Customizing Themes (again)

[James Steele]

BeyondBlack is looking nice. Hope you'll share it eventually.

I plan to post this theme for anyone who wants to try it out once I get it to a place I could reasonably call "v1.0."

That’s great. I would love to try it!

[James Steele]

…I always found that look impressive, but impractical. Just not clear enough.

Exactly!!

[bayswater]

The other thing I found useful is to change the background colours in kEndpointIndicatorIconset_PictID.png. This has the loop, repeat, etc icons that appear in the time line. The backgrounds here are usually grey, so some of them blend in with the background in the time line. I made the backgrounds yellow in most cases, but it depends on the theme you start with. You can also make these symbols larger, filling in the available vertical space, rather than leaving the top and bottom rows of pixels the same as the background colour.

The result is often not too elegant, but it does make it easier to spot things on a busy screen.

[coolbass]

BeyondBlack is looking nice. Hope you'll share it eventually.

I plan to post this theme for anyone who wants to try it out once I get it to a place I could reasonably call "v1.0."

It looks great! Would love to try it out.

[Rick Cornish]

The other thing I found useful is to change the background colours in kEndpointIndicatorIconset_PictID.png.

Thanks, Bayswater. I’ll check that one out.


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[Rick Cornish]

Hey… does anyone know the phrase in Style.xml that sets the Focus Color (the color of the outline on the active window)? I'll be damned if I can find it.

Thanks.

[bayswater]

Hey… does anyone know the phrase in Style.xml that sets the Focus Color (the color of the outline on the active window)? I'll be damned if I can find it.

Thanks.

That's a tough one. The files names are not much help. Perhaps a brute force way to find it is to use something like the eyedropper tool in Photoshop to sample the current colour. Then use a search utility that looks at file and package contents, and look for the 3 8 bit digit sequence that identifies that colour in the xmi statements.

Or ask Magic Dave. No doubt he has these things memorized.

[monkey man]

Or ask Magic Dave. No doubt he has these things memorized.

[Rick Cornish]

Perhaps a brute force way to find it is to use something like the eyedropper tool in Photoshop to sample the current colour. Then use a search utility that looks at file and package contents, and look for the 3 8 bit digit sequence that identifies that colour in the xmi statements.

Already tried that. Unfortunately, the colors get layered in the interface, so you don’t get an accurate of the actual color in the theme when you eye dropper it with Digital Color Meter.

[Rick Cornish]

Hey gang......
For those who've asked, here's v1.0 of the "Beyond Black" theme (thanks to Monkey Man for the name). It uses elements from a number of different MOTU themes along with some of my own revisions.


I was looking for a predominantly dark theme that's easy to read with lots of contrast and a predictable sense of where I am that prioritizes what's most important to see. You may find it works for you, and—if so—you're welcome to use it. If it ain't your thang, just keep scrolling,

For the full effect, in your prefs, I suggest starting with the theme selection color, memory cycle color, memory play color, auto-record color, and meter color.The theme focus color appears to be the same for all themes as a medium grey (must be is hard-coded into DP where mere mortals can't get at it), so I suggest using a custom focus color of white (255).

You can download the bundle, along with my Beyond_Black track color palette here: https://we.tl/t-6gg5TmOWL3

NOTES:

• It's for Digital Performer v11 only

• Use it at your own risk. I take no responsibility for how this might affect your system.

To use…

• Unpack the zip archive

• On a Mac, drop the bundle into System Drive->Library->Application Support->MOTU->Digital Performer->Themes

• I have no idea how to install this on a PeeCee or whether it would even work. If you try it, let me know what happens.

If it's useful to you, that's great. If not, maybe you can do something better… I would certainly check it out if you do.

[dewdman42]

Awesome!!!

[FMiguelez]

Hey, Rick/

That looks awesome. Do you think you could please post a pic of what it looks like in the GE or SE?

I ask because the almost invisibility of measure/grid lines, and lack of contrast of how the keys relate to notes in the GE, have been a pet peeve of mine for a long time.
Something tells me all that will look better in your theme.

BTW, be careful! Isn't this, an innocent wish like yours, what got Amplidood and Guitar Gaz seriously started into this rabbit whole a few years back? I heard messing with themes can be addictive

[James Steele]

Thanks for your generosity in sharing your work with the community, Rick! Much appreciated. It looks nice!!

[Rick Cornish]

Hey, Rick/

That looks awesome. Do you think you could please post a pic of what it looks like in the GE or SE?

Hey FM…..
Probably best for you to look at those on your own system. I’m clocking out from developer camp to start a bunch of new tracks.

Hope it works for you.


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[Rick Cornish]

Thanks for your generosity in sharing your work with the community, Rick! Much appreciated. It looks nice!!

You’re welcome, James. The folks here have given me a lot, so I’m only too happy to give back.


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