Deleting a theme - theme is NOT removed from server

[SMiFFER]

I have my doubts if this is a "feature" or a bug, let me try to describe what I see:

I tried out a theme, and I did not like it.

When I now go to Admin »Administration Center »Themes and Layout »Theme Settings
and click on REMOVE, then I get
"Are you sure you want to permanently remove this theme?"

If I confirm, I would expect that this theme is not only removed from that list, but also from the server - which does not happen. I just logged onto the server and still see the files of the theme that I just tried to remove.

Is this a known bug?

[SMiFFER]

Let me add that I used 2.0.13 - until today - where this happened.

I have now updated to 2.0.14 and the described behaviour happens again

[Arantor]

It's known behaviour, but every time it was taken to the team as a bug, it was always shot down with "what if you want to reinstall it?"

[Illori]

It's known behaviour, but every time it was taken to the team as a bug, it was always shot down with "what if you want to reinstall it?"

it has been fixed in SMF 2.1, you can disable and remove a theme.

[Arantor]

When did THAT get changed? Last I checked, that was the team who argued for several pages about renaming "child board" to "sub-board".

[Illori]

it has been a while, if i recall correctly suki made the change.

i dont know why you would want to disable the theme instead of delete it but you have the option now.

[Steve]

i dont know why you would want to disable the theme instead of delete it but you have the option now.

Because you might not want seasonal or holiday themes available to the members year-round?

[Illori]

i dont know why you would want to disable the theme instead of delete it but you have the option now.

Because you might not want seasonal or holiday themes available to the members year-round?

there is still the main theme page that lets you select which themes can be selectable to members

[Steve]

But will disabled themes show up in that list? They shouldn't I would think.

[Illori]

nope they dont show up.

[lurkalot]

When did THAT get changed? Last I checked, that was the team who argued for several pages about renaming "child board" to "sub-board".

Might be somewhere around this time, https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=514149.0

[Arantor]

I don't remember that at the time - and at that time I was dev team...

[SMiFFER]

Let's not overthink or think it to death: Having the option is fair and fine with me.

All I understood was that I must wait till the release of 2.1 - and just another year has passed now. 

[Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen]

Originally, I do think this was intended behavior - it just removed the theme from the list of installed themes, but left the files intact in case you wanted to work on them still.

[Kindred]

That is correct.  This is FAD

[SMiFFER]

FAD=?

[Kindred]

Functions As Designed

[SMiFFER]

Ah!!!

Well, let's keep this subject marked as solved then. Thank you.

[lurkalot]

That is correct.  This is FAD

I'd say it was more of a FID 

Especially as it's now been "been fixed in SMF 2.1"

[SMiFFER]

What is FID now?