[Proposal] Meta-themes

[Stephan Arts]

On 6/7/07, Christian Dywan <christian at twotoasts.de> wrote:
> I also like the idea of an application that lets you easily install new
> themes. I imagine an interface like this:
>
> There is a GtkNotebook with pages for the different types of themes.
> That *could* be gtk, xfwm4, icons, wallpaper, screensaver, splashscreen
> and sounds. We may see if it's actually reasonable to include all of
> these.
>
> The user can click an 'install' button to choose a file or just drop a
> file over the window to install a theme. Then a dialog pops up,
> revealing the contained types of themes. Once the user has selected the
> items he wants to install or clicked an 'install all', files will be
> extracted where they belong.
>
> Please don't use absolute paths inside theme descriptions. I wonder if
> any kind of path is even needed, it should be computed be the installer
> application instead.

Good thinking, this kind of stuff needs to be explained by the spec,
not placed inside the theme-description. I have added a wallpaper and
cursors section aswell (Thanks to JP and Samuel).

>
> A question appears in my head here: would this application replace the
> existing interfaces like 'user interface' and the like?
>
> Best regards,
>
>     Christian

Regards,

-- Stephan