The script just does a few simple things: it copies images from one place to another, it can change a few numbers in the rtconfig, and it can reorder some lines in the rtconfig. It could absolutely, with very few alterations, do this to absolutely any theme ...and by doing so completely bugger up that theme beyond all recognition! So obviously that's realistically a no
The vast majority of this is just a delivery system for the huge pile of images I made. You can still copy them manually, just like with any other theme, though whether they look correct or a total mess will depend on whether the images are set the same way in that other theme, which big picture is about the same thing as saying that it has to be this theme.
@judders
Absolutely none cause it was not what I was answering. it was an answer to:
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Originally Posted by judders
I doubt it would be possible to write a script
the article shows several scripts made just for that.
I dont know about WT Assembler compatibility on user theme, but we have a 12 page long thread in which the answer probably lies (or maybe WT will answer)
@juddersthe article shows several scripts made just for that.
I dont know about WT Assembler compatibility on user theme, but we have a 12 page long thread in which the answer probably lies (or maybe WT will answer)
I'm a bit confused... the article is about this theme assembler and doesn't mention any other scripts that replace graphical elements.
So? X-Raym published a post about this script on that site.
Have you read this thread?
Pitchslap said he wished this theme assembler could modify existing themes. X-Raym said that's what theme assemblers do, and there are several of them.
I'm not aware of any scripts that allow you to swap graphical elements of any theme, and X-Raym just linked to an article about this script, which doesn't do that.
What's the row chaps? X-Raym correctly says the default v6 theme adjuster (not this script, the theme assembler, how could anyone confuse those two names? ) can indeed be used on any theme, if that theme generates parameters. See here.
Thanks for this X-Raym, FWIW I don't really agree the themer's guide is outdated, it didn't cover everything even when it was written and very little has been added to WALTER since. As a guide rather than documentation its always suffered from already being so long that people don't read it they just dip in, and from people mistaking it for a guide to all of Reaper theming rather than just v4 transition WALTER.
I think we're always going to have a gap between the complexity of theming people are going to want to mess with, and that requiring more effort and learning than most sane people will be willing to commit to it. So while this doesn't solve that at all, it provides a sort-of half way situation where you can do a lot more with zero learning. More stuff like that seems like a good idea.
What's the row chaps? X-Raym correctly says the default v6 theme adjuster (not this script, the theme assembler, how could anyone confuse those two names? ) can indeed be used on any theme, if that theme generates parameters. See here.
Thanks for this X-Raym, FWIW I don't really agree the themer's guide is outdated, it didn't cover everything even when it was written and very little has been added to WALTER since. As a guide rather than documentation its always suffered from already being so long that people don't read it they just dip in, and from people mistaking it for a guide to all of Reaper theming rather than just v4 transition WALTER.
I think we're always going to have a gap between the complexity of theming people are going to want to mess with, and that requiring more effort and learning than most sane people will be willing to commit to it. So while this doesn't solve that at all, it provides a sort-of half way situation where you can do a lot more with zero learning. More stuff like that seems like a good idea.
There's no row, I'm just hugely spun out because everyone keeps saying the theme assembler can modify any user theme. X-Raym explicitly said that's what theme assemblers do. He knows more about scripts than I have hair follicles, so if this is true I want to know...
I not angry at anyone, I just want to know the score!
EDIT: it all started with Pitchslap saying they wished the Assembler worked on other themes. I said it didn't, X-Raym said it did and there are others. Are there others? Because this one doesn't!
There's no row, I'm just hugely spun out because everyone keeps saying the theme assembler can modify any user theme. X-Raym explicitly said that's what theme assemblers do. He knows more about scripts than I have hair follicles, so if this is true I want to know...
I not angry at anyone, I just want to know the score!
This script can modify only default 6 theme. I don't know what X-Raym said you, but this script COULD modify any theme and WT already responded to that.
This script can modify only default 6 theme. I don't know what X-Raym said you, but this script COULD modify any theme and WT already responded to that.
Okay, hopefully WT will inform us on how to use the Assembler script with any user theme then.
This is the Theme Assembler. Perhaps one day : theme arranger, theme advancer, theme avenger, theme assuager, theme asgardian, thang awangawoo.
So, just for the sake of my sanity; you are saying that the last paragraph of this post is incorrect, in the context of Pitchslap wishing the Assembler worked with any theme?
Yes, he mistyped. The Theme Adjuster not Assembler, of which this is to my knowledge the only one. The standard v6 theme adjuster can work with any theme set up to listen (such as the v5 theme), other people have done reskins of the v6 theme adjuster, and most excitingly there have been some from-scratch theme adjusters too, IIRC.
Yes, he mistyped. The Theme Adjuster not Assembler, of which this is to my knowledge the only one. The standard v6 theme adjuster can work with any theme set up to listen (such as the v5 theme), other people have done reskins of the v6 theme adjuster, and most excitingly there have been some from-scratch theme adjusters too, IIRC.
@judders
I'm sorry for the confusion, but again, I was just answering this simple statement
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Originally Posted by Judders
I doubt it would be possible to write a script to modify user themes.
This sentence implies that no script can modify themes. No matter the script, no matter the theme.
So I just linked to an article were several were listed. I admit this was uncessary cause we already are on a thread where a script modify a theme, but I suspected there was an implicit "no script but this one on default theme".
Though there are conditions for these scripts to modify a theme (main conditions being that this theme should be based on REAPER v6 one).
Maybe there are special limitation of theme assembler compared to theme adjuster, but I was speaking about "script to modify user themes." in general.
I am sorry this misunderstanding flood the thread though, I was just praising WT work and highlithing we have some ReaScripts able to modify some theme in some way. Thats about it ^^
@WhiteTie
Oh yes I didnt mean outdated as obsolete, that is why I precised
Quote:
a bit outdated cause it doesn't mention recent features(...)[it's] still relevant
but maybe "outdated" implies that some infos are wrong, and it is not the case as far as I know.
I have edited the paragraph to soften my statement :P
@judders
I'm sorry for the confusion, but again, I was just answering this simple statement
This sentence implies that no script can modify themes. No matter the script, no matter the theme.
So I just linked to an article were several were listed. I admit this was uncessary cause we already are on a thread where a script modify a theme, but I suspected there was an implicit "no script but this one on default theme".
Though there are conditions for these scripts to modify a theme (main conditions being that this theme should be based on REAPER v6 one).
Maybe there are special limitation of theme assembler compared to theme adjuster, but I was speaking about "script to modify user themes." in general.
I am sorry this misunderstanding flood the thread though, I was just praising WT work and highlithing we have some ReaScripts able to modify some theme in some way. Thats about it ^^
@WhiteTie
Oh yes I didnt mean outdated as obsolete, that is why I precised
but maybe "outdated" implies that some infos are wrong, and it is not the case as far as I know.
I have edited the paragraph to soften my statement :P
No problem, it was just a misunderstanding. I was specifically talking about the script that this thread is about, that swaps graphical elements with a graphic interface and answering Pitchslap's post.
I get where the confusion came from now so it's all good and we can get back to talking about White Tie's awesome Assembler.
Is there any way to change the postion and size of the FX shown in the TCP within an Assembled Theme? Sorry if the question is dumb or it was already answered!
Love this! One issue the phase button on my mixer disappears when I click it after using this script. Any way to fix that?
Yes, I noticed this too. I'll try to reproduce it tonight or tomorrow. Also, the monitoring icon on the TCP goes the wrong size when I do something that I can't remember and will also try to reproduce soon.
White Tie, thank you for this most excellent tool. I really appreciate the work you've done and it has reignited my desire for all kinds of theming-related things. I went down the "learning about fonts" (grotesque, humanist, geometric) and the "lets compare a bazillion themes and old consoles and see what makes things I like" rabbit holes this week. And it's been a real fun time.
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With my Default V6 Modders' Supplies you've been able to choose from a selection of different elements to make your own mod theme based on the Default 6. Next step onward from that has been to radically increase the range of options and make it straightforward for ordinary users to choose and apply them. So, here is the initial offering of:
Theme Assembler
It is a script I have written that shows how the various options look, and automates the copying of the files into its own theme called 'Assembled_Theme' and updates it, in real time. It can also do some more complex stuff than that, like rewrite values in the rtconfig file (it will do more of that in future) but the key thing is that you don't need to understand what any of that means ...just point and click:
The script itself is very much a work in progress, but the theme it outputs is a fully functional Reaper theme based on the Default 6 theme, with complete 100%, 150% and 200% HiDPI support throughout and the usual theme adjuster.
- Choose Options > Show REAPER resource path in explorer/finder. Extract content of the zip (the 'theme_assembler.lua' file AND the 'theme_assembler' folder) into the 'scripts' folder there.
- Choose Actions > Show action list. In the bottom right choose New action > Load ReaScript. Choose theme_assembler.lua and click Open.
- In the actions list you'll now see Script: theme_assembler.lua. Choose it and click Run.
- First time you run the script, it will ask "Assembled theme not found. Create theme?" Click OK
- Click an element to see what choices there are, click a choice and the script will copy the files over and refresh the theme.
And that's it. Everything it does is just a change to the completely normal 'assembled_theme' that you will find in your color themes folder if you want to have a look, and you can rename that theme and mess with it further if you know how themes work.
If you come up with a combination you like, please do share a screenshot, it'll be fun to see what's working and what direction I should take more elements in!
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Instructions are shown here if you don't like reading:
...thanks Reaperblog!
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Current state (theme_assembler_0110)
The script should not misbehave at all, but in use it may appear pretty janky in places at this point, and its appearance is entirely placeholder to get the functionality working. I'm still new to this coding thing.
I've only done some of the elements. I'm never going to do all the elements.
Something weird going on with some of the shadows.
Limited range of choices, particularly for some elements, at this point. I'll just keep adding stuff as and when I feel the urge.
Some of the light background record arm buttons look bad.
Ok, I like everything I saw and all but I have this nagging confusion about how to download the latest and greatest version.
The latest link I found was for version ~0500 but apparently, the latest release is ~1100 something.
Is it part of ReaPack or SWS extensions?
Will it be?
I am wondering if there is a nice constant (public) GitHub repo and the associated link I (we) can use to download or fork from.
In either of those cases keeping up with the updates will be very useful.
Looking forward to hearing from you guys!
The first link gets me to another thread. The second lets me download theme_assembler_0110.zip which if I understand right should be the very first version.
Am I the only one who is confused about this?
) can indeed be used on any theme, if that theme generates parameters. See 
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