[mythtv-users] Missing 'themeinfo.xml' error with MythTV 0.22

[Gavin Whitehead]

Christopher Kerr wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Gavin Whitehead
> <gavin at alabastercranium.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>   
>> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>     
>>> Note, however, that the theme engine was changed significantly after
>>> MythTV 0.21, so for non-OSD themes (bando-blue, perhaps?), it's quite likely
>>> that the theme has all sorts of other problems, too.  (I haven't tried it,
>>> though, so I can't say for sure.)
>>>
>>> The OSD theme engine will be completely replaced soon, too (likely after
>>> 0.23, but before 0.24).  At that point, the OSD themes will need redone,
>>> too.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>       
>> Mike,
>>
>> Thanks for that.
>>
>> So basically the only themes available for MythTV are those that ship with
>> it.  There isn't a /thriving/ community of fans producing themes?
>>     
>
> The MythUI theme engine was released with MythTV 0.22 less than 3
> months ago, and a good theme apparently takes a month or so of work.
> Entries to the theming competition just closed - hopefully there's
> some good ones in there (I've only seen reference on the lists to 3
> entrants, but one hopes there's others!).
>
> Other than those themes which come with MythTV 0.22 (Terra, Mythbuntu
> and Graphite are the only complete ones, IIRC), there's:
>
> Blue Abstract
> Arclight (only works with trunk, not 0.22)
> BandO.
>
> To the best of my knowledge, the above listed 6 themes are the only
> (more or less complete) ones available for 0.22+.
>
> - Chris
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Ahh.  So I've become interested in MythTV just at the point where it is 
transitioning to a new theme engine.  I will await the results of the 
theming competition.  Thanks for the info.

Gav,