This Theme Editor dialog allows the user to edit already created themes. Themes affect the way SP Zen Editor© looks — its size and location; whether it starts out maximized; the editor text field’s background color, font (font family, size and style) and color.
The only way to access this dialog is from the View menu. This dialog initially opens prompting the user to load a theme from the Load Theme menu at the bottom. This menu starts out expanded so the user need only say the name of the desired theme to load it.
| Theme Name | |
| Textbox Information | Interface Information |
| Size Specification | Location Specification |
| Maximized Checkbox | |
| The Examples | |
| The Buttons At The Bottom | |
| Other Help Pages |
The Theme Name
Provide a unique name for this theme.
Textbox Information
The first line has a Text Font: button which controls the text box font — font family, size and style.
The second line has a Text Color: button which sets the text box color. There is a color swatch as well as the name of the color.
The third line has a Text Background Color: button which sets the text box’s background color. There is a color swatch as well as the name of the color.
Interface Information
The first line has a Interface Font: button which controls the GUI (interface) font — font family, size and style.
The second line has a Interface Text Color: button which sets the color for the GUI (interface) text. There is a color swatch as well as the name of the color.
The third line has a Interface Background Color: button which sets the GUI’s (interface’s) background color. There is a color swatch as well as the name of the color.
Size Specification
If the Size checkbox is checked the values entered in the Width: and Height: text fields will be used to resize SP Zen Editor©’s main editor window when the theme is applied.
If a value other than 0 is entered in the Width: text field that value will be used to change the width of the main editor window. If a value of 0 is entered in the Width: text field the existing width will be maintained.
If a value other than 0 is entered in the Height: text field that value will be used to change the height of the main editor window. If a value of 0 is entered in the Height: text field the existing height will be maintained.
Location Specification
If the Location checkbox is checked the values entered in the Left: and Top: text fields will be used to relocate SP Zen Editor©’s main editor window when the theme is applied.
If a value other than 0 is entered in the Left: text field that value will be used to change the left edge of the main editor window. If a value of 0 is entered in the Left: text field the existing left edge will be maintained.
If a value other than 0 is entered in the Top: text field that value will be used to change the top edge of the main editor window. If a value of 0 is entered in the Top: text field the existing top edge will be maintained.
Maximized Checkbox
If the Maximized checkbox is checked SP Zen Editor©’s main editor window will be maximized when the theme is applied.
The Examples: Textbox, Menu And Buttons
There are four examples: one is a text box which represents how your text will look in the editor; another is a non-functional menu; there are also a two non-functional buttons.
The text example box is a text field which displays text (it starts out with the general “sample text box” string but anything may be typed there). This text will be displayed with the currently chosen text color printed on the currently chosen background color. These colors will change dynamically with common color button clicks or as the result of a successful choice from the external color picker dialog.
The interface color examples (menu and button) are displayed with the currently chosen interface colors (font color and background color). These colors will change dynamically with common color button clicks or as the result of a successful choice from the external color picker dialog.
Any text may be entered here. This box will remember its contents until the Speech Productivity© module closes.
While these demonstration items are conceptually functional they perform no real functions.
The Buttons At The Bottom
There are five buttons at the bottom of the dialog: Help…; Load And Save; Delete; Save and Cancel. The Load Theme menu is also located at the bottom with these buttons.
The Help… button will open the documentation for this dialog in your preferred browser.
The Load Theme menu will present all of the non–built–in themes for editing.
The Save And Load button will save the currently name theme and load it immediately, closing this dialog.
The Delete button will delete the currently loaded theme and re–present the dialog asking for a new theme to be loaded.
The Save button will save the currently loaded theme and close this dialog but will not load the saved theme.
The Cancel button will not save the currently loaded theme (even if changes have been made) but will immediately dismiss this dialog.