in adjusting the xml files/colors - just let me know - would really love to see a white style theme.
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That looks real nice. Great job.
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That white theme looks awesome! Exactly what I'd use!
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I'd love to see a "minimalist" theme since the minimalist mod is not being maintained anymore.