implemented theme loading with QFontDatabase by themes with the main/fonts key

parsetools.py

@@ -1107,12 +1107,18 @@ class ThemeException(Exception):
 
 
 def themeChecker(theme):
-    needs = [
+    needs = [ 
         "main/size",
         "main/icon",
         "main/windowtitle",
         "main/style",
+        "main/fonts",
         "main/background-image",
+        "main/sounds/namealarm",
+        "main/sounds/alertsound",
+        "main/sounds/memosound",
+        "main/sounds/ceasesound",
+        "main/sounds/honk",
         "main/menubar/style",
         "main/menu/menuitem",
         "main/menu/style",

pesterchum.py

@@ -1540,6 +1540,8 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
         # Load font
         QtGui.QFontDatabase.addApplicationFont(
             os.path.join("fonts", "alternian", "AllisDaedric-VYWz.otf")
+            # ~lisanne "alternian lol" TODO:  make the parsetools 'alternianTagBegin' lex part use the theme's "main/alternian-font-family" value instead of just assuming "AllisDaedric"
+            # This way themes can change what the alternian font looks like
         )
 
         self.pcUpdate[str, str].connect(self.updateMsg)
@@ -1990,7 +1992,26 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
             self.choosetheme = PesterChooseTheme(self.config, self.theme, self)
             self.choosetheme.exec()
 
+
+
     def initTheme(self, theme):
+        # First doing the fonts because any style may depend on it
+        QtGui.QFontDatabase.removeAllApplicationFonts() # GOODBYE previous fonts
+        QtGui.QFontDatabase.addApplicationFont(
+            os.path.join("fonts", "alternian", "AllisDaedric-VYWz.otf")
+        )  # haha oops we still need that one!!! for now!! (check `~lisanne "alternian lol" TODO` up above)
+
+        for font_path in theme["main/fonts"]:
+            # ~lisanne : loads fonts from the `main/fonts` key in a theme
+            # Note that this wont load fonts from inherited themes
+            # that seems fine imo, esp since u could still load them through `$path/../inheritedtheme/somefont.ttf`
+            PchumLog.debug("Loading font "+ font_path)
+            fontID = QtGui.QFontDatabase.addApplicationFont(font_path)
+            if fontID == -1:
+                PchumLog.error("Failed loading font: "+font_path)
+            else:
+                PchumLog.debug(f"Font families: {(QtGui.QFontDatabase.applicationFontFamilies(fontID))} (id: {fontID})")
+
         self.resize(*theme["main/size"])
         self.setWindowIcon(PesterIcon(theme["main/icon"]))
         self.setWindowTitle(theme["main/windowtitle"])

themes/pesterchum/style.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  {"style": "background-repeat: no-repeat;",
   "background-image": "$path/pcbg.png",
   "size": [232, 380],
+  "fonts": [],
   "icon": "$path/trayicon.png",
   "newmsgicon": "$path/trayicon2.png",
   "windowtitle": "PESTERCHUM 6.0",

user_profile.py

@@ -984,12 +984,23 @@ class pesterTheme(dict):
                     raise e
         return v
 
-    def pathHook(self, d):
+    def pathHook(self, dict):
-        for k, v in d.items():
+        # This converts strings containing $path into the proper paths
-            if isinstance(v, str):
+        # Honestly ive never even seen this Template stuff before. very funky! 
-                s = Template(v)
+        for key, value in dict.items():
-                d[k] = s.safe_substitute(path=self.path)
+            if isinstance(value, str):
-        return d
+                templ = Template(value)
+                dict[key] = templ.safe_substitute(path=self.path)
+            elif isinstance(value, list):
+                # ~lisanne : for dealing with 'main/fonts' which is an array which contains filepaths with $
+                # probably good to have for future additions 
+                for idx,item in enumerate(value):
+                    item = value[idx]
+                    if isinstance(item, str):
+                        # not very DRY of me >:3c
+                        templ = Template(item)
+                        value[idx] = templ.safe_substitute(path=self.path)
+        return dict
 
     def get(self, key, default):
         keys = key.split("/")