Console Theme Switcher

[machinebacon]

I thought of python too, and in fact python+CURSES is something that makes sense.
What it can/should do:
- list available themes
- use w3mimageviewer to display a preview
- make them selectable for console or X or both (-c/-x switch)
- accepts options (direct choice of a certain colour theme, with -c/-x switch)
- can take an image and pipe it to paletter, create both themes, give it a name/label and store the resulting themes in the .colors directory
- creates a gtk2rc from any input (existing .ccolor file or image ;)

*BLOAT*

[DebianJoe]

Okay, so let's see if I'm understanding you correctly on how you think it "can/should" work. For the sake of discussion, let's call our program "cadet".

cadet -l = Opens a listing of all themes that exist in ~/.colors (or a specified directory, this is flexible).
cadet -c <theme> = provides correct escapes (probably ugly os.system call here) to console to implement theme outside of X.
cadet -x <theme> = generates Xresources file based on the theme passed.
cadet -g <theme> = creates a gtk2rc based on a theme.
cadet -p <theme_name> /path/to/image = pipes image from path into Rho's palleter, gives output as theme_name.ccolor and stores it in our ~/.colors, which can be used for whatever else.

Am I understanding your idea correctly?

The complicated part is actually regarding the different formats that Xresouces has to be written in to work with different terminal emulators. Xterm uses the "*", while URxvt uses "." as delimiters...and we want to offer a way to make them work in aterm, right? I may need to study how you're doing the dkeger script in better detail, because that would cover most X options.

[machinebacon]

Yes, you understand it correctly (the TUI part a la 'dialog' is optional of course). The output of -p could create whatever is wished, yes.

What if first "*colorX:" entries are generated and piped into the xresources' ccolor file (instead of Urxvt.color), and then a dirty 'sed' is run over it, '/s/*color/xterm/', generating the xterm entries? That must be the only difference there. (same for aterm)

[DebianJoe]

....if we don't use a "fancy curses switcher", we can implement this entire project in either simple python or pure bash (I may need a bit of help on it in that case, but I've got a good idea of where to start.) Let me see what all I can make happen.

[dkeg]

wow, great stuff you guys! I like how this is churning. FYI, I already have an adjusted rho's paletter script to output '*colorX: #000000'. Its in scripts section of my github or actually duh, its in the paletter thread

[GekkoP]

This sounds like a great tool, guys. Keep up the good work (my bash/python still sucks, so I can't help you...)

[rhowaldt]

@DJ: if done in pure bash, i'd advice you to have a stab at it, then run it by xaos :)
the ideas sound good!

[xaos52]

I am working on a bash version doing everything that has been mentioned in this thread.

[machinebacon]

The doctor is working on his dissertation.

[DebianJoe]

I am working on a bash version doing everything that has been mentioned in this thread.

Well, then I'll rest on my laurels and let you do that. The only reason I was thinking about using something beyond bash was for an easier way to select from the list, and I still struggle with writing good bash. A bash version would be fantastic, and should the need arise, we can worry about the pager as a sub-option for the script. (Unless you have some kind of bash magic where you can draw scrolling menus in bash...and I really don't think I'd be surprised if you did.)

[machinebacon]

^scrolling menus with whiptail :D

[DebianJoe]

Honestly, I'm looking forward to what the Doctor comes up with. Depending upon how he populates the list (perhaps an array... :D) of themes from files, passing information to a curses front-end might be very simple, and after a selection is made, the pointer could be set to reinsert the selection into the script.

This is only assuming that it's necessary for the sake of saving screen real-estate for the "foobar -l" option. If it is manageable without such a diversion, then that would be excellent. (I've never used whiptail myself, but it looks neat.)

@Xaos, I'm offering to help with creating the separate files, a binary pager for the list, or whatever else you need to help this come together. Let me know how I can help.

[GekkoP]

On killX ccolor works fine in tty, but doesn't change colors in fbterm. Maybe it's just me missing something as usual :)

[wuxmedia]

^ it's a bug with fbterm.
https://code.google.com/p/fbterm/issues/detail?id=53
changing 'desktops' can work too, can't remember the keycombo.

[GekkoP]

Right, not my fault then. Thank you.

[machinebacon]

I think the combo is simply Alt + F1/2/3/4 etc.
man fbterm shows the list, there are indeed some shortcuts. In case you don't have the documentation:

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SHORTCUT SUMMARY
       keyboard:
         CTRL_ALT_E:    exit from FbTerm
         CTRL_ALT_C:    create a new window
         CTRL_ALT_D:    destroy current window
         CTRL_ALT_1:    switch to window 1
         CTRL_ALT_2:    switch to window 2
         CTRL_ALT_3:    switch to window 3
         CTRL_ALT_4:    switch to window 4
         CTRL_ALT_5:    switch to window 5
         CTRL_ALT_6:    switch to window 6
         CTRL_ALT_7:    switch to window 7
         CTRL_ALT_8:    switch to window 8
         CTRL_ALT_9:    switch to window 9
         CTRL_ALT_0:    switch to window 10
         SHIFT_LEFT:    switch to previous window
         SHIFT_RIGHT:   switch to next window
         SHIFT_PAGEUP:    history scroll up
         SHIFT_PAGEDOWN:  history scroll down
         CTRL_ALT_F1:                 switch to encoding of current
       locale
         CTRL_ALT_F2 to CTRL_ALT_F6:  switch to  additional  encod‐
       ings
         CTRL_SPACE:    toggle input method
         CTRL_ALT_K:    kill input method server

       mouse:
         move when left button down:      select text
         double click with left button:   auto select text
         click with right button:         paste selected text

       Sometimes  above  actions  will not work, please try to redo
       them with shift key holding down.