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Perhaps we should make pictures with 2 screenshots side by side, other highlights the part of the template with red and the other one highlights the part in the Fremantle User Interface.
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Originally Posted by joppu
That's really not as easy as it sounds, thus this thread. If we can assemble a library of instructional screenshots, that's even better.
Perhaps we should make pictures with 2 screenshots side by side, other highlights the part of the template with red and the other one highlights the part in the Fremantle User Interface.
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2009-12-13
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Originally Posted by joppu
I'm doing a theme now that has numbers on the template and when you load the theme you will see the number on the element on the theme. So you see a button you want to change and use number on theme to find right button on template.
Perhaps we should make pictures with 2 screenshots side by side, other highlights the part of the template with red and the other one highlights the part in the Fremantle User Interface.
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2009-12-13
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Originally Posted by andrewfblack
GENIUS. I can't wait to try that! I've been dying to build my own theme!
I'm doing a theme now that has numbers on the template and when you load the theme you will see the number on the element on the theme. So you see a button you want to change and use number on theme to find right button on template.
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2009-12-13
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Aw, cmon, maemo 5 template is much easier to understand and it's well commented. What problems can you have with it?
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Originally Posted by wazd
None, but some people might need some additional guidance. For me it was only like building a few themes and learning the layout positions that way.
Aw, cmon, maemo 5 template is much easier to understand and it's well commented. What problems can you have with it?
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2009-12-13
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Originally Posted by wazd
There are many many details in the template that are unfortunately very hard to get right without proper guidance. Also there is still a very large section of legacy widgets, which are rarely to never used anymore and thus very hard to test for.
Aw, cmon, maemo 5 template is much easier to understand and it's well commented. What problems can you have with it?
I'm surprised there haven't been any questions yet.
Hopefully there will be more interest in themeing once the process becomes more user friendly.
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2009-12-14
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Originally Posted by kanishou
Perhaps it's just a good thing that you need proper skills to theme something. If theming process is too easy, you'll start seeing a lot of low-quality bulk themes that have only a "fancy" wallpaper and the rest is just generic template widgets.
I'm surprised there haven't been any questions yet.
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2009-12-15
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Originally Posted by joppu
lol, I think it's better to ensure that people can get right into it. I'm going to spend some time this weekend to see if I can put together something a bit more organized in the PSD.
Perhaps it's just a good thing that you need proper skills to theme something. If theming process is too easy, you'll start seeing a lot of low-quality bulk themes that have only a "fancy" wallpaper and the rest is just generic template widgets.
If you'd like to have a section of the template explained or clarified, please post a screenshot, ideally with arrows and labels describing exactly what you want to know.
I cannot explain details of the Icons template yet, but as I do some work on Theme Maker, I hope to make that one easier to understand too.