[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #3826: Change to themes handling

[Simon Kenyon]

On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 19:44 +0000, MythTV wrote:
> #3826: Change to themes handling
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>  Reporter:  stuartm  |       Owner:  justinh
>      Type:  task     |      Status:  new    
>  Priority:  minor    |   Milestone:  unknown
> Component:  theme    |     Version:  head   
>  Severity:  medium   |     Mlocked:  0      
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>  This ticket is just here to collect patches and feedback as we make the
>  discussed changes to how themes are handled.
> 
>   * Introduce the concept of the themeinfo.xml which describes a theme. The
>  themeinfo.xml will be read by both mythtv and in future by software on a
>  theme repository website
> 
>   * Theme versioning. This will allow users can to know which 3rd party
>  themes will work with the latest version of mythtv.
> 
>   * Host themes as separate packages on mythtv.org and create a theme
>  management interface to allow users to browse available themes, download
>  and automatically install. Possibly support automatic themes updates or
>  notification of available updates.
> 
could themes and OSD themes be either all split or all combined?
could there be a mechanism for displaying a screenshot for OSD themes be included?

yes, i know, no patch included.

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simon