You can include the paltte in the theme. Here you have two examples: - Mono theme <http://j.d.mono.tiddlyspot.com/#%24%3A%2Fthemes%2Fjd%2FMono:%24%3A%2Fthemes%2Fjd%2FMono> - Notebook theme <https://nicolas.petton.fr/tw/notebook.html#%24%3A%2Fthemes%2Fnico%2Fnotebook>
There is another point that you can see, these themes start with *$:/themes/ *instead of *$:/plugins/ . *They are a kind of plugin but you will see them in ControlPanel > Appearance > Theme El viernes, 27 de agosto de 2021 a las 2:45:01 UTC+2, [email protected] escribió: > Started working on it, and already another question! It seems that I can't > include a palette inside the theme, but instead may have to do it > differently ??? > > My palette file looks like this: > > description: Sleek dark skin for tw5, based on primer.css! > name: tw5-primer > title: $:/palettes/tw5-primer > tags: $:/tags/Palette > type: application/x-tiddler-dictionary > > And palette code here... > > Any ideas for what's going on? I'm thinking maybe the palette may have to > be defined inside the css file?? > > Thanks for your (continued) help! > On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 7:45:47 PM UTC-4 Finn Lancaster wrote: > >> 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, >>> [email protected] 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 [email protected] >>>> 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 [email protected] >>>>> 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 [email protected] >>>>>> 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, >>>>>>>> [email protected] 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/5685c0fb-8693-4e55-8d20-748c0c8e4738n%40googlegroups.com.
