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Themes and Skins

vi. SKINS and THEMES

Before getting to detailed skinning and theming, here are a few customizations which can be made outside app, skin, and theme settings,

View Customization (more in Skins/Themes)

Disable Thumbnails (folder specific}: Place image in folder > rename to .nothumbnail

Custom Folder Icon (folder specific): Place image in folder > rename to .foldericon

Custom Folder Icon Preview (folder specific): Place image in folder > rename to. preview

Notes:

- Some image properties may not function properly. Icons can be optimized here: https://tinypng.com/

- Some of these may depend on a related setting within the app (eg .preview file and setting "Auto folder preview")

Onward to Skins and Themes

Note: Thanks @FatalBulletHit for the excellent materiel and re-write of this post.

There are 2 ways to change the look of the MiXplorer UI: Skins, and Themes.

Skins:

- Skins primarily involve the colours of various elements, font parameters (eg bold/normal), icon parameters (eg round/square). There are many elements to keep track of but this is all accessible through the MiXplorer UI. Modifying skins can be done within the MiXplorer app by going to: 3 Dot menu > Settings > Skin. Until you learn the various elements, testing small changes incrementally may be advisable and is a good way to explore. eg Make one element bright red then check the UI to see what changed. Lather, rinse, repeat with different elements.

Here are some sources of custom skins and or discussion about them:

• Themes by @djdarkknight96

• Themes by @TerrorFlatRider

• Themes by Vladimir

• Windows Fluent Design theme by @marciozomb13

• Material Design theme by @marciozomb13

• Theme Corporate

• Guillaume Skins Gallery

• YandLiu Skins Gallery

• Skins by @scohut

MiXplorer skin by @josemata00: https://github.com/CrazyBytesVE/MiXplorer_Skin_WinFluent

MiXplorer Theme Creator at Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dertyp7214.mixplorerthemecreator&hl=en_US&gl=US

There are also some skins at the MiXplorer website: https://mixplorer.com/skins/

To select a skin: Settings - Skin - <select skin>

To create new skin (based on default skin): Settings - Skins - Add - New

To modify an existing skin: Settings - Skins - <pencil> - Edit

Skin documentation: You can find a somewhat in depth documentation by @FatalBulletHit in this FAQ post: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78541319&postcount=733.

Preview:

To save a new or modified skin:

- To save a skin for the first time: Tap "save" then enter the name of the skin and the author.

- To save after modifying an existing skin, tap save (name/author will not be requested again.)

To export skin (2 ways):

- Settings - Skins - <pencil> - Export - clipboard.

This exports the skin to clipboard. The clipboard contents can be pasted into a text file and saved, or pasted into a new MiXplorer installation.

or

- Settings - Skins - <pencil> - Export -

This saves the skin as an importable .mic file.

To install skin (2 ways):

- Copy skin values from a text file into buffer, or have them in buffer from previous export to clipboard.

- Settings - Skins - Add - Clipboard

or

- Navigate to and select a <skinname>.mic file than select "Import"

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Themes

- Themes yield an even wider range of potential UI changes which are made by modifying the actual resources (files and other graphic aspects) with which the UI is constructed and displayed during use. Creating themes requires some understanding about the resources themselves and how to perform some intermediate file management tasks but it is not very hard to do.

- Custom can be found and discussed a few places (and as with any other MiX discussion is welcome here as well). Note, some of these links may beduplicates of the ones listed above.

@djdarkknight96's thread:

Announced here: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76812709&postcount=25259

Direct link here: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76812645&postcount=1

@TerrorFlatRider's thread:

Announced here: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76816946&postcount=25262

Direct link here: [Themes] MiXplorer Themes by TerrorFlatRider; https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76816946&postcount=25262

Themes from Vladimir:

Announced here: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78240950&postcount=26780

Direct link here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rPYLPtJGeu9iwPCTasT_f2K86uVho7pU

Theme by @mhz

https://xdaforums.com/android/themes/theme-metrial-theme-mhz-t4147783/post83616953#post83616953

Themes from @scohut:

Announced here: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-2-2-mix...y-featured-file-manager.1523691/post-87994659

Direct link here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T-WGNypfd1wi-TXx8ekPRq_p7HDanCHs

New (as of December 2020) MiX Theme-ing thread by @TheMystic: [Tutorial] MiXplorer – Themes & Skins – How to make them? https://xdaforums.com/t/tutorial-mixplorer-themes-skins-how-to-make-them.4202319/

Sample theme which could be used as a template. https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76629263&postcount=25049

To install a Theme: Open MiXplorer (must be MiX, not other file manager) > tap theme mit file > tap import.

To remove/revert theme to default: Settings > More Settings > Reset > Theme.

Note: When installing or installing themes it is best to first revert to the default skin as well.

For historic purposes and just in case it is recreated here are details about the earstwhile original skins gallery:

"Skins may be uploaded or downloaded from the Skins gallery (where there are instructions about how to upload your own skin and apply skins). http://gallery.asymmetrics.nl/index...io5NTZmNzliOTMzOWY4ZDRlYmM3ZjQxNWZjYzE2ZjI3Yg." There are many nice user contributed skins in this gallery. There may be others shared in various posts in the MiXplorer threads.

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LINKS TO FAQ SECTIONS

i. INTRODUCTION, GETTING MIXPLORER, & INSTALLATION

ii. UI, NAVIGATION, VIEW CONFIGURATION, BOOKMARKS, TABS

iii. WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS (Copy Move methods, Trash option)

iv. FTP, HTTP, TCP SERVERS

v. MiX NUGGETS (Freestanding Topical Posts)

vi. THEMES and SKINS

vii. BUG REPORTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND FAQ WIP

MiX Nugget - Settings Overview: https://xdaforums.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-82834917[/B]