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#23
Originally Posted by ian_ryge View Post
IMHO, PSD really isn't the best format for theme templates. Aside from the fact that Photoshop is expensive software which many people can't afford, vector graphics (particularly SVG) make modifications much easier (e.g. batch color replacement/shape adjustment, infinite scaling). Have you tried Inkscape?

The free development theme for earlier versions of Maemo (Plankton) was made with Inkscape, and Nokia provided the SVG template in the source package. Hopefully they'll do that this time around too, but I think Plankton is no more, and I'm not sure what its replacement is called.
I agree that Photoshop is not the ideal software to make themes. I completely understand where it would be a preference to use freely accessible software. There is a bit of a learning curve involved though. I tried Inkscape a while back, and I couldn't figure out how to make nice graphics. There were no "preset" effects that I could find that made for impressive results. The interface seemed very limited. I understand that people use the software all the time, and it fills their needs. I'm just not that used to it, and I would think that having another type of file we can make themes from (.PSD & .SVG) would just be a bonus. In summary, if anyone has the time, it would be greatly appreciated if you could make a .PSD layered version of the theme. Thanks!

I apologize for deviating this thread somewhat and would like to add that I love the 'classic theme'!