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# Creating a theme
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> This guide is written for rofi 0.15.12 or higher.
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The guide assume you want to turn your current rofi setup into a theme.
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## Fork the repository
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On [GitHub](https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi-themes/) click the fork button.
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Make a local checkout of this new repository.
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## Create a theme file
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Inside the new repository create a file containing the theme settings:
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```bash
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./addtheme.sh
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```
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This stores the colors and separator style configuration in `{themename}.theme`.
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Theme author is set to your login name. If you would like to override this, use the `--user "Some Name"` argument.
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Edit this file to add more information if needed, for example if the theme should use a specific font.
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## Create screenshot and stage files
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Run the included script:
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```bash
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./update.sh
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```
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Make sure the script finished successful.
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Dependencies for the script are:
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* xdotool
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* xrdb
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* xvfb
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## Commit and push changes
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```bash
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git commit -m "Adding theme {themename} by {yourname}"
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git push
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```
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## Create pull request
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On github create a pull request.
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By making a pull request you agree with releasing your theme under the MIT license.
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