How to make a quick and simple theme?

SpudsMcToole · 14 Oct 2018, 17:29

I'm using the Carbon theme set and I want to make an additional one for an experimental emulator that doesn't have one of its own. I had a search and was told to duplicate an existing theme folder, rename it in line with the emu, and replace the SVG files in it with my new ones.

Which is all well and good, but try as I might I can't get the Pi to let me create, duplicate, or move a new folder into /etc/emulationstation/themes/carbon

I've tried editing the folder permissions to 0777 but it won't let me do that either. Anyone know what's going on?

mitu · 14 Oct 2018, 17:34

@spudsmctoole That's a system folder. Instead, copy the theme to ~/.emulationstation/themes where the pi user has the right permissions and edit it there. The folder is also accessible via file shares at \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\themes so you can easily edit and test your theme from your PC.

SpudsMcToole · 14 Oct 2018, 17:37

@mitu said in How to make a quick and simple theme?:

~/.emulationstation/themes

I'm not sure what you mean by that :(

If it's the link in home/pi that leads to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation, there's no themes folder in there.

SpudsMcToole · 14 Oct 2018, 17:42

@spudsmctoole (I just tried creating themes>carbon>zx81 in that folder, rebooted, and ALL of my themes vanished...)

mitu · 14 Oct 2018, 18:15

@spudsmctoole said in How to make a quick and simple theme?:

If it's the link in home/pi that leads to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation, there's no themes folder in there.

Yes, that's th folder. By default there is no themes folder, but you can create it and then copy the theme's folder in there.