[mythtv-users] customizing a theme

[Tom Bongiorno]

On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:05 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:

>
>
>>> Is there a (simple) way to customize, say, the font size used by a theme?
>>>
>>> Unfortunately none that I am aware of.  Every time I get a new version
>> of Blue Abstract, I copy it and start tweaking away.  I know no other way
>> to do it.  Unfortunately, the font sizes are tightly coupled to the
>> geometries of the theme.  I will often change a font size, see what
>> geometries break, and then fix them.
>>
>
> No "simple" way... but I do believe that there is a way to 'override'
> settings in the theme by creating a single file containing the overrides
> that will survive a theme update (similar to CSS inheritance).  I'm sure
> someone will have the documentation... but I swear I remember reading about
> it in a past thread.
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Yes, font, shapes, etc. all have attributes that are inherited similar to
CSS.  Setting one of these 'overrides" could easily cause geometry problems
all over the theme.

As an example, often button shapes are defined in pixels.  They are
completely decoupled from the font size of the text on the button.
 Increasing the font size will not automatically increase the button size.
 This can cause all sorts of problem visually if the text no longer fits on
the button.

This was much more complex when I increased font sizes on the guide.  This
didn't affect just a single button, but rather an entire grid of shapes.
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