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  • How do I install a new theme?
2016/08/08 09:21:44
RexRed
I have really tried to figure this out on my own...
 
Cakewalk sent me a theme in my email.
 
Purple Mercury.sth
 
I tried to drag and drop it on cakewalk, nope
 
I tried opening preferences => themes and no place to install new theme just the drop downs of default themes.
 
I did a search on my PC for *.sth files and a folder of files with cryptic names .sth came up dropped it in there. Nope
 
I loaded it in the theme editor and tried to save it but it did not reveal a magic directory or change cakewalk theme button.
 
I searched the cakewalk forums for "install theme" nope nada
 
I searched the theme editor help file for "install theme". nope.
 
There may have been directions in the email that sent me the theme but I deleted it and emptied my trash.
 
I searched my install directories for a themes folder. nope
 
In the platinum folder was a file with the themes icon and and extension of TungstenTheme.fth so i copied the Purple Mercury.sth file there and changed the extent to .fth, windows asked me if i was sure and said it may make the file unstable, I said do it anyway. 
 
Then I looked in preferences => themes and there it was in the drop down list, a bit too purple for my taste but it changed some of the colors.
 
Am I missing something here? This was really hard to figure out and I still don't think I did it right. The help manual was really no help in this particular regard and neither was google or this forum when searched it.
 
I am totally frazzled at this point.
 
Any clarification on this would be helpful. 
Thanks in advance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016/08/08 09:34:40
Zargg
Hi. They default to C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR Themes. Copy / move it there, and you can open it in SONAR Preferences.
All the best.
2016/08/08 09:43:25
RexRed
Thanks :)
2016/08/08 11:20:40
Zargg
You are welcome
2016/08/08 11:29:39
Kamikaze
RexRed.
 
Cakewalk sent me a theme in my email.
 
Purple Mercury.sth


How come? Did drop box not work?
2016/08/10 15:30:58
RexRed
It was an email with a link to a Dropbox account yes.
 
I kinda forgot exactly how I got it but I saved it to my desktop :)
2016/08/10 15:37:38
outland144k
RexRed
 
Cakewalk sent me a theme in my email.
 



Let me make sure I understand you: the company of "Cakewalk" sent you a user theme?
 
Did anyone else get this? I have not gotten any user themes in my mailbox.
2016/08/10 15:41:57
RexRed
I believe the theme was sent to me because I have it checked to get forum updates in my email so it was sent from cakewalk Sonar forums on behalf of users, sorry for incorrectly wording it. This is what I think happened.
2016/08/10 15:45:39
outland144k
RexRed
I believe the theme was sent to me because I have it checked to get forum updates in my email so it was sent from cakewalk Sonar forums on behalf of users, sorry for incorrectly wording it. This is what I think happened.


Thanks for clarifying.

2016/08/10 17:20:25
Kamikaze
Cool, for a moment I thought my theme had been sent in a mail out or something.
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