how do you fix broken or out-of-date theme

[ilovehayden101]

i have a sansa E280 player and themes i want is out of dated, is their a way to fix them/upgrade them to the new version of rockbox?
thank you

[keepsake]

Run a UI simulator with debug, then apply the theme. The debug screen will tell you which lines contain the error. Consult the WPS manual for the new syntax.

[ilovehayden101]

a UI simulator? what that? where can i get it at?

[bascule]

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/UiSimulator

[ilovehayden101]

hi i install the program and everything but still cant find out how... sorry for being a noob
i still not getting the theme working. i extract the file into a folder, run it, i ran "rockboxui" "debugwps" are these right ones to run if so. i cant go to the list of themes on the E280

[Chronon]

Did you install the theme that you want to debug in the simulator?  Can you describe the steps you're performing in detail?

[keepsake]

Using rockboxui, apply the theme, and see what comes up in the black window/white text. If it reports an error (specifying a line number) when you try to apply the theme, then you know what the broken part is. Consult the wps manual to find out what the updated syntax is.

[ilovehayden101]

1. open the rockboxui. it has 4 lines
line 1:can't open font:/.rockbox/fonts/12-abobe-helvetica.fnt
line 2:read_bmp_file: can't open '/.rockbox/backdrops/cabbiev2.bmp', rc: -1
line 3:read_bmp_file: can't open '/.rockbox/icons/tango_small.bmp , rc: -1
line 4:read_bmp_file: can't open '/.rockbox/icans/tango_small_viewers.bmp', rc:-1
window pops up and it a small verson of the menu from my sansa e280
2.  i go to browse themes,fonts,.wps  by
setting > theme setting > browse themes

i get stuck there. i cant go to the list of themes i have on their.

[keepsake]

1. open the rockboxui. it has 4 lines
line 1:can't open font:/.rockbox/fonts/12-abobe-helvetica.fnt
line 2:read_bmp_file: can't open '/.rockbox/backdrops/cabbiev2.bmp', rc: -1
line 3:read_bmp_file: can't open '/.rockbox/icons/tango_small.bmp , rc: -1
line 4:read_bmp_file: can't open '/.rockbox/icans/tango_small_viewers.bmp', rc:-1
window pops up and it a small verson of the menu from my sansa e280
2.  i go to browse themes,fonts,.wps  by
setting > theme setting > browse themes

i get stuck there. i cant go to the list of themes i have on their.

It appears like the files weren't correctly extracted. When you open the the .zip file for a theme, it should have a folder named .rockbox in it. Drag this folder into the same folder .rockbox is in (on your MP3 player), and it will prompt you to merge. Select "all", then try again.

[ilovehayden101]

the zip file doesnt have a .rockbox folder.. i just make one right?
so  their should be a .rockbox folder in my .rockbox folder (that located in my MP3 drive)

[keepsake]

I'm sorry, I don't think I was very clear there.
If the zip file only has the "wps", "backdrops", "themes", and "fonts" folders, you should simply drag these _into_ the .rockbox folder on your MP3 player. Otherwise, if the zip file has a ".rockbox" folder, you should drag it into your MP3 player's hard disk (not into the .rockbox folder). The idea is to force the computer to merge the set of files.

[Febs]

the zip file doesnt have a .rockbox folder.. i just make one right?

What exactly do you find in the .zip file when you open it?

so  their should be a .rockbox folder in my .rockbox folder (that located in my MP3 drive)

No.

[ilovehayden101]

in the theme zip folder umm
back
bat
bg
blacknblue
cross
for
hold_off
hold_on
pause
play
prog
rep
shuff
tango_small
tango_small_viewers
vol
ALL BIT FILES
blacknblue_glass CFG
helvR10.fnt
tango small viewer icon
blacknblue WPS

that all the files in the zip

what next?

[Chronon]

The files should not just be loose in the archive like that.  They should be in a hierarchy of directories that match the structure that's already on your player.

The structure should be something like this:

/.rockbox/
   fonts/
        helvR10.fnt  (this is a deprecated font name, by the way)
   icons/
        tango_small.bmp
        tango_small_viewers.bmp
   themes/
        blacknblue_glass.cfg
   wps/
        blacknblue/
             play.bmp
             pause.bmp
                . . .
        blacknblue.wps

[ilovehayden101]

really? what should i do? reorangize it