Customizing SMF > Graphics and Templates
A "basic" theme?
Chair:
Hey everyone,
I've found myself quite busy creating a theme framework modification that makes theme creation faster, easier and offers more control over aspects of SMF that aren't easily changed outside of SMF's core files (Such as the pagination).
I've had to create a very dull and bland default template that is stripped of all unnecessary styling to make this easier to work with - a "skeleton theme", if you will. It has only what is really needed in a theme so it's easier to get started with theme creation. What I wanted to know, is if anyone has done a theme like this before?
If anyone has, I would really like to have a look at it and compare it to mine, so I can see if I missed anything or removed anything I shouldn't have by accident :)
Thanks in advance
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--- Quote from: Chair on June 18, 2012, 07:43:14 AM ---I would really like to have a look at it and compare it to mine, so I can see if I missed anything or removed anything I shouldn't have by accident :)
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I think you should compare it to the Default theme. That's the only way to see if something's missing.
Chair:
--- Quote from: Akyhne on June 21, 2012, 07:14:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chair on June 18, 2012, 07:43:14 AM ---I would really like to have a look at it and compare it to mine, so I can see if I missed anything or removed anything I shouldn't have by accident :)
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I think you should compare it to the Default theme. That's the only way to see if something's missing.
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I considered that, before realizing it's a waste of time. I've done it already - now is the time to compare it to something similar (if there is anything) to seek better ways of simplifying it (a la other methods of accomplishing things I accomplished - better methods). The default theme just has way too much going on for aesthetics that the code for which is now completely unnecessary (not that I don't like the theme - it's just a little stuck in the past at the moment ;) ). SMF has some great coders - but it needs better designers.
Sigh... You wouldn't happen to know which theme for the latest version is the simplest? I understand there probably isn't one as I described in the first post but looking for something close to it might be worth it.
Jade Elizabeth:
There's a section for minimal themes
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?action=search;type=1
And a quick search will yield many of them:
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=2270
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=2561
It's not whether you've left anything out that could be a problem...the problem is can mods install on it easily? When you install mods they look for curve code and if they can't find it it could be a problem.
Chair:
--- Quote from: Jade Elizabeth on June 22, 2012, 01:31:35 AM ---There's a section for minimal themes
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?action=search;type=1
And a quick search will yield many of them:
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=2270
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=2561
It's not whether you've left anything out that could be a problem...the problem is can mods install on it easily? When you install mods they look for curve code and if they can't find it it could be a problem.
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*Sigh* - no, none of those results will do. I guess I'll just try and better it myself. As for mods installing on it easily, well yes - that suits the general purpose of a framework - but mods designed to suit my framework. It's a team project, and I'm working my arse off with it. The fact that mods look for curve-specific code is a huge design flaw, and in my two years of creating themes for SMF, it's something I've been exceptionally ranty about. Mods shouldn't have to edit theme code at all - that's why there's significance in separating front-end code and back-end code. If a mod absolutely must edit theme code, then it shouldn't be a mod - it should be a theme. Of course, when I say theme code, I mean specific theme code, not general purpose frontends crucial to the mod (which can be achieved with a simple to implement templating API - crossed that one off my to-do list about two weeks ago in fact).
Thanks for the help though.
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