Basic Tutorial for Theme Creators

Themes in SuperKaramba consist of two parts:

1. A .theme file that defines the shape and size of the theme, and possibly many other things.

• Create A Theme shows how to create the .theme file.

2. A .py file that adds interactivity to the theme. Basically, whenever an event happens, such as the user clicking the mouse on your theme, a function is called in your python script to let you react to the event.

• Basic Instructions for writing the .py file.

Quick Links:

• Callbacks that must be defined in your python script
• API, a list of functions you can call from your python script
• Using DCOP in your python script
• Example Scripts to help you get started

Quick Links