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07-13-2019, 11:33 AM
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Reloading theme
In various guides, the only method of reloading a theme is to load another one and then our theme again. Kinda annoying but if there is no other option...
There is!
Recently I figured out, that I can re-load current theme by selecting it again in menu Options/Themes. It causes loading theme again.
You can ask, what's the difference. The main difference is that scrollable areas like MCP stays at its position (considering new loaded version of the theme doesn't change sizes) which is helpful when doing screenshots for A/B comparison.
Now question, is it possible to Load the same theme using some hot-key via action or so?
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07-13-2019, 12:10 PM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Indonesia Raya
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Create a custom action - Load next theme
- Load previous theme
Or write a ReaScript to load theme by its name.
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07-13-2019, 12:12 PM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Have a look at using SWS Resources for this:
1) Go to Extensions > Resources and select [Theme] at the top
2) Double-click or right-click on a slot in order to load a Theme into it
3) Load a Theme slot via the corresponding Action like, as example: SWS/S&M: Resources - Load theme, slot 1 for slot 1
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07-13-2019, 12:37 PM
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ctrl+alt+pgup, then ctrl+alt+pgdn is pretty fast...that what i do.
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07-13-2019, 12:39 PM
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To clarify, the OP wants to directly reload the same theme - specifically NOT going to another theme and then back, as changing themes can mess with your layout.
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07-13-2019, 01:19 PM
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To clarify, what OP wants exactly simply does not exist natively.
Switching theme back and forth is known technique by themers to refresh theme. That’s even what WT suggest in 2. Common tweaks to a REAPER theme thread.
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Originally Posted by White Tie
Required knowledge : Refreshing the theme
If you've made changes to any theme files using external tools, you need to tell Reaper to refresh the theme. This is done by changing to a different theme, and then back again. Use the shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+PGDOWN (switch to next theme) and then Ctrl+Alt+PGUP (switch to previous theme).
(If you do a lot of theme work, you may want to make a custom action containing these two commands, and assign it to a shortcut and/or toolbar button.)
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07-13-2019, 01:25 PM
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Wouldn't just double clicking the original theme file while it's still loaded work?
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07-13-2019, 01:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jrengmusic
To clarify, what OP wants exactly simply does not exist natively.
Switching theme back and forth is known technique by themers to refresh theme. That’s even what WT suggest in 2. Common tweaks to a REAPER theme thread.
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I know what WT has written. I mentioned it in my OP if you missed it. But guess how old this message is
Anyway how can you say that it doesn't exist natively, if it works as I said? Have you checked it?
Maybe it's new addition added to Reaper recently. Who knows, but:
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Originally Posted by foxAsteria
Wouldn't just double clicking the original theme file while it's still loaded work?
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Yes, you are right. I figured it out several months ago indeed.
If file extension is mapped to Reaper, then It does the job the same way I described. Unfortunately stand-alone installations doesn't make file extensions assignments to the program (I could add it manually though).
At the end I would like to be able to execute this action from Repear - it's just workflow optimization matter.
BTW it's frightening how some people are not able to read/understand the OP, suggesting ways which are already mentioned in OP as unwanted ones.
Last edited by MaXyM; 07-13-2019 at 01:44 PM.
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07-13-2019, 01:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jrengmusic
To clarify, what OP wants exactly simply does not exist natively.
Switching theme back and forth is known technique by themers to refresh theme. That’s even what WT suggest in 2. Common tweaks to a REAPER theme thread.
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To clarify, now that I've had a chance to look, it's existed natively since several months before White Tie posted that thread but nobody bothered to do anything with it.
I've just uploaded Lokasenna_Refresh current theme to ReaPack.
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07-13-2019, 01:53 PM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Oblivion
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MaXyM
BTW it's frightening how some people are not able to read/understand the OP, suggesting ways which are already mentioned in OP as unwanted ones.
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A lot of us are just lazy and reply purely to the subject...guilty.
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07-13-2019, 02:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lokasenna
I've just uploaded Lokasenna_Refresh current theme to ReaPack.
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Amazing Lokasenna! Thank you so much
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07-13-2019, 11:01 PM
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#12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lokasenna
To clarify, now that I've had a chance to look, it's existed natively since several months before White Tie posted that thread but nobody bothered to do anything with it.
I've just uploaded Lokasenna_Refresh current theme to ReaPack.
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Nice
Didn't know reloading a Theme was already also possible natively (besides using SWS Resources).
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07-14-2019, 01:34 AM
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When I'm working on a theme I have the theme development/tweaker open. There's a 'Reload images' button on the bottom left...
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07-14-2019, 02:15 AM
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Great tip also.
The name of button is bit misleading because it refreshes whole theme (I've just checked that it applies changed rtconfig). For sure useful if the window is open.
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07-14-2019, 02:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MaXyM
Great tip also.
The name of button is bit misleading because it refreshes whole theme (I've just checked that it applies changed rtconfig). For sure useful if the window is open.
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Yes, I use it for image changes and rtconfig changes. Also, the ‘Show in explorer’ button (bottom right) opens the image folder of the selected theme (if it’s unpacked)...
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