On Tue, 10/18/16, Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:

Subject: Re: [DNG] Refracta on Distrowatch
To: dng@???
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 12:40 PM

On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:30:52 +0000 (UTC)
Go Linux <golinux@???> wrote:
>>
>> Here's a suggestion . . .
>>
>> Why don't you roll your own low vision-friendly Refracta!
>>

> That ain't a half bad idea!

OK. Let's get to it!

>>
>> That would be so easy to do with refractasnapshot
>>

> I'll need guidance with refractasnapshot.

http://www.ibiblio.org/refracta/documents.html

>>
>> after you've made the appropriate changes
>>

> Yeah, that was my next question. Changes to what? Where do I start in
> making this theme?

Change the wallpaper/background by right clicking on the desktop. Fonts, etc. from Menu > Settings > Appearance

>>
>> and way more efficient than us trying to figure
>> out what would and wouldn't work.
>>

> Yeah, I could do it in a day, which is way quicker than a back and
> forth via IRC.

Time will tell.

>>
>> Don't know if fsr has room to
>> host it himself but he could surely provide prominent links to it on
>> the Refracta website, forum and sourceforge.
>>

> Well wait. This thing is only relevant if, at boot, the person can
> choose it. If it's hosted elsewhere, and the user must navigate through
> an interface he can't see in order to download it, it's not worth doing.
>

Anybody interested in refracta would be made aware of a low-vision friendly edition and where to download it. And as fsr mentioned, perhaps it could be included in the main iso as another user. Only problem I see with that is that refracta is pared down to fit on a cd so there might not be room to do it that way.

>
> Remember, this is like a buried shovel. The user must read in order to
> use my theme, and must use my theme to read.
>

See above. Potential users will READ before they download so will know how and where to get what they need.

>
> Does Refracta ship with a factory direct, untweaked clearlooks? That
> might be a good place to start.
>

Both Devuan and Refracta use a customized Clearlooks-Phenix theme. Clearlooks is not GTK3 friendly and these days GTK3 support is really needed. Clearlooks-Phenix was the best compromise.

>
> And I'll need your help on this, because I don't know which files and
> variables change which properties. I'll just ask you on #debianfork.
>

That should get you started.

>
> Thanks,
>
> SteveT
>