@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ #include "ToolTheme.hh"
 
 #include "FbTk/GContext.hh"
 
-class ButtonTheme: public ToolTheme {
+class ButtonTheme: public ToolTheme, public FbTk::ThemeProxy<ButtonTheme> {
 public:
     ButtonTheme(int screen_num, 
                 const std::string &name, const std::string &alt_name, 
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ const FbTk::Texture &pressed() const { return *m_pressed_texture; }
     GC gc() const { return m_gc.gc(); }
     int scale() const { return *m_scale; } // scale factor for inside objects
     const std::string &name() { return m_name; }
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual ButtonTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const ButtonTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
 
 private:
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Color> m_pic_color;

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ #include "GContext.hh"
 
 namespace FbTk {
 
-class MenuTheme:public Theme {
+class MenuTheme: public Theme, public ThemeProxy<MenuTheme> {
 public:
     //!! TODO
     // this isn't actually used with a theme item
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ m_hl_selected_pixmap->pixmap() = pm;
         if (is_imagecached)
             m_hl_selected_pixmap->pixmap().dontFree();
     }
+
+    virtual Subject &reconfigSig() { return Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const Subject &reconfigSig() const { return Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual MenuTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const MenuTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
 
 private:
     ThemeItem<Color> t_text, f_text, h_text, d_text, u_text;

@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ *m_justify = LEFT;
     // set default values
     m_text_color->setFromString("white", theme.screenNum());
 
-    update();
+    updateTextColor();
 }
 
-void TextTheme::update() {
+void TextTheme::updateTextColor() {
     m_text_gc.setForeground(*m_text_color);
 }
 

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
     TextTheme(Theme &theme, const std::string &name, const std::string &altname);
     virtual ~TextTheme() { }
 
-    void update();
+    void updateTextColor();
 
     Font &font() { return *m_font; }
     const Font &font() const { return *m_font; }

@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@ ItemList m_themeitems;
     FbTk::Subject m_reconfig_sig;
 };
 
+/// Proxy interface for themes, so they can be substituted dynamically
+template <class BaseTheme>
+class ThemeProxy {
+public:
+    virtual ~ThemeProxy() { }
+
+    virtual Subject &reconfigSig() = 0;
+    virtual const Subject &reconfigSig() const = 0;
+
+    virtual BaseTheme *operator ->() = 0;
+    virtual const BaseTheme *operator ->() const = 0;
+};
 
 /// Singleton theme manager
 /**

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ #include "FbTk/Shape.hh"
 
 #include "IconbarTheme.hh"
 
-class FbWinFrameTheme: public FbTk::Theme {
+class FbWinFrameTheme: public FbTk::Theme,
+                       public FbTk::ThemeProxy<FbWinFrameTheme> {
 public:
     explicit FbWinFrameTheme(int screen_num);
     ~FbWinFrameTheme();
@@ -92,6 +93,12 @@ void setFocusedAlpha(unsigned char alpha) { m_focused_alpha = alpha; }
     void setUnfocusedAlpha(unsigned char alpha) { m_unfocused_alpha = alpha; }
 
     IconbarTheme &iconbarTheme() { return m_iconbar_theme; }
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual FbWinFrameTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const FbWinFrameTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
 
 private:
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_title_focus, m_title_unfocus;

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ }
 
 
 void IconbarTheme::reconfigTheme() {
-    m_focused_text.update();
-    m_unfocused_text.update();
+    m_focused_text.updateTextColor();
+    m_unfocused_text.updateTextColor();
 }
 
 // fallback resources

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ #include "FbTk/BorderTheme.hh"
 #include "FbTk/Texture.hh"
 #include "FbTk/TextTheme.hh"
 
-class IconbarTheme:public FbTk::Theme {
+class IconbarTheme: public FbTk::Theme, public FbTk::ThemeProxy<IconbarTheme> {
 public:
     IconbarTheme(int screen_num, const std::string &name, const std::string &altname);
     virtual ~IconbarTheme();
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
     const FbTk::Texture &focusedTexture() const { return *m_focused_texture; }
     const FbTk::Texture &unfocusedTexture() const { return *m_unfocused_texture; }
     const FbTk::Texture &emptyTexture() const { return *m_empty_texture; }
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual IconbarTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const IconbarTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
 
 private:
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_focused_texture, m_unfocused_texture, m_empty_texture;

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ImageControl;
 }
 
 /// Contains border color, border size, bevel width and opGC for objects like geometry window in BScreen
-class RootTheme: public FbTk::Theme {
+class RootTheme: public FbTk::Theme, public FbTk::ThemeProxy<RootTheme> {
 public:
     /// constructor
     /// @param resmanager resource manager for finding specific resources
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ int cap_style,
                            int join_style) {
         m_opgc.setLineAttributes(width, line_style, cap_style, join_style);
     }
-    
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual RootTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const RootTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
+
 private:
     BackgroundItem *m_background;///< background image/texture
     FbTk::GContext m_opgc;

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ #include "FbTk/Theme.hh"
 #include "FbTk/Texture.hh"
 #include "FbTk/Color.hh"
 
-class SlitTheme:public FbTk::Theme {
+class SlitTheme: public FbTk::Theme, public FbTk::ThemeProxy<SlitTheme> {
 public:
     explicit SlitTheme(int screen_num);
 
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ const FbTk::Texture &texture() const { return *m_texture; }
     const FbTk::Color &borderColor() const { return *m_border_color; }
     int borderWidth() const { return *m_border_width; }
     int bevelWidth() const { return *m_bevel_width; }
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual SlitTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const SlitTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
+
 private:
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_texture;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<int> m_border_width, m_bevel_width;

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ }
 
 void ToolTheme::reconfigTheme() { 
     // update text theme
-    update();
+    updateTextColor();
 }
 
 bool ToolTheme::fallback(FbTk::ThemeItem_base &item) {

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ #include "FbTk/BorderTheme.hh"
 #include "FbTk/Texture.hh"
 
 /// Handles toolbar item theme for text and texture
-class ToolTheme: public FbTk::Theme, public FbTk::TextTheme {
+class ToolTheme: public FbTk::Theme, public FbTk::TextTheme,
+                 public FbTk::ThemeProxy<ToolTheme> {
 public:
     ToolTheme(int screen_num, const std::string &name, const std::string &altname);
     virtual ~ToolTheme();
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@ const FbTk::Texture &texture() const { return *m_texture; }
     const FbTk::BorderTheme &border() const { return m_border; }
     unsigned char alpha() const { return m_alpha; }
     void setAlpha(unsigned char alpha) { m_alpha = alpha; }
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual ToolTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const ToolTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
 
 protected:
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> &textureTheme() { return m_texture; }

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ #include "FbTk/Texture.hh"
 #include "FbTk/BorderTheme.hh"
 
 /// toolbar theme class container
-class ToolbarTheme: public FbTk::Theme {
+class ToolbarTheme: public FbTk::Theme, public FbTk::ThemeProxy<ToolbarTheme> {
 public:
     explicit ToolbarTheme(int screen_num);
     virtual ~ToolbarTheme();
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ int bevelWidth() const { return *m_bevel_width; }
     bool shape() const { return *m_shape; }
     int height() const { return *m_height; }
     int buttonSize() const { return *m_button_size; }
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual ToolbarTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const ToolbarTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
+
 private:
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_toolbar;
     FbTk::BorderTheme m_border;

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ #include "FbTk/PixmapWithMask.hh"
 
 class FbWinFrameTheme;
 
-class WinButtonTheme: public FbTk::Theme {
+class WinButtonTheme: public FbTk::Theme,
+                      public FbTk::ThemeProxy<WinButtonTheme> {
 public:
     WinButtonTheme(int screen_num, FbWinFrameTheme &frame_theme);
     ~WinButtonTheme();
@@ -83,6 +84,12 @@ FbTk::PixmapWithMask &titleFocusPixmap() { return *m_title_focus_pm; }
     const FbTk::PixmapWithMask &titleFocusPixmap() const { return *m_title_focus_pm; }
     FbTk::PixmapWithMask &titleUnfocusPixmap() { return *m_title_unfocus_pm; }
     const FbTk::PixmapWithMask &titleUnfocusPixmap() const { return *m_title_unfocus_pm; }
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual WinButtonTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const WinButtonTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
 
 private:
 

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ #define WORKSPACENAMETHEME_HH
 
 #include "ToolTheme.hh"
 
-class WorkspaceNameTheme:public ToolTheme {
+class WorkspaceNameTheme: public ToolTheme,
+                          public FbTk::ThemeProxy<WorkspaceNameTheme> {
 public:
     WorkspaceNameTheme(int screen_num, 
                        const std::string &name, 
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ }
 
         return ToolTheme::fallback(item);
     }
+
+    virtual FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+    virtual const FbTk::Subject &reconfigSig() const { return FbTk::Theme::reconfigSig(); }
+
+    virtual WorkspaceNameTheme *operator ->() { return this; }
+    virtual const WorkspaceNameTheme *operator ->() const { return this; }
+
 };
 
 #endif // WORKSPACENAMETHEME_HH