# \#theme

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## [bds\_ThemeEditor and ThemeImporter with v \> FMP 20?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/bds-themeeditor-and-themeimporter-with-v-fmp-20/5365)

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**Author:** [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/bds-themeeditor-and-themeimporter-with-v-fmp-20/5365 "2026-04-13T17:15:09Z")

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I was trying to use them yesterday, which requires being able to right click on a theme in the list of themes in the Manage Themes dialog. That is when I discovered that right clicking and using the copy from the conte…

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## [Popovers become invisible in WebDirect](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/popovers-become-invisible-in-webdirect/5076)

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**Author:** [@Malcolm](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Malcolm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/popovers-become-invisible-in-webdirect/5076 "2025-10-04T22:06:30Z")

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TLDR; over-complicated CSS left over from earlier themes can ruin your day. Being able to edit the CSS of theme styles in Theme Editor can rescue you. A client had an emergency yesterday. The laptop they were carrying…

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## [Reviving Themes from the Past](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/reviving-themes-from-the-past/4643)

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**Author:** [@Malcolm](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Malcolm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/reviving-themes-from-the-past/4643 "2025-02-04T23:05:47Z")

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Every theme designed by Claris is still supported. However, when you look in the layout Theme picker you'll only see a few of the modern themes. What if you want to revive the beauty of Bamboo, or the raw excitement of …

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## [Classic Theme](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/classic-theme/4595)

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**Author:** [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/classic-theme/4595 "2025-01-11T18:45:03Z")

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Version: FMS and FMP 21 System: Win 10 Problem: I have a simple POS receipt that takes longer to print than I like. There is often a delay of several seconds between when I hit “print” and the receipt prints. I discov…

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## [Why do some buttons allow style attributes to be copied, when others do not?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/why-do-some-buttons-allow-style-attributes-to-be-copied-when-others-do-not/4133)

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**Author:** [@Malcolm](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Malcolm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/why-do-some-buttons-allow-style-attributes-to-be-copied-when-others-do-not/4133 "2024-05-24T12:03:41Z")

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I've included a screen grab of the situation because it's easier to see what is happening by watching it. I don't know why I can copy style attributes between objects for some button bars but not for other button bars. …

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## [How to change the color of a checkmark in a checkbox?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/how-to-change-the-color-of-a-checkmark-in-a-checkbox/3855)

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**Author:** [@OliverBarrett](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/OliverBarrett)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/how-to-change-the-color-of-a-checkmark-in-a-checkbox/3855 "2023-12-22T22:09:19Z")

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Super simple question I'm sure. How exactly do you change the color of the checkmark in a checkbox? Thanks

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## [Cuckoo's Egg Themes: Insert your own themes into FileMaker](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/cuckoos-egg-themes-insert-your-own-themes-into-filemaker/3666)

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**Author:** [@Malcolm](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Malcolm)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/cuckoos-egg-themes-insert-your-own-themes-into-filemaker/3666 "2023-10-20T00:49:45Z")

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This is a backdoor way to get an entire theme into the selection list that we are offered in the Theme selector. It's not terribly difficult but it really should be much easier to do. We have three ways officially suppo…

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## [Themes Best Practices](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/themes-best-practices/2526)

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**Author:** [@ByteTheBullet](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/ByteTheBullet)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/themes-best-practices/2526 "2021-10-21T14:57:49Z")

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Hello Soupers! The dev team that I'm part of is trying to come up with some convincing arguments for why we should use only theme styles on layout objects in our application. All of us are relatively new to using themes…

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## [UI/UX person and UX/developer person collaboration](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/ui-ux-person-and-ux-developer-person-collaboration/294)

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**Author:** [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/ui-ux-person-and-ux-developer-person-collaboration/294 "2019-08-21T21:53:54Z")

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How do you usually do this. We are on a rush. I came into the project when most layouts were already created. Developer continues to develop while I develop theme styles straight in a copy (dreaded word) of the soluti…

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## [Objects inherited horrible scroll bar](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/objects-inherited-horrible-scroll-bar/299)

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**Author:** [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/objects-inherited-horrible-scroll-bar/299 "2019-08-19T20:28:34Z")

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Theme was to be dark initially. So I built it with Luminous as starting base. Many iterations later, everything is a lot lighter than originally. Now that most is done, I just realized that portal and edit boxes and anyw…

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## [Is there a way to apply a theme to all layouts at once?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-apply-a-theme-to-all-layouts-at-once/292)

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**Author:** [@Cecile](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Cecile)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-apply-a-theme-to-all-layouts-at-once/292 "2019-08-19T20:18:47Z")

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I hope? am I hoping too much?
