My first theme.

satyatunes · 08-11-2010, 08:41 AM

News:
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Created a separate thread for the darker version. Please go to http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.p...713#post566713

Release history:
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16-Aug, v1.2: changed scrollbars and tabs. some minor fixes
12-Aug, v1.1: changed VU meters
11-Aug, v1.0: first release

Download link:
https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/627/Sat...ReaperThemeZip

Screen shots:
normal (without track panel colors)
[img]http://img130.**************/img130/9731/satyatunesv11normal.jpg[/img]

colorful (with track panel colors, use the SWScolor file in the zip)
[img]http://img689.**************/img689/4206/satyatunesv11colorful.jpg[/img]

Notes:
Here is my first theme in Reaper. I'd appreciate your comments and valuable feedback. Enjoy!

Janne83 · 08-11-2010, 09:36 AM

Hey satyatunes

You succeeded to make a wonderful theme.I like the light colors and the minimalistic look.

The only thing I would change is the clip indicators in the vu meters.They are the same color as the whole scale in the meter and very hard to notice when its clipping.

Thanks for sharing this theme with us

Regards J

ed209 · 08-11-2010, 11:32 AM

Looks awesome! Great job!

Guido · 08-11-2010, 12:12 PM

Hi,

Very nice satya!

Way to come out swingin! Light themes in Reaper are harder to do right than dark IMHO, I like it. Thx for sharing.

Guido

MrMoto · 08-11-2010, 03:52 PM

Normally I prefer dark themes, however I really like this one. You did a great job.

I do agree with Janne83 though, clipping is kinda hard to see.

sightlessness · 08-11-2010, 11:23 PM

Wow, this one's very pretty. Keep it up!

sightlessness · 08-11-2010, 11:29 PM

Man, I was judging by the pic on the stash site (the one here is small).
I installed it. This thing ROCKS dude!!!In other words: It's fracking awesome!!!
Have you tried to make a dark version of this?

Also wondering (generally speaking) the Count Clock at the trasnport can't have that same sweet background the RAte/BMP/TimeSignature/Selection mini display windows have? (The ones at the transport too)

Broman · 08-11-2010, 11:33 PM

Nice theme, just wanted to let you know I think the link you gave is the wrong one (you can still find the theme pretty easily but just so you know).

satyatunes · 08-12-2010, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Broman

Nice theme, just wanted to let you know I think the link you gave is the wrong one (you can still find the theme pretty easily but just so you know).

Thanks for pointing it out, fixed it.

Quote:

Also wondering (generally speaking) the Count Clock at the trasnport can't have that same sweet background the RAte/BMP/TimeSignature/Selection mini display windows have? (The ones at the transport too)

I'm not sure if that's possible, cause I didn't find any image that could change that.. I would love to make it look like the other buttons on the transport bar.

Quote:

The only thing I would change is the clip indicators in the vu meters.They are the same color as the whole scale in the meter and very hard to notice when its clipping.

Fixed it, please download the new version 1.1.

MrMoto · 08-12-2010, 09:45 AM

Thank you for fixing the clipping issue. Really enjoy this theme!

nickmoritz · 08-12-2010, 10:14 AM

Looking good!

sightlessness · 08-12-2010, 10:18 AM

Seriously, I haven't tested it yet using Reaper (so I don't know about the clipping issue or whatever), but only loading into Reaper and adding some tracks, but so far if a new default should be set, this is the winner! (Even when I loooove to dead LEdfest).

stylimusic · 08-16-2010, 01:06 AM

This doesn't work for me

which sucks because it looks absolutely beautiful!

I move it into the correct folder for themes, and all my other themes work, but when I load this I just get the 'Classic UI' theme.....

Reflected · 08-16-2010, 03:12 AM

wow! nice work here.
keep it up

sightlessness · 08-16-2010, 03:50 AM

Dude, it's great you took my little "request" into consideration.
Second, even though I've already posted opinions on new skins in general in this thread http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=62567&page=2 and http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=43608&page=17
where in escence resumes in "I don't think it's worth making a NEW theme for the current version.
Hopefully for Reaper 4 the GUI will have a revamp, specially on location of different parts of it. And addition of knobs, vertical vu meters for the TCP, lots of things." And it seems that on that thread they agreed.

NEVERTHELESS, I think yours is the best so far, and if someone disagrees with me, then you could say definitely is ONE of the BEST so far, and I gotta suggest another thing, VERY seriously: KEEP AND DON'T LOSE ALL YOUR MASTERS OF THIS THEME! Why? Because I bet when Reaper 4 comes out, and I bet it will have knobs too, you could translate easily (hopefully) this gorgeous theme of yours to the new Reaper "look".

Just imagine your excellent theme with knobs like: http://www.motu.com/newsitems/images/dp7-2-themes.gif

It would look better, I think, but that's just a dream we'll have to wait to come true, if possible at all.

THANKS A LOT FOR THIS THEME OF YOURS, I looove it.

satyatunes · 08-16-2010, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stylimusic

This doesn't work for me

which sucks because it looks absolutely beautiful!

I move it into the correct folder for themes, and all my other themes work, but when I load this I just get the 'Classic UI' theme.....

Please check whether the images folder is set properly. I uploaded version 1.2 just now. Please download it and let me know if your problem persists.

stylimusic · 08-16-2010, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satyatunes

Please check whether the images folder is set properly. I uploaded version 1.2 just now. Please download it and let me know if your problem persists.

Just downloaded it now, same thing is happening. For a test I grabbed your darker version and tested that. That's working fine for me, but this one isn't

Tedwood · 08-16-2010, 01:23 PM

That's a very nice light theme

I don't really do light themes normally, but I would give this a whirl.

Toolbar is nice and clear - if a bit light

I can't make my mind up about the name BGs, they remind me of Windows OS a bit too much - but they do work

Well done that man

TimOBrien · 08-16-2010, 06:16 PM

I like it. Will definitely keep it around...

Hartley Mays · 08-19-2010, 04:43 PM

Very nice theme, I really like the light backgrounds and rich colors.

BUT, I have the same problem as Stylimusic: the first theme does not load (nothing happens when you select it). The second theme with the darker backgrounds loads fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Hartley

satyatunes · 08-19-2010, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hartley Mays

Very nice theme, I really like the light backgrounds and rich colors.

BUT, I have the same problem as Stylimusic: the first theme does not load (nothing happens when you select it). The second theme with the darker backgrounds loads fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Hartley

Well, make sure the settings are same as shown in the screen shot below, when you select the theme.

Important point is, theme should pick the images from the correct folder, hence check the option "Theme uses image resources:". Make sure it points to folder "SatyaTunes_I".

[IMG]http://img338.**************/img338/3407/screenshot1br.jpg[/IMG]

Hartley Mays · 08-21-2010, 07:59 AM

I followed your advice in the previous post, but the same thing happens: Reaper ends up loading the default ui. ????

Another question is what do you do to use the SWScolor file, per above?

Thanks,
Hartley

stylimusic · 08-25-2010, 12:24 AM

Yeah I can confirm Harley's right - I checked the settings before I posted here too, and it still loads the Classic UI...

White Tie · 08-25-2010, 03:05 AM

I haven't checked which of these fixed it (it didn't hold its use images tick in preferences), but here's what I did:

Extracted the zip
Removed the read only settings
Removed the SWS file
Rezipped to a ReaperThemeZip

..it now works, so try one/all of them.

Tallisman · 08-25-2010, 07:38 AM

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

zoso2 · 08-25-2010, 12:04 PM

this theme is excellent, the dark version is quite good as well except a few things need changing. check the thread for my suggestions

stylimusic · 08-25-2010, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White Tie

I haven't checked which of these fixed it (it didn't hold its use images tick in preferences), but here's what I did:

Extracted the zip
Removed the read only settings
Removed the SWS file
Rezipped to a ReaperThemeZip

..it now works, so try one/all of them.

White Tie, I absolutely love you! This theme is now running, and is beautiful!

Hartley Mays · 08-25-2010, 03:08 PM

WT, ST,

I did only the first step above, unzipped the theme into the Reaper theme folder. The theme and SWS Color files are at the top level of that folder, with the PNG subfolder beneath it. Works fine now!

I'm not sure how to be certain whether it's using the SWS color file, but I think it is, because the colors look like they match those in the example at the top of the post.

Thanks again to both of you,
Hartley

zoso2 · 08-25-2010, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hartley Mays

WT, ST,

I did only the first step above, unzipped the theme into the Reaper theme folder. The theme and SWS Color files are at the top level of that folder, with the PNG subfolder beneath it. Works fine now!

I'm not sure how to be certain whether it's using the SWS color file, but I think it is, because the colors look like they match those in the example at the top of the post.

Thanks again to both of you,
Hartley

i just unzipped all the files into the colour themes folder too. now in reaper there is a version 1.0 and a version 1.1 in the theme menu, only selecting 1.1 works

White Tie · 08-25-2010, 05:26 PM

satyatunes, could you please tell us what application you used to make the zip?

satyatunes · 08-26-2010, 03:53 AM

I used WINRAR. First I created the zip file, then renamed it to .ReaperThemeZip in windows explorer.

I was scratching my head after seeing the problems people are facing. I couldn't replicate it so was hoping some theme expert like you to help them and you did, thanks a lot.

satyatunes · 08-26-2010, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoso2

i just unzipped all the files into the colour themes folder too. now in reaper there is a version 1.0 and a version 1.1 in the theme menu, only selecting 1.1 works

Latest version is 1.2. Please update.

zoso2 · 08-26-2010, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satyatunes

Latest version is 1.2. Please update.

the stash file i've downloaded says version 1.0

satyatunes · 08-26-2010, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoso2

the stash file i've downloaded says version 1.0

I'm not able to replace the theme in stash, hence attached to this post.

zoso2 · 08-26-2010, 03:39 PM

thanks a ton!! great theme