LiteStep OTS
Sunday, April 28, 2002 by Griffinme | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Could the LiteStep themes be divided into two catagories OTS compliant and not compliant?
The OTS ones seem to take all the headaches out of making sure they work. Non-OTS ones appear to be most unfun to configure.
The OTS ones seem to take all the headaches out of making sure they work. Non-OTS ones appear to be most unfun to configure.
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Phar0e
Reply #22 Monday, April 29, 2002 10:59 AM
Reply #22 Monday, April 29, 2002 10:59 AM
For those following the dev team discusion in this thread, interesting to note that overnight the "official" dev team has added a new member - one of those new young coders who were mentioned above.
Definetly a move in the right direction. YaY!
Definetly a move in the right direction. YaY!
jcg
Reply #23 Monday, April 29, 2002 11:14 AM
Reply #23 Monday, April 29, 2002 11:14 AM
Phar0e;
Just read that on LS List, great move.
Griffinme;
That used to be a very common practice for older themes and a small number still do it. It is possible to convert just about any theme to OTS. As a matter of fact there is someone on the LS list that is undertaking the enormous task of converting all themes (~5000) to OTS. I usually do it before I run a theme, keeps it neat and tidy
Just read that on LS List, great move.
Griffinme;
That used to be a very common practice for older themes and a small number still do it. It is possible to convert just about any theme to OTS. As a matter of fact there is someone on the LS list that is undertaking the enormous task of converting all themes (~5000) to OTS. I usually do it before I run a theme, keeps it neat and tidy
Griffinme
Reply #24 Monday, April 29, 2002 11:33 AM
Reply #24 Monday, April 29, 2002 11:33 AM
How hard is to convert them?
Is there a HowTo describing it?
I would like to get the skin iBDE V4 to work.
I'm not sure if I am implementing it right or if it doesn't like XP. Some of the graphics show up but almost none of the modules work.
Is there a HowTo describing it?
I would like to get the skin iBDE V4 to work.
I'm not sure if I am implementing it right or if it doesn't like XP. Some of the graphics show up but almost none of the modules work.
Phar0e
Reply #25 Monday, April 29, 2002 1:18 PM
Reply #25 Monday, April 29, 2002 1:18 PM
The big difference is uaually module and image paths. There are a few to define and make sure your theme matches up in the step.rc
With OTS it goes like this:
Litestep's directory is identified as:
$LitestepDir$
you don't have to define the path to that directory in the step.rc. Litestep does that internally.
The theme directory (for any given theme)is:
$ThemeDir$
The path to that is:
$LiteStepDir$themes\themeABC\
You do define that path in the step.rc
The images directory is defined as:
$LSImageFolder$
The path to that directory is:
$ThemeDir$images\
You don't have to define that in the step, but I think its a good idea to.
The core modules are stored right in the main litestep directory so thats pretty easy:
LoadModule $LitestepDir$desktop2.dll as example
The Third party mods are stored in a directory in the theme directory called modules. Define it this way in the step.rc:
ModulesDir "$ThemeDir$modules\"
Then make sure your third party modules paths point the correct way:
LoadModule $ModulesDir$layercut.dll for example.
So image and module locations, and paths (as defined in the step) are the main concerns.
They must match up to work.
This could all be a little confusing. But keep asking and we'll help as best we can.
With OTS it goes like this:
Litestep's directory is identified as:
$LitestepDir$
you don't have to define the path to that directory in the step.rc. Litestep does that internally.
The theme directory (for any given theme)is:
$ThemeDir$
The path to that is:
$LiteStepDir$themes\themeABC\
You do define that path in the step.rc
The images directory is defined as:
$LSImageFolder$
The path to that directory is:
$ThemeDir$images\
You don't have to define that in the step, but I think its a good idea to.
The core modules are stored right in the main litestep directory so thats pretty easy:
LoadModule $LitestepDir$desktop2.dll as example
The Third party mods are stored in a directory in the theme directory called modules. Define it this way in the step.rc:
ModulesDir "$ThemeDir$modules\"
Then make sure your third party modules paths point the correct way:
LoadModule $ModulesDir$layercut.dll for example.
So image and module locations, and paths (as defined in the step) are the main concerns.
They must match up to work.
This could all be a little confusing. But keep asking and we'll help as best we can.
Griffinme
Reply #27 Monday, April 29, 2002 2:38 PM
Reply #27 Monday, April 29, 2002 2:38 PM
Super
I noticed that modules are .dll's.
Do third party modules need to be registered with windows using regsver32?
I have been reading the doc's like a good n00b, but some seem a little cryptic. The more I play with it the longer my list of questions gets.
Is there a message board somewhere that might talk about some common issues? Unless you feel like answering 10+ questions a day.
Griffinme wants to avoid the never-ending-thread syndrom.
I really appreciate all your help.
I noticed that modules are .dll's.
Do third party modules need to be registered with windows using regsver32?
I have been reading the doc's like a good n00b, but some seem a little cryptic. The more I play with it the longer my list of questions gets.
Is there a message board somewhere that might talk about some common issues? Unless you feel like answering 10+ questions a day.
Griffinme wants to avoid the never-ending-thread syndrom.
I really appreciate all your help.
jcg
Reply #28 Monday, April 29, 2002 3:48 PM
Reply #28 Monday, April 29, 2002 3:48 PM
There's a listserver
http://wuzzle.org/list/litstep.php
You can subscribe there. Then ask a bunch of questions so all of us can look smart answering them Everybody is pretty eager to help.
http://wuzzle.org/list/litstep.php
You can subscribe there. Then ask a bunch of questions so all of us can look smart answering them
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Reply #21 Monday, April 29, 2002 10:57 AM