Chapter 9. Theme

Table of Contents

9.1. Managing Themes
9.1.1. Select Theme to Manage:
9.1.2. Create
9.1.3. Delete
9.1.4. Import
9.1.5. Export
9.1.6. Save
9.2. Customizing the Theme
9.2.1. Images
9.2.2. Buttons
9.2.3. Colors
9.2.4. Sounds
9.3. Customizing the Race Report
9.4. Customizing the Racer Inventory Report
9.5. Changing the Logo on the Splash Screen

Changing some aspects of the appearance and sounds that the software has is possible. To manage a theme you must click the Manage Themes button on the General Config Screen. This chapter details some of the options that can be changed.

9.1. Managing Themes

Upon clicking the Manage Themes Button on the General Config Screen a window will pop up with the controls for managing themes. The top of this window contains the basic controls to select, create, delete, import, export and save themes. Below these controls is a tab panel, each tab contains various theme items that can be modified. After any changes have been made to a theme you must click the Save button for them to be saved. If the save button is not clicked any changes will be lost.

9.1.1. Select Theme to Manage:

This popup menu provides 2 functions. The first is the ability to select an existing theme to manage. The second is the ability to type in a new name of a theme to create.

9.1.2. Create

To create a new theme first type in a unique theme name in the popup menu then click the Create button. This will create a new theme with default theme settings. You can then select the theme to manage it.

9.1.3. Delete

To delete a theme select the theme to manage from the popup menu and then click the Delete button. Deletes are permanent, after a theme has been deleted there is no way to recover it.

9.1.4. Import

The import and export functions provide a way to share themes or to create backups of your themes. To import a theme just click the Import button. A window will pop up asking you to select the theme file to import. Selecting a valid file will result in the new theme being inserted into the database. If the imported theme has the same name as an existing theme you will be prompted to decide what to do. You can overwrite the existing theme with the imported theme or if you choose not to overwrite the theme the program will add a number to the end of the theme name.

9.1.5. Export

The export function provides a way to save a theme to be shared with people or to provide a backup for yourself. To export a theme just select the theme from the popup menu and click the Export button. A window will pop up allowing you to select where to save the file to.

9.1.6. Save

Any changes to a theme that you wish to keep must be saved. To save a change make sure you have a theme selected, make your changes and then click the Save button.