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Old 12-04-2021, 03:32 PM   #1
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Default Reaper Themes in Linux (installation question)

Hello!

What is the best and easiest way to install a Reaper Theme in Linux?

In Windows, you simply download the theme file, double click it and Reaper opens with the new theme. Done.

But in Linux?

Btw, I have Arch Linux and use it strictly terminal based. So I have no graphical file manager, where I could double click files or something like that. I have tried to execute the downloaded theme file, but that did not work.

Please help!
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Old 12-04-2021, 03:48 PM   #2
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On most linux distros you can double click, same as on Windows or MacOS.

(That's the answer for future readers of this post that are contemplating switching to Linux, lol )

If you want to use the command line:
Code:
reaper YourTheme.ReaperConfigZip
Otherwise if you prefer a GUI Dialog, there's a "Load Theme" button in the theme tweak/configuration window. (You can find that window via action list)
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Old 12-04-2021, 04:02 PM   #3
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Cool, thank you very much!
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Old 12-05-2021, 04:29 PM   #4
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You can also
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cp yourtheme ~/.config/REAPER/ColorThemes
and select it from Options>Themes.
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Old 12-05-2021, 04:55 PM   #5
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Or you can just drag 'n' drop the theme file anywhere onto REAPER's main window
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Old 12-06-2021, 06:54 PM   #6
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Or you can just drag 'n' drop the theme file anywhere onto REAPER's main window
But he doesn't use a file manager so there's nothing to drag from* xD

* I believe nnn implements XDND on X (not sure about wayland). Also possibly Ranger might do the trick as well.
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Old 12-06-2021, 07:04 PM   #7
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But he doesn't use a file manager so there's nothing to drag from* xD
Just double click "Add Desktop"!

I was gonna suggest copying the theme to the ~/.config/REAPER/ColorThemes/ folder, but you beat me to it.
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Old 12-07-2021, 01:50 AM   #8
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Thanks again for all your suggestions. It seems there are many ways to get it done. As a terminal user, the easiest way for me was:

reaper nameoftheme

Then Reaper starts with the new theme. Cool!
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