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Jamil:
This trick I always use under Windows does not appear to be working for me under Linux to restore ModernCard Dark the way it has always been since using MediaCenter.  One suggestion I have for the developers is to create new skins instead of making drastic changes to skins your users are used to.  I  think the changes really look bad, but that is my opinion.

Under:

/usr/lib/jriver/MC27/Skins/Standard View

I deleted the ModernCards Dark directory and all files within.  I then copied my backed up version prior to the changes to /usr/lib/jriver/MC27/Skins/Standard View

this is not working as it did under Windows.  Is there something else needed to revert the skin?

Awesome Donkey:
They need to go into the ~/.jriver/Media\ Center\ 27/Skins/Standard\ View folder in your home directory (it's a hidden folder).

I'd just fork the skin so MC updates don't override it. Fortunately I've already done this and renamed the old Dark Edition skin to Dark Legacy Edition before the updates to the Dark Edition skin were made, because I could see this as a potential issue for some users of the old skin. The changes (or overhaul) was made to fix a couple issues in the Dark Edition skin, for example an issue where leftover lines that could be seen mousing over items in the tree and scrolling in the panes views.

Download of my pre-changes Dark Legacy Edition fork is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wa7mxy22so5tfyc/ModernCardsDarkLegacy.zip

But what exactly about the changes looks bad to you? The changes are actually kinda minor, mostly a few fixes for a couple issues + fix the tree icons to better fit a dark theme (green icons to grey icons).

Jamil:
Thank you for sharing the link.  I downloaded it then copied it in.  To my surprise after restarting MC27, my backed up copy is now taking effect.  I see the previous version of the skin now without switching to the Legacy version I copied in.

Spooky.

Awesome Donkey:
Keep in mind, unless the skin is forked/renamed, MC updates will override the old skin's files with the new ones hence why forking it, renaming it (which I did to Dark Legacy Edition) and using the forked skin will prevent that issue.

Jamil:
Thanks.  Linux is all manual so far, which I prefer.  I have to manually update, so I will know to manually preserve changes to skin.

It looks like skins are locked down and changes do not get picked up automatically.  This was why my revert attempts were not working.  A change was forced to my local client that resulted in it being picked up, it seems.

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