mmm… no, span the list :) I will fix it. Esteban
On 01 May 2014, at 22:35, [email protected] wrote: > The critic browser shows a white on white pane. > > So, where can I report issues linked to this unofficial UI without spamming > the list ? > > Phil > > > > On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 10:28 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Esteban Lorenzano <[email protected]> wrote: > Dark Theme for Pharo 3 > ================== > > So, I finally took some time and hacked a Dark Theme for Pharo 3: > > <Screen Shot 2014-05-01 at 13.11.57.png> > > How you install it? You need to execute this script: > > “1. You need this because otherwise Gofer merge becomes dumb :P" > MCRepositoryGroup default > addRepository: (MCSmalltalkhubRepository > owner: 'estebanlm' > project: 'Pharo3DarkTheme'). > “2. Now we can actually MERGE the project" > Gofer it > smalltalkhubUser: 'estebanlm' project: 'Pharo3DarkTheme'; > package: 'Pharo3DarkTheme'; > merge. > “3. And then install it" > Pharo3DarkTheme installFullTheme. > > WARNING 1: You need to do a merge (notice the script) > WARNING 2: Yes, this is a HACK (also: an ugly hack). See below for details. > WARNING 3: This changes something in the Pharo3Theme too... so you can go > back after installing, but not completely :) > > Considerations > -------------- > > It can look like an easy task, to make a theme over a non native GUI like > Pharo, but let me tell you: It is not. There are a lot of glitches and errors > of design you have to overcome to get a working version of a theme. This is a > pitty because we claim that our system is clean (or should be clean) and easy > to understand. > > But all the Morphic implementation is a hack over a hack, with preconcepts > and hardcodes everywhere, up to a point that to make the smallest change is > an incredibly annoying task. > > Then... I added ""yet another hack"" to this infinite list. I made it because > we need something like this, even if not a good solution. And I also made it > to start a debate into our community. I truly believe that Morphic was a > great idea, but I also believe that current implementation is doomed. I would > like to discuss a new implementation, with a good design (for example I > believe it should be a clear separation between a morph and it's skin, making > easy the actual-hard task of changing a colorset). > I also believe there will be a clear separation between what is a Morph (a > graphical unit) and a Widget (who at the time should use morphs, but that's > another story). > Etc., etc., etc. > > So, will we start the longtime postponed effort of effectively replace > current Morphic? > > In the mean time, enjoy the theme. Is so cool that I'm considering making it > my default theme :P > > Esteban > > > I installed in on Windows and it works nicely. One needs to reopen existing > windows as there is a kind of lighter border on them. > I tried to go to the Pharo3 theme and back, well, yeah, don't try that :-) > > Now, I need a dark TWM (the menus are dark already but not the bar itself or > the menu borders). > > Phil >
