JWM Themes Exchange

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WhoDo · #1 Post by **WhoDo** » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 10:57

After I created the IceWM Themes Exchange, the occasional poster was moved to ask "Where is the JWM Themes Exchange?" In answer to that, and on account of some new JWM themes being posted by cb88 and others, I have created this thread for JWM devotees.

To get the ball rolling, I have taken a JWM theme created by Tom at the JWM developer forum, and given it the WhoDo treatment. Here is a screenshot of the result. Remember, this is JWM!

Caution! These will overwrite your .jwmrctray and themeslist files, so remember to make a backup copy first if you have altered them.

wingruntled · #2 Post by **wingruntled** » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 14:52

Caution! These will overwrite your .jwmrctray and themeslist files

WhoDo
Why overwrite the themeslist? That will destroy any changes that is in the original rendering prior installed themes history. It seems that if the themeslist is appended to is far safer. Instead of a pet package make it just a zip with no themeslist file in it.

cb88 · #3 Post by **cb88** » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 17:00

whodo I noticed that you have removed the gradient menu is there areason for that? readability? personally I like the gradient menu and it could be altered (change the font?) if readability needs work. the standard menu looks out of place in the vista theme IMO.

since jwm themes are just simple txt files perhaps a compete jwm theme designer could be whiped up in bash and gtkdialog3? a color selector would be essential... if that could be included in rawpup and TS CE then it would ease much of the "I hate jwm craze" not that I personally dislike jwm at all. Although that does make icewm more popular jwm devserves it's due as well...

also the theme gui could manage theme installation

Tom Raft · #4 Post by **Tom Raft** » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 18:51

Another theme from Tom

WhoDo · #5 Post by **WhoDo** » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 22:47

wingruntled wrote:Why overwrite the themeslist? That will destroy any changes that is in the original rendering prior installed themes history. It seems that if the themeslist is appended to is far safer. Instead of a pet package make it just a zip with no themeslist file in it.

The dotpet format and the included themeslist was intended for users who haven't added to JWM themes before. The warning is there for those who have. I wanted to make it easier for those who didn't know how to do it.

You can unpack a dotpet at the CLI by using the command:

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# pet2tgz filename

Hope that helps

WhoDo · #6 Post by **WhoDo** » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 23:09

cb88 wrote:whodo I noticed that you have removed the gradient menu is there areason for that? readability? personally I like the gradient menu and it could be altered (change the font?) if readability needs work. the standard menu looks out of place in the vista theme IMO.

Entirely accidental. It was late, I was tired, and I failed to notice an extra < in front of the tag. It just ignores the vista menu style and gives the default. I'll repack and upload later.

cb88 wrote:since jwm themes are just simple txt files perhaps a compete jwm theme designer could be whiped up in bash and gtkdialog3? a color selector would be essential... if that could be included in rawpup and TS CE then it would ease much of the "I hate jwm craze" not that I personally dislike jwm at all. Although that does make icewm more popular jwm devserves it's due as well...

also the theme gui could manage theme installation

I think you probably have me confused with tronkel. My coding days, poor as they were, are long behind me now. I can hack around in what someone else has created, but it hurts my aging brain too much to start from scratch.

Good idea, though. Don't we also have a Control Panel for JWM somewhere in recent history? I think it was dvw86 (sp?) who created it. Maybe that could be modified for the task?

WhoDo · #7 Post by **WhoDo** » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 23:14

Tom Raft wrote:Another theme from Tom

Welcome, Tom. What about attaching a tgz file with your theme code so others can install it?

With the advent of JWM 2.x, Puppy's default WM can be very attractive thanks to guys like you who are willing to show their talent.

Cheers

#8 Post by MU » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 23:22

really like them, will add the vista-theme to Muppy008, and Toms version too, if he uploads it

Thanks, Mark

WhoDo · #9 Post by **WhoDo** » Sat 03 Nov 2007, 23:54

MU wrote:really like them, will add the vista-theme to Muppy008, and Toms version too, if he uploads it

New version uploaded at original post. Includes intended menu background and gradients with WhoDo mods.

#10 Post by MU » Sun 04 Nov 2007, 00:11

v3 is packaged wrong, not in subfolder /jwm-vista3
But looks great after I manually copied the files

Mark

WhoDo · #11 Post by **WhoDo** » Sun 04 Nov 2007, 01:01

MU wrote:v3 is packaged wrong, not in subfolder /jwm-vista3
But looks great after I manually copied the files

Thanks, Mark. Repackaged and uploaded repackaged version to original post. Should be ok now.

Cheers

wingruntled · #12 Post by **wingruntled** » Sun 04 Nov 2007, 03:10

You can unpack a dotpet at the CLI by using the command:
Code:
# pet2tgz filename

Hope that helps

WhoDo
Thanks; yes it did.
The only file I exstracted from that vista:P theme was the /root/.jwm/jwm-vista file. I then added it to my own themeslist file and it works great, Gradients and all.
Thanks

alienjeff · #13 Post by **alienjeff** » Sun 04 Nov 2007, 04:21

How about scaling that image down? Not all of us have seven foot wide monitors ...

ecomoney · #14 Post by **ecomoney** » Sun 04 Nov 2007, 04:37

There needs to be a new jwm theme for the next puppy 3.03 ce release. Im going to keep an eye on this thread!

wingruntled · #15 Post by **wingruntled** » Sun 04 Nov 2007, 04:42

alienjeff wrote:How about scaling that image down? Not all of us have seven foot wide monitors ...

No Kidding!
Better yet, maybe the post itself should be deleted. No theme attached just some oversized 1024x768 jpg.

Tom Raft · #16 Post by **Tom Raft** » Sun 04 Nov 2007, 13:30

Sorry for the big image.

IT's my first time on a forum. Because I'm no programmer/ coder I can't deliver a package. So I post the essential parts of my .jwmrc and .jwmrc-tray. Also my english is bad.

.jwmrc

DejaVu Sans 9:bold
4 20

gold
gray50:lightsteelblue
gold
black

gray60
gray50:black
gray60
black

DejaVu Sans 12:bold
black
orange:yellow
gray60
gray50:black

DejaVu Sans 12:bold
gray10
white

black
gray
gray20
#0E58B3
gray20

DejaVu Sans 12:bold
white
gray20
black
yellow:orange

DejaVu Sans 10
black
black
ivory

.jwmrc-tray

blinkydelayed -bg gray20

mini-volume.tcl -bg gray20 -mixer pvolume-mixer.tcl

freememapplet

xload -nolabel -bg gold -fg red -hl white

Best regards

Tom

willhunt · #17 Post by **willhunt** » Mon 05 Nov 2007, 05:10

Wow

If you wish upon a star...........

ecomoney · #18 Post by **ecomoney** » Mon 05 Nov 2007, 18:50

Hi, how would someone go about editing the image used for the start (menu) button, thanks

HairyWill · #19 Post by **HairyWill** » Mon 05 Nov 2007, 20:05

in /root/.jwmrc-tray edit the line that reads

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root:3

Either use the full path to the icon or ensure it is inside one of the font directories declared in /root/.jwmrc. I know it supports xpm and png but you'd have to check for other formats. It can resize the icon.

cb88 · #20 Post by **cb88** » Wed 07 Nov 2007, 04:43

white inactive widows black active gradient taskbar(black/white) and gradient selection in menu (red/black) pager is orange/black

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    DejaVu Sans 12
    5
    20     
    
       white
       #000000
       #faed00
       black
    
    
       black
       #FFFFFF         
       #faed00
       black
    
 


	

	
               -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*
               24
               #000000
               #ffffff
        


FreeSans-12:bold
white
black:#9dbbdb
white
gray50:black

	

        
               #219221
               #ffa800
               #000000
               #000000
               #ffa800
        

	


	

	
               -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-*-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*
               black
               black
               lightyellow
        

	
   
        
               -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*
               #000000
               #ffffff
               #FFFFFF
               #000000:ffffff

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