5E Wizards Theme with Dragon Heads Removed (for limited display space situations)

**ll00ll00ll00ll** · November 27th, 2016, 20:27

So, I have a 15" laptop and I'm frustrated by how much room is used to display the 5E dragon heads on ALL of the windows. I came up with a very amateurish modification. For this to work properly, you need to also have the 5E Theme - Wizards enabled.

List of all the UI tweaks included:

1. It will remove the dragon heads from just about every window, except the Character Sheet... that is a bit out of my programming ability at this time.
2. Desktop background is solid, not the splotchy Wizards version.
3. The hotkey section is a darker gray, which makes reading the text a little easier.
4. The Chatbox is slightly revised to remove the pointy bits at the top and bottom (makes it easier to fit the combat tracker above it without any overlapping)

* UPDATED with an actual extension - 2016/11/27 (thanks LordEntrails!).

**ll00ll00ll00ll** · November 27th, 2016, 20:31

Here is an image showing the correct setup in the Load Campaign window...

**jajen2003** · November 27th, 2016, 20:43

Very nice. I didn't use the Wizards theme for that exact reason. Screen real estate is more important than branding. Nicely done!

Taken.

**ll00ll00ll00ll** · November 27th, 2016, 20:46

Yeah, I wasn't able to get at the Character Sheet just yet... I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually. Also, because I just basically re-skinned the existing 5e theme, you will find that it thinks the blank space above the windows (where the dragon head should be) is still part of the window. I decided I could live with this, rather than re-positioning literally everything...

**LordEntrails** · November 28th, 2016, 01:08

The reason your .zip/.ext is probably not working is you either need to or can't (I don't remember which) include the extension folder itself. Try zipping it again, either with or without the folder and see if that works.

**ll00ll00ll00ll** · November 28th, 2016, 02:17

Originally Posted by LordEntrails

The reason your .zip/.ext is probably not working is you either need to or can't (I don't remember which) include the extension folder itself. Try zipping it again, either with or without the folder and see if that works.

That was exactly it, I knew I was doing something wrong. I've updated my original post with the now functioning .ext file.

**TMO** · November 28th, 2016, 05:53

First, kudos to you for taking the effort to address this issue in a creative manner rather than merely register a complaint. I have a 14" laptop so the problem is even more noticeable for me. However, even when I play with multiple monitors (which is my normal rig when I am playing at home), I find the dragon heads to still be a nuisance due to the difficulty in realizing that the transparent area to the right is still a part of the window on top.

Second, in case you are not aware, there is a site you can go to post suggestions or upvote existing ones. Personally, if some kind of window/task manager feature were implemented, then I don't think the dragon head would be a problem for me.

**ll00ll00ll00ll** · November 28th, 2016, 11:38

Originally Posted by TMO

First, kudos to you for taking the effort to address this issue in a creative manner rather than merely register a complaint. I have a 14" laptop so the problem is even more noticeable for me. However, even when I play with multiple monitors (which is my normal rig when I am playing at home), I find the dragon heads to still be a nuisance due to the difficulty in realizing that the transparent area to the right is still a part of the window on top.

Second, in case you are not aware, there is a site you can go to post suggestions or upvote existing ones. Personally, if some kind of window/task manager feature were implemented, then I don't think the dragon head would be a problem for me.

I didn't know that, thanks for letting me know. I'm amazed that there aren't more UI complaints. I had been toying with the idea of putting together a greatly simplified theme (not as stripped down as Roll20, but leaning in that direction), just rebuilding the Core / leather theme to remove much of the frills. I've already started it, but i have to say it's daunting. That is a project that will take some time. In the meantime, I was able to at least get rid of those damned dragon heads... It honestly started to feel like Nascar, I mean, I get it, I'm playing D&D, stop hitting me on the head with the brand!

**LordEntrails** · November 28th, 2016, 22:23

I just don't load the Wizards Theme. All I get are the little shields which I'm fine with.

**JohnD** · November 28th, 2016, 23:33

Originally Posted by LordEntrails

I just don't load the Wizards Theme. All I get are the little shields which I'm fine with.

Plus, much easier on the eyes without the blinding white.

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