unixorn/lima-xbar-plugin

[FEATURE] Make it easier to add user-defined themes

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#36 opened on May 16, 2024

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Make it possible to add a user-created theme without having to change the code (like https://github.com/unixorn/lima-xbar-plugin/pull/34 did).

Describe the solution you'd like

Ideally something where files in ~/.lima-xbar/themes or ~/Library/Application\ Support/net.unixorn.lima-xbar/themes can be selected from.

It would be nice if there was a Load Theme command that you could give an URL and a Theme Name and the plugin downloaded the theme and installed it as a file so that users don't have to rummage through ~/Library

Describe alternatives you've considered

Using defaults write to define the various states. This seems way more annoying than dropping a file into a directory or downloading one

Contributor guide

Research direction
Explore how the plugin currently handles themes. Look at the PR #34 for precedent. Investigate how to load theme files from a configurable directory and implement a 'Load Theme' command that downloads from a URL.
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
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Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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60