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This chapters describes elements of a theme engine.
A theme engine is a simple shared library. It is located in the $PREFIX/lib/metatheme/themes/<theme_name>/
directory. Themes are loaded by examining the themerc
file in this directory. This file is a simple configuration file with this format:
name = Redmond 2000 engine = redmond/libmt_redmond.so description = Redmond 2000 style author = Martin Dvorak <jezek2@advel.cz>
The meaning of the variables is:
The full name of theme. This name is showed in the configuration tool.
Theme engine to be used. It is relative to the $PREFIX/lib/metatheme/themes/
directory. There can be more than one theme using the same theme engine.
The short description of the theme.
The author of theme.
The configuration application (optional). It's relative to $PREFIX/lib/metatheme/themes/
directory.