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Copyright © 2008, 2009 Arndt Roger Schneider
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Theming is probably as old as the Graphical User Interface itself. An early example is xrdb (The X11 X Resource Database), Tk's option database is a rough –possibly a better– version of X Resource Database. Microsoft® Windows® had also the capability to change colour, font and resolution right away. Mac OS® 9.x is probably the first widely used Graphical User Interface, with a modern type theming engine. Theming has spilled over to AQUA®, where third-party tools enable it.
Theming may cover the shape of controls. Consequently, a theme is nowadays a collection of fonts, colours, shapes, images and resolution.