Thanks, I'll look at doing this, and hopefully not run into any more issues so that I don't have to bother you anymore :)
On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 7:36:55 PM UTC-4 Álvaro wrote: > A palette is basically a data tiddler, a dictionary that stores N > key:value, with type application/x-tiddler-dictionary. Then you can use it > with <<colour keyName>> where keyName can be page-background or others. > > You don´t need change the type, that is the default type (I think). If > your file has the correct tag ( $:/tags/Stylesheet ) then it works like > stylesheet file. > > you can see more of what was discussed here > <https://tiddlywiki.com/#colour%20Macro:%5B%5Bcolour%20Macro%5D%5D%20%5B%5Bcolour%20Macro%20(Examples)%5D%5D%20%24%3A%2Fcore%2Fmacros%2FCSS%20ContentType%20%24%3A%2Fpalettes%2FVanilla> > > Do not be scared of the number of entries in the vanilla palette, many > keys reuse values, there are palettes with fewer entries. It is also > something that has already been discussed about how to reduce the palettes, > but it would be part of the hard rework in the styles of TiddlyWiki. > El viernes, 27 de agosto de 2021 a las 0:36:14 UTC+2, strikke...@gmail.com > escribió: > >> <<code-border>> gives you the color number from the palette - that will >> be the colour the user of your theme has chosen as the active palette for >> their use of Tiddlywiki. >> Sorry but I do not know much more about the subject. >> >> On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:54:48 PM UTC+2 flanc...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> that seems to have worked, @strikke..., I'm guessing I have to include >>> it in my theme files now, and that I can change my css to a >>> text/vnd.tiddlywiki file, so that I can call colors such as <<code-border>> >>> ? Is this correct to assume? >>> >>> On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 5:48:02 PM UTC-4 strikke...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sorry if I am being stupid, but could it not be done going to >>>> $:/ControlPanel >>>> select tab Appearance and then Palette. Go to the bottom of that and click >>>> the Show editor button. That will show the selected palette. Select clone >>>> palette. Then you can edit that. You will see how it is done and can >>>> choose >>>> the colours you prefer. That is at least a start. >>>> On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:27:17 PM UTC+2 flanc...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks @Alvaro, >>>>> >>>>> Would you mind explaining how to make a palette? This is my first >>>>> theme, but I do have some experience creating plugins, so I just need to >>>>> be >>>>> pointed in the right direction :) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again! >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 2:59:39 PM UTC-4 Álvaro wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The color values from palettes are used via colour(/color) macro. >>>>>> >>>>>> How you can see in $:/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base many values of >>>>>> some properties are direcly transclude or with macro. >>>>>> For example, the selector mentioned by you: >>>>>> >>>>>> body.tc-body { >>>>>> font-size: {{$:/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/metrics/fontsize}}; >>>>>> line-height: {{$:/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/metrics/lineheight}}; >>>>>> word-wrap: break-word; >>>>>> <<custom-background-datauri>> >>>>>> color: <<colour foreground>>; >>>>>> *background-color: <<colour page-background>>;* >>>>>> fill: <<colour foreground>>; >>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>> You will need create a palette for your theme >>>>>> El jueves, 26 de agosto de 2021 a las 16:18:46 UTC+2, >>>>>> flanc...@gmail.com escribió: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Recently I have been working on my tw5-primer theme, and some >>>>>>> feedback I have gotten suggests that the theme doesn't allow palette >>>>>>> tweaking. Testing on my own, I was able to verify it, indeed, doesn't >>>>>>> allow >>>>>>> this behaviour, and I have begun to fix it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here is the issue: even simplifying the CSS, the theme still >>>>>>> overrides the palette changes. For example, if I am working on >>>>>>> .tc-body, I >>>>>>> add the following CSS to my theme >>>>>>> >>>>>>> body.tc-body { >>>>>>> background-color: #000; >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> >>>>>>> , which changes the background to black. However, if a user goes to >>>>>>> change the palette, which, say, changes the background to white, it >>>>>>> doesn't >>>>>>> work, because the palette call of >>>>>>> >>>>>>> body.tc-body { >>>>>>> background-color: #fff; >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> >>>>>>> is still overridden. As far as I can tell, my theme CSS cannot be >>>>>>> simplified further to where it is not override ALL the timer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is any tw dev/experienced theme-maker able to help? >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/be3c12c0-2e5c-4aba-ad34-d8e854707c78n%40googlegroups.com.
