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Unable to change themes? Thread last updated on 2006-08-30 14:43:36

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-29 12:39:52

Ok, sorry if this has been posted before.
I've had litestep on my Desktop for the longest time. i recently got a laptop for college, and installed Litestep, since I like to have everything I owned customized to cater to my whims.

i have no time for anything but to ask -

I have a problem with themes. when i go to litestep > change themes, I can install them, and that's the only way I can set them, all that's there is install theme, and refresh list. The themes themselves aren't.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled, changed the way the themes were saved, and looked up any information I could...

but no matter what I do, they do not show up, please help.

I have to get going now, I'm in my campus Library, and I have math in 1/2 an hour, better get walking =P

thanks in advance - Jesse.

Posted by member 5575 on 2006-08-29 15:08:00 link

Your popup menu definitions must include the "themeslist.rc" file in your themes folder. It sounds like it has been removed from your menu. You should have something like this in personal\popup.rc:

*Popup "Change Themes" Folder
*Popup "Install Theme" !execute ["$LiteStepDir$utilities\LSThemeInstaller.exe"]
*Popup "Refresh List" !execute ["$LiteStepDir$utilities\LSThemeInstaller.exe" "/refresh"]
*Popup !Separator
include "$ThemesDir$themeslist.rc"
*Popup ~Folder

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-29 16:34:14 link

Nope, that's in there :(

Posted by member 5575 on 2006-08-29 16:35:35 link

Well... is the themeslist.rc file actually there? Is there anything in it?

Posted by member 1 on 2006-08-29 17:37:49 link

sounds like the themes are installed in some place like litestep\profiles\themes and it is looking at Documents and Settings\user\litestep\themes

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-30 10:17:27 link

[edit] ahhh, upon looking closer, I found that themeslist.rc is non existant, please give me a format to create it, and where exactly it goes please. Thanks in advance.

Posted by member 5575 on 2006-08-30 10:25:28 link

It should be created automatically if something else isn't screwed up with your install. Where are your themes and your personal folder? Does LSThemeInstaller run OK?

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-30 10:48:34 link

LSThemeInstaller is perfectly fine, whereas, the themeslist isn't, the themes are in C:\Program Files\LiteStep\themes

I dunno what's going on, but the ThemesList.RC doesn't exist in the litestep folder, or even on the C: drive (my only drive)

Posted by member 1 on 2006-08-30 13:26:32 link

If you click refresh list the file should be regenerated.

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-30 14:09:20 link

Nope, I've refreshed multiple times, no such luck.

Posted by member 5575 on 2006-08-30 14:11:54 link

There should be a log file (LSThemeInstaller.log) in your utilities directory. Take a peek in there and see if there is any helpful info.

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-30 14:13:35 link

LiteStepDir found: [C:\Program Files\LiteStep]
PersonalDir found: [C:\Program Files\LiteStep\personal]
ThemesDir found: [C:\Program Files\LiteStep\themes]

LSThemeInstaller running from: [C:\PROGRA~1\LiteStep\utilities\LSThemeInstaller.exe]
parameter to LSThemeInstaller: [/refresh]


$ThemesDir$themeslist.rc has been refreshed (error)

I'm gonna say that this is pretty damn helpful, heh. If I had've peeked in there before, I probably would've attempted a few more things.

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-30 14:15:44 link

Aha! Litestep folder, and all subfolders are all read only, only problem is when I untick the Read Only box, and apply to all folders etc, it doesn't work, I click ok. And when I go into the folder properties once agian, it's ticked on. :(

Posted by member 5575 on 2006-08-30 14:18:36 link

Do you have admin privileges? Can you create new files (e.g., .txt) in the Themes folder? What *is* in that folder, anyway? Any names with weird characters in them or something?

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-30 14:21:12 link

I have the Admin account, I just went into the GP editor, and PC management and set up this account to be in every group except for users, I can right click > litestep > change themes > install themes, adnd I can manipulate files within litestep, but when I leave the folder and come back, the changes I made were erased.

It's kinda... Odd. this is a bit unlike my laptop, as I normally keep it well maintained.

I'm kinda unsure about this entire situation, I'm going to research the read only issue, and get back to you guys unless you have a solution, thanks for all your help so far.

Posted by member 5575 on 2006-08-30 14:28:09 link

"the changes I made were erased."

Huh?

Whatever the problem is, it sounds like it's with Windows rather than LS. That's just weird.

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-30 14:33:04 link

Now this is messed up.
I uninstalled, and reinstalled LS in a new root, etc. And I had a themeslist.rc, and I could see Austerity, When I installed 1 theme though, themeslist.rc was deleted....

Posted by member 5575 on 2006-08-30 14:40:06 link

Try installing LS somewhere besides "program files", e.g., c:\litestep, and see if that makes any difference.

Posted by member 273945 on 2006-08-30 14:43:36 link

Tried that, that's where I had my first issues,
So I tried PF.