Re: Integrating Lua to the core of Litestep.

Indeed. I always envisioned it in a format more like:
jdesk = { workarea = 0, 0, 0, -24 }

command = {
    x = 0
    y = 0
    width = 100
    height = 20
}
taskbar = {
    x = 0
    y = -24
    event = function("OnEnter") DoesThisCoolThing end
}

.... but thats just me ^^


Jochen Ritzel wrote:
> Meh, you'd have to rethink your idea in real lua, this looks like 
> crappy C code. We dont need tons of set/get methods, callbacks and 
> stuff like that in Lua. If you really want to do it, then do it 
> properly. If you don't mind rewriting half the core, every theme and 
> module ever released, please go ahead. I always liked the idea.
> But then, maybe it's too much work for textfile cosmetics.
>
> If you just want it pretty or less typing, you can just write 
> preprocess parser that generates .rc files from any syntax you like. 
> I've been writing my themes in some css like language, its actually 
> pretty neat.
>
>
> On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:59:20 +0200, Tomas 
> <osten.einarsson-cgr7CL/[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> So this is another push to make Litestep more dynamic by integrate 
>> the scripting language Lua to the core. I've read the thread "rant: 
>> Scripting in Litestep" so I know this have been suggested before and 
>> there are a lot of skepticism against making Litestep themes harder 
>> to make by demanding programming skills from the themers. But I cant 
>> really understand why something like this example with XtaskBar could 
>> be any harder even for non-programmers, it just depends on the 
>> documentation. In my opinion its look cleaner and its makes it easier 
>> to understand for newcomers and you don't really need any experience 
>> in programing just because there are some more symbols in every line 
>> (":", "()" and "=" ).
>>
>> taskbar = xTaskbar()
>> taskbar:SetX(5)
>>
>> than the current .rc syntax
>>
>> *xTaskbar taskbar
>> taskbarX 5
>>
>> I would like to hear your opinions and suggestions to this.
>>
>> For example a theme config could look like this (based on the default 
>> theme in LOSI):
>>
>>
>> -- Theme.lua
>> ThemeName = "InstDef"
>> ThemeAuthor = "Tobbe"
>> ColorDark =   "a58f65"
>> ColorLight  = "d5cab5"
>> ColorBorder  = "3d3423"
>> ColorText  =  "262116"
>>
>> function Init()
>>     -- Jdesk
>>     jDesk = JDesk()
>>     jDesk:SetWorkArea(0, 0, 0, -44)
>>         -- Popup
>>     popup:SetHotListName(ThemeName)
>>     popup = Popup()
>>     popup:SetAutoSeperator(true)
>>     popup:SetTitleBgColor(ColorDark)
>>     popup:SetGradientSelEntry(ColorDark)
>>     popup:SetEntryColor(ColorText)
>>     popup:SetEntryBgColor(ColorLight)
>>     popup:SetSelEntryBgColor(ColorDark)
>>         -- LsxCommand
>>     command = LsxCommand()
>>     command:SetX(0)
>>     command:SetY(-40)
>>     command:SetWidth(GetScreenWidth() - 199)
>>     command:SetHeight(21)
>>     command:SetBorderSize(1)
>>     command:SetBackgroundColor(ColorLight)
>>     command:SetBorderColor(ColorBorder)
>>     command:SetTextColor(ColorText)
>>         -- XTaskbar
>>     taskbar = XTaskbar()
>>     taskbar:SetX(0)
>>     taskbar:SetY(-21)
>>     taskbar:SetWidth(GetScreenWidth())
>>     taskbar:SetHeight(21)
>>     taskbar:SetUseSolidColors(true)
>>     taskbar:SetSolidBevelSize(1)
>>     taskbar:SetFontColor(ColorText)
>>     taskbar:SetMaxButtonWidth(200)
>>     taskbar:SetNormalFontLeftBorder(17)
>>         -- VTray
>>     tray = VTray()
>>     tray:SetX(-200)
>>     tray:SetY(-40)
>>     tray:SetWidth(200)
>>     tray:SetHeight(21)
>>     tray:SetAlwaysOnTop(true)
>>     tray:SetBackgroundColor(ColorLight)
>>     tray:SetBorderColor(ColorBorder)
>>     tray:SetBorderSize(1)
>>
>>
>> end
>>
>> ls.Connect("Init", Init)
>>
>> -- End theme.lua
>>
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