Also allow custom icon themes

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Veronica Berglyd Olsen
2022-12-20 12:50:21 +01:00
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`novelwriter/assets/syntax <https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/tree/main/novelwriter/assets/syntax>`_.
* The existing GUI themes are stored in
`novelwriter/assets/themes <https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/tree/main/novelwriter/assets/themes>`_.
* The existing icon themes are stored in
`novelwriter/assets/icons <https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/tree/main/novelwriter/assets/icons>`_.
Remember to also change the name of your theme by modifying the ``name`` setting at the top of the
file, otherwise you may not be able to distinguish them in :guilabel:`Preferences`.
For novelWriter to be able to locate the custom theme files, you must copy them to the
:ref:`a_locations_data` location in your home or user area. There should be a folder there named
``syntax`` for syntax themes and just ``themes`` for GUI themes. These folders are created the
first time you start novelWriter.
``syntax`` for syntax themes, just ``themes`` for GUI themes, and ``icons`` for icon themes. These
folders are created the first time you start novelWriter.
Once the files are copied there, they should show up in :guilabel:`Preferences` with the label you
set as ``name`` inside the file.
@@ -70,8 +72,8 @@ set as ``name`` inside the file.
theme colour scheme.
Gustom GUI Theme
----------------
Gustom GUI and Icons Theme
--------------------------
A GUI theme conf file consists of the follwing settings:
@@ -109,8 +111,9 @@ A GUI theme conf file consists of the follwing settings:
statusunsaved = 100, 100, 100
In the Main section you must at least define the ``name`` and ``icontheme`` settings. The
``icontheme`` settings should correspond to one of the internal icon themes. Either
``typicons_light`` or ``typicons_dark``.
``icontheme`` settings should correspond to one of the internal icon themes, either
``typicons_light`` or ``typicons_dark``, or to an icon theme in your custom icons directory. The
setting must match the icon theme's folder name.
The Palette values correspond the the Qt enum values for QPalette::ColorRole, see the
`Qt documentation <https://doc.qt.io/qt-5.15/qpalette.html#ColorRole-enum>`_ for more details. The