On 5/31/05, Dave Hofstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So we are clear, the original poster only did not know about the option for > Menu Theme in Appearances --> Setup. There are two choices in that menu, > "Default" and "Classic". The original poster really only wanted to know how > to set it to "Classic" from within Mythtv. Editing the xml files is > certainly dangerous, and probably best done within a spare copy of the > theme's original folder.
Oh, I would love to be able to edit XML files as well, I actually started down that path (I generated patch files so I could reapply changes after an upgrade) but I see that there are better ways now, two were mentioned: a local copy in ~/.mythtv overrides the default, and a subdirectory under /usr/share/mythtv/themes. Could someone explain what the rules for these overrides are: 1) If I put a file in ~/.mythtv. what exactly is overriden? A file with the same name under /usr/share/mythtv (which is where most menu XML files live)? There are XML files in subdirectories of /usr/share/mythtv as well, including themes. How do I override those, by replicating subdirectory structure? 2) If I create subdirectory /usr/share/mythtv/themes/MyMenus, how does Myth distinguish between themes and menu themes? I don't recall seeing "Myxer" as a menu theme, may be I just haven't scrolled far enough though. And, same question as above, if I have Myxer theme and MyMenus menu theme, how does MyMenus override XML files which are not in /usr/share/mythtv but in its subdirectories? Thanks, > > > Dave Hofstra > > On 5/31/05, Stuart Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue 31 May 2005 16:44, Donavan Stanley wrote: > > > On 5/31/05, Jon Johnson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You will have to edit the mainmenu.xml file in /usr/share/mythtv > > > > > > > > You can edit other menus by browsing through the other XML files in > that > > > > folder. Remember to save a backup of any menus you edit as they will > be > > > > overwritten when upgrading. > > > > > > Which is why you should never do what you're suggesting > > > > Never?? Oh dear ... > > > > > > You can also copy mainmenu.xml to your ~/.mythtv dir and edit it > there. > > > > Any changes you make will be applied and it will keep you from messing > up > > > > anything. > > > > > > Or you could do things the "right way" and simply copy the menu files > > > to a directory under the themes directory such as "MyMenus", make any > > > changes you want to make, then go into the appearances settings and > > > select "MyMenus" as your menu theme. > > > > Your "right way" isn't documented. If the "right way" isn't detailed in > the > > documentation then you cannot blame people for finding their "own way". > > -- > > Stuart Morgan > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- Fedor G Pikus ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.pikus.net http://wild-light.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
