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* remove unused WindowsNotes.txt * various sm-ssc -> StepMania (and similar) changes * Rewrote a bit of recommended_practices.txt * Fix a copy/paste typo in anatomy_of_an_actor.lua * many other things I can't remember; namely newlines at the end of files
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Recommended Practices when theming for StepMania
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1) Use the --theme= command line parameter to load StepMania with a specific theme.
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This way, you don't have to deal with the theme switch and all the possible
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nonsense errors that might come up (due to you having a different amount of
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song group colors, timer warning states, etc.), and you can quickly switch
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themes if you work on many of them at once.
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2) When dealing with frame size errors or theme code errors, don't just hide the
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dialog and pretend they don't exist. Good themers fix these problems instead of
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releasing the theme and saying "oh, just play it in fullscreen mode".
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If you have hidden the error dialogs, you'll need to modify Preferences.ini.
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Find the IgnoredDialogs= line and remove everything after the = sign. You will
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now recieve the error messages in windowed mode again.
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3) While this is not required, having a themeInfo file set up in your theme's
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Scripts directory is a good way to store information about the theme (e.g.
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version number, date, product code, etc.)
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An example of a themeInfo script:
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[code]
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themeInfo = {
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Name = "Theme Name",
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Version = "v1.0", -- typically a float or string. floats are easier to compare.
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Date = "20140914 1902",
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};
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[/code] |