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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: Implementing a plasma colorscheme generator
From:       Andrew <aparker314159 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2017-08-05 15:10:59
Message-ID: 5208428.Ps51PzY0Gp () parker
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On Friday, August 4, 2017 8:16:57 PM EDT Andrew wrote:
> On Friday, August 4, 2017 7:03:43 PM EDT Aleix Pol wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 5:13 PM, Andrew <aparker314159@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > On donderdag 3 augustus 2017 18:45:24 CEST Aleix Pol wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 5:48 PM, Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Thursday 03 August 2017 11:51:08 Sebastian Kügler wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Perhaps a nice addition to plasma-sdk? We already have cuttlefish,
> > > > > > > > theme explorer, and the Look and Feel creator thing there, a color
> > > > > > > > scheme creation tool looks right up its alley...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > theme explorer has a color scheme editor too, so you can just have it
> > > > > > > as a feature of theme-explorer
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I'd say the use-case for such a program is to be able to change the
> > > > > > color scheme as the background image changes, not something people
> > > > > > will want to use because they can't actually create a color scheme.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Right. So this could be an option in the Colors KCM, but then it should be
> > > > > triggered by wallpaper changes, which also means by Activity changes.
> > > > > Also, what about multiscreens? They have different wallpapers...
> > > > 
> > > > *Shrug* :)
> > > > 
> > > > Andrew?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Currently the program generates a colorscheme file, that can then be selected
> > > in the Colors KCM. I think it would be best to add it as an option to the KCM,
> > > since changing the colorscheme with the background would get distracting and
> > > hard to do.
> > > 
> > > What I think I'll do is make it so you choose a single image to generate a
> > > colorscheme from, which is then placed in the local directory of colorschemes
> > > and is selected in the colors KCM.
> > 
> > Then maybe you just want to have a specific application that does that
> > and has an "apply" button on it? Sounds like a random feature to have
> > in a KCM to me: A button to open an image sounds intricate.
> > 
> > Aleix
> 
> Agreed. I guess I'll just make the application callable from the KCM, and have a \
> colorscheme preview and an apply button there.

Follow up question: should I put my code in the Colors KCM's directory, or elsewhere? \
 My idea is to have a button that says "Generate colorscheme from Image" in the KCM, \
which opens a seperate window where you can select an image and apply the \
colorscheme.


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