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diff --git a/geyes/README.themes b/geyes/README.themes new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7964fdbe --- /dev/null +++ b/geyes/README.themes @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +This release of gEyes supports pixmap themes. I have no artistic talent, so +most of the themes in the distribution so far are pretty darned ugly. However, +making your own is not hard. And if you make one you like, send it my way, +and I'll probably throw it into the distro. +Here are some guidlines for creating themes: + +Themes are stored in their own directories, either in $(datadir)/geyes/ or +~/.mate/geyes-themes/. + +A theme consists of three files: +* The eye pixmap. This is the static, non-moving part of the eye +* The pupil pixmap. This is the part that moves. +* The config file. + +The config file must have the following lines: +* num-eyes = n +Where n is the number of eyes that should be displayed. +* wall-thickness = n +Think of wall-thickness in relation to the default theme. The wall is the +black ring. It defines how far in from the sides to come. +* eye-pixmap = "filename" +Note that there must be quotes. Names the filename to use for the eye pixmap. +* pupil-pixmap = "filename" +Yes, the quotes have to be there. Names the filename to use for the pupil +pixmap. + +Take a look at the themes that come with gEyes for examples, or the +geyes_applet(1) man page for another view of the process. + + + + + + |