Easier support for different user themes?

[steve6375]

With the new Info F5 menus, it is becoming quite difficult to change the theme and make the four theme .txt files.
For instance, if a large font is used in a new theme, then the new F5 menu goes wrong if we keep the original info.txt theme file.

It would be easier for the user if they only had to use their own theme.txt and fm.txt ($theme_std and $theme_fm) but not set a theme file for info.txt and help.txt - just use the default internal theme and use only the default font for those menus. Is this possible? Could the font be defined in the internal default .txt theme files? Could a more 'generic' theme be used for the info.txt and help.txt so it works with any theme and font the user may use?

[steve6375]

P.S. No hotkey for MOTHERBOARD ?

[a1ive]

P.S. No hotkey for MOTHERBOARD ?

Oh, I forgot to add the hotkey.

[a1ive]

For instance, if a large font is used in a new theme, then the new F5 menu goes wrong if we keep the original info.txt theme file.

Fonts cannot be scaled like images. Any non-16px fonts are not suitable for use with the built-in theme.

Could a more 'generic' theme be used for the info.txt and help.txt so it works with any theme and font the user may use?

I don't think this can be done.
Even a complete operating system like iOS has display problems caused by different screen sizes (e.g. iPhone and iPad).

[steve6375]

If you add a font line into each of your .txt files, will your theme then use the correct font?

item_font = "Unifont Regular 16"

[steve6375]

+ hbox {
    top = 100%-80
    left = 25%
    width = 60%
    + vbox {
        + label {text = "[F1]" color = "#ffffff"  font = "Unifont Regular 16"}
        + image {file = "dock/help.png"}
    }
    + image {file = "dock/space.png"}
    + vbox {
        + label {text = "[F2]" color = "#ffffff" font = "Unifont Regular 16"}
        + image {file = "dock/fm.png"}
    }
    + image {file = "dock/space.png"}
    + vbox {
        + label {text = "[F3]" color = "#ffffff" font = "Unifont Regular 16"}
        + image {file = "dock/boot.png"}
    }
    + image {file = "dock/space.png"}
    + vbox {
        + label {text = "[F4]" color = "#ffffff" font = "Unifont Regular 16"}
        + image {file = "dock/settings.png"}
    }
    + image {file = "dock/space.png"}
    + vbox {
        + label {text = "[F5]" color = "#ffffff" font = "Unifont Regular 16"}
        + image {file = "dock/net.png"}
    }
    + image {file = "dock/space.png"}
    + vbox {
        + label {text = "[F6]" color = "#ffffff" font = "Unifont Regular 16"}
        + image {file = "dock/logout.png"}
    }
}

and also set font for F1-F6 icons ?

[steve6375]

and use
font = "Unifont Regular 16"
for progress bar object?

[a1ive]

The default font of grub is set to "Unknown Regular 16" and the default terminal font is set to "Fixed10", which are not valid.
Set them to "Unifont Regular 16".
a1ive/grub@803fa2d

[a1ive]

Now users could load external themes.
3fe16e9

export theme_hw_grub=${prefix}/themes/slack/hwinfo/grub.txt;
export theme_hw_cpu=${prefix}/themes/slack/hwinfo/cpu.txt;
export theme_hw_ram=${prefix}/themes/slack/hwinfo/ram.txt;
export theme_hw_board=${prefix}/themes/slack/hwinfo/board.txt;