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Theme switching problem Thread last updated on 2003-04-18 20:46:28

Posted by member 24873 on 2003-04-14 21:07:39

I can load litestep fine with the simplicity theme but when I try to switch to any of the themes I've downloaded from this site it just goes to my desktop with just the wallpaper and I can't even right click or anything I can only access taskman. I just load the zip files right?

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-04-14 21:12:21 link

- Are the themes you download de-zipped in "$LitestepDir$Themes\" ?
- What are you using to switch themes ?
- Have you tried with !LSCP ?
- LSTS have to be configured to avoid put nasty things in "$LitestepDir$Step.rc"

Posted by member 25331 on 2003-04-17 10:19:44 link

Have you been able to figure out how to get the themes to switch?? I'm having the same problem - only simplicity works. some themes work half way but have errors ... other themes wont switch at all - just sit there with a desktop and nothing more...

every time i load a theme i get an error unless it's simplicity.

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-04-17 10:21:51 link

Maybe that's why it's called "simplicity"...

Posted by member 7 on 2003-04-17 11:21:16 link

Go to http://www.charliehamster.co.uk/litestep.html and download the hacked LSTS, it should fix those problems.

Posted by member 1316 on 2003-04-17 11:31:27 link

first, download the latest indiestep build at http://indiestep.sourceforge.net. Second, make sure that in LSTS the step is set to step.rc.

Posted by member 1 on 2003-04-17 11:40:49 link

Thirdly follow theme install instructions. Just because a theme works for the creator doesn't mean it will work out of the box for you.

Posted by member 7 on 2003-04-17 13:10:16 link

A lot of themes come without .thm files. LSTS can't handle those themes if you don't have the hacked version.

Posted by member 20252 on 2003-04-17 17:45:04 link

Wrong. Omar's installer details the error when LSTS creates a .thm file. There's a spelling mistake in it. Just fix it with your favourite text editor and reload LiteStep. Wham! It should work. If not, don't come crying to me.

Posted by member 25537 on 2003-04-17 18:29:06 link

I dont know how to install a theme. I've downloaded the theme that I want to use, and I have the LSTS, but, LSTS didn't find any theme! :/

Anyone can help me?

Sorry the bad english, I'm brazilian

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IRC: irc.brasnet.org (e-duardo)

Tnks!

Posted by member 1 on 2003-04-17 18:36:02 link

DOCS!

Posted by member 7 on 2003-04-17 18:41:21 link

XinuX: No, not wrong. The spelling error is a bug, which is EXACTLY what the "hack" fixes.

Posted by member 265 on 2003-04-18 10:24:10 link

no offense DeViLbOi, but some of the docs need updating. The info. you linked to on installing themes would create a lot of problems if somebody actaully tried to do follow it today.

It was of course accurate when the docs were relased a few years back...

Posted by member 1 on 2003-04-18 11:18:58 link

well...I can't trust themers to write decent readme's and there is not a single OTS doc written even on your site...so its the best you can get.

Posted by member 265 on 2003-04-18 18:20:21 link

well, if the theme in question *is* truly an OTS compliant one than it can be installed as decribed here. ;)

Posted by member 1 on 2003-04-18 19:28:54 link

but that isn't part of the OTS page that I have linked too.

Posted by member 265 on 2003-04-18 20:00:46 link

it isn't? :S

i'm confused... where exactly are you linking to? http://ls-ots.cjb.net/ is the link to the OTS docs.

there's only one OTS site so whatever you're linking to should have the page I linked to above.

I'm not sure what link you're referring to DeViLbOi, but if it's this one:
http://www.litestep.net/index.php?section=3&action=details&id=11
then the theme installation page is accessible from the page you've linked to.

Posted by member 1 on 2003-04-18 20:46:28 link

dunno...not at home...Ill have to look when I get home.