# Themes and Overwrites + Bug in the Theme Editor **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Elements\ **Created:** [March 17, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/themes-and-overwrites-bug-in-the-theme-editor/46767 "2025-03-17T09:44:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beblebroks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Beblebroks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beblebroks)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/themes-and-overwrites-bug-in-the-theme-editor/46767/1 "2025-03-17T09:44:25Z")
Hi @dan, was just thinking about the theme stuff you mentioned in the last chat and I got an idea. How about you provide the default tailwind colors as is and not as overwriteable in the theme. If someone wants to overwrite them it can be done in the custom colors. I realized that the colors you are providing are 100% the tailwind once, but when saving the theme they vanish. ![CleanShot 2025-03-17 at 17.39.07](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/4/6/46cb25ea181219a0a2eb6ddbfc216511f6e6614d.png) When I change for some reason the 500 color and then decide to go back to the original once. Those original colors are gone. ![CleanShot 2025-03-17 at 17.40.39](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/7/0/70bd930087595d61aa275a8273da550c096e364b.png) Someone could use the `custom color` above to overwrite them if necessary when using the same name, then the theme would only have those `primary`, `seconday`, .. we discussed in the last chat. Would give a better overview maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Beblebroks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Beblebroks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beblebroks)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/themes-and-overwrites-bug-in-the-theme-editor/46767/2 "2025-03-17T09:52:17Z")
By the way I found a bug … look at the video. When switching from a custom theme back to the default once they are all open. So the problem described above is just a result from the video below. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/themes-and-overwrites-bug-in-the-theme-editor/46767/3 "2025-03-17T19:13:03Z")
That is indeed a little bug, it’s on the list to fix 👍 ---
**Author:** ![RussOggi255](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@RussOggi255](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RussOggi255)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/themes-and-overwrites-bug-in-the-theme-editor/46767/4 "2025-03-18T09:58:31Z")
I have to ask, and I may be missing something obvious, but how do you create new Themes? I can modify existing ones but can’t see where to create new themes. I am on the Plus licence ---
**Author:** ![Beblebroks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Beblebroks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beblebroks)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/themes-and-overwrites-bug-in-the-theme-editor/46767/5 "2025-03-18T10:39:43Z")
Hi @RussOggi255 when you create a devpack and you open the content of it. There is a folder called `themes`. In the Elements Docs there is a section which files would be required just added those and thats it. Cheers 🍻 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/themes-and-overwrites-bug-in-the-theme-editor/46767/6 "2025-03-18T14:40:42Z")
You’ll be able to create new Themes in Elements (without diving into the Finder to manually set up DevPacks) via the UI very soon! ---
**Author:** ![Beblebroks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Beblebroks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beblebroks)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/themes-and-overwrites-bug-in-the-theme-editor/46767/7 "2025-03-18T15:05:12Z")
Hi @dan, I like it that you will be able to create it directly. For me I am working a lot with Sketch and a integration would be handy. Working on a Sketch Plugin 3.0 which generates me the theme file on a button press. I will leave the fonts and typography stuff away. But I would have the colors / radius / width directly and can keep my layouting and developing in sync.