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OTS: Reference Sheet  
   

This is a quick reference sheet for the Open Theme Standard. The intended audience is theme authors, but anyone familiar with LiteStep who has at least read the information section of this website will find this guide useful.

The flowchart shows the include relationships amongst the core files in OTS, and also shows the critical statements and settings contained in these files.

 

When using this guide, please keep the following points in mind:

  • the include statements present in the core files have not been written out since they have been shown graphically.
    An arrow from box A to box B should be interpreted as; file A has an include statement which includes file B. For example, the arrow between the first two boxes indicates that $LiteStepDir$step.rc contains the statement:
    include "$LiteStepDir$themes\theme-X\step.rc"
  • This is just meant to be a quick reference on what .rc file goes where, which file includes what, which lines are mandatory, and which ones are user defined. For full details on the Open Theme Standard, please consult the other sections of this website.
  • Any series of statements preceded by a comment ending in 'e.g.' are examples and can be changed freely by the user.
  • All other statements are mandatory.
  • Please note that $ThemeDir$step.rc includes $ConfigDir$themevars.rc and $ConfigDir$pouptheme.rc only if those files are used in a theme.