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== Entities involved with theming ==
== To proper support theming a few things need to be coordinated ==
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  -user (what he wants and doesnt want to be changed)
  -the whishes of the user (what he wants and doesnt want to be changed)
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  -theme (what themer wants so theme is an experience rather then simple cosmetic changes)
  -the whishes of the themer
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  -theme engine (helps integrate user whishes and themer whishes)
  -the installed applications on the computer presented in a way that satisfy the user + the themer
 
  
 
The whole terminology of themes/skins is full of misunderstandings, so everthing needs to be clearly defined, feel free to correct anything...
 
The whole terminology of themes/skins is full of misunderstandings, so everthing needs to be clearly defined, feel free to correct anything...
  
a skin is a way to decorate elements a user has set up to be on his desktop.
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a skin (Look in afterstep terminology) is a way to decorate elements a user has set up to be on his desktop.
  
a theme is a way to use a computer, and thus should be clearly distinct
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a theme is a subject of composition and/or a distinct, recurring, and unifying quality or idea
 
         -it defines where stuff lies on the desktop (as such any personal config is initself a theme)
 
         -it defines where stuff lies on the desktop (as such any personal config is initself a theme)
 
         -how it reacts/interacts
 
         -how it reacts/interacts

Revision as of 22:05, 13 February 2008

Entities involved with theming

-user (what he wants and doesnt want to be changed)
-theme (what themer wants so theme is an experience rather then simple cosmetic changes)
-theme engine (helps integrate user whishes and themer whishes)

The whole terminology of themes/skins is full of misunderstandings, so everthing needs to be clearly defined, feel free to correct anything...

a skin (Look in afterstep terminology) is a way to decorate elements a user has set up to be on his desktop.

a theme is a subject of composition and/or a distinct, recurring, and unifying quality or idea

       -it defines where stuff lies on the desktop (as such any personal config is initself a theme)
       -how it reacts/interacts
       -it defines how stuff is decorated
       -other toolkits/apps to be themed

Elements that cannot be reduced that are part of a theme/skin :

       -IconSet
       -Window Decor
       -Module Decor
       -Background
       -Feel (break down more)
       -size and orientation of windowbox (problem here: how to make that look independant)
       -Menu
       -Mouse (although this is something i cannot imagine _any_ user wanting to be touched)
       -Animation settings

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