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STUPID THEME Thread last updated on 2003-01-30 14:21:21

Posted by member 1335 on 2003-01-28 23:49:23

I need help here, i dont know what to do, my basic theme works, simplicity, but i download themes and put them in my themes folder, and yes i extract them, but when i use LSTS to set theme, nothing happends, well sorta, the desktop is just my background, the popup, i think thats what you call it, the taskbar at the bottom of the monitor, disapears, and nothing happends when i right click on the desktop, but whatever i have open on the desktop, like AIM, still works, i dont think im dong anything wrong, i downloaded litestep from http://www.litestep.info the latest verious ..i guess...and my os is xp, im thinking of changing it to 2k, but i dont know what to do, so if someone could please help me, comment on this....or i have aim...my s/n is:ory

Dan

Posted by member 333 on 2003-01-29 03:32:40 link

get Omars latest installer, and be sure to rtfm

Posted by member 1682 on 2003-01-29 05:39:00 link

Check you have a file called 'themename'.thm....
With something like....




Jafo
martinp@smart.net.au



Cutter-Cogs
step.rc

Readmefirst.txt
Based on a Wall by BoXXi




stretch





and make sure the step.rc line isn't corrupted...and reads as above.

Posted by member 1682 on 2003-01-29 05:40:18 link

Oh...clever me....should have known that....;p

Ugh...email me...since I've put it there....;p

Posted by member 1335 on 2003-01-29 20:27:35 link

still confused...dont know waht to do:( aim s/n:ory, plz help

Posted by member 2050 on 2003-01-29 20:50:39 link

Are you sure you have a recent indiestep (litestep builds continued by an indepedent (but now close to semi-official) group) build?
Try updating it with a build from http://indiestep.sourceforge.net/

Posted by member 1269 on 2003-01-30 03:54:32 link

Hey, what is the theme you tried to install?
I recently tried a new theme, and it was doing the exact same bugs.
The theme was "tenebrae".
I use LS for 2 years now, on my WinXP laptop, and all is ok with my configuration (I even recently re-install everything with Omar's installer).

I guess the startup screen from Tenebrae doesn't run well on XP... THe only way to fix it is to :

1. call the Task Manager (ctrl+Shift+Escape)
2. Kill the process "Litestep" if it is running
3. Go to "File/New Task" and launch C:\Litestep\Litestep.Exe"
4. If it doesn't work (your programs load but no litestep on your desktop), go to "File/New Task" and launch C:\Litestep\lscp.exe
5. In the lscp window, choose "Theme Switcher" and double-click on the Simplicity entry.

You should have now your original Litestep theme :)

Hope it helps !

Greguti
Paris, France

Posted by member 1682 on 2003-01-30 05:54:53 link

You get this problem if there is an error in the .thm file, which, I believe is an issue relating to the fact there are two theme switchers around...LSTS, and LSCP...one needs a .thm file to locate the theme's step.rc and the other doesn't.
Anyway...I use LSCP and a few of my OTS themes caused probs with some people because they were using LSTS....but the 'step.rc' line in the .thm file was 'altered' and the step could not load, therefore, no modules loaded.

Who said OTS was idiot-proof?...LOL

Posted by member 2081 on 2003-01-30 14:21:21 link

Ive had the same exact problem as Dan3133T but im running ME and im new to Litestep so any help will be great:D