Having issues customizing a theme.

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LoboLives
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Having issues customizing a theme.

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Hey all, I'm trying to customize a theme for DP but I'm not seeing where the options are to customize the color of the transport/time display or the background of the sequence. Essentially, I'm trying to emulate the look of a Fairlight CMI with all black background and only green text/tracks etc. Any suggestions?
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Re: Having issues customizing a theme.

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LoboLives wrote:Hey all, I'm trying to customize a theme for DP but I'm not seeing where the options are to customize the color of the transport/time display or the background of the sequence. Essentially, I'm trying to emulate the look of a Fairlight CMI with all black background and only green text/tracks etc. Any suggestions?
It’s not nearly as easy as that. To customize a theme you have to duplicate one of the theme bundles/files and edit the enclosed XML and/or graphic files. That sort of detailed customization is not built in to DP. Sorry. Image
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Re: Having issues customizing a theme.

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LoboLives wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 12:19 pm Hey all, I'm trying to customize a theme for DP but I'm not seeing where the options are to customize the color of the transport/time display
Hello _

On the file of the Theme concerned, right-click then select the option show Package Contents and a folder opens (Contents).
Go to the Resources folder to rectify the following two images: kLargeCounterDigitSet_PictID & kLargeCounterDigitSet_PictID@2x.png if you are looking to edit the color and style of the counter digits.

My two cents _

EDIT: for the background of the Control Panel, the two following pictures are your friend if iHave good understand:
kEmbeddedControlPanelBackgroundTwoHigh_PictID
kEmbeddedControlPanelBackgroundTwoHigh_PictID@2x
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