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Title: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Bloc on November 05, 2019, 06:35:37 AM
I have added several of my past released SMF themes on Github, not zipped up but with folders intact, so you can upload them directly into Themes folder. Most of them are for SMF 2.0.x. Also, several exists on the Tinyportal.net site.

https://github.com/blocthemes/older-themes
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: vbgamer45 on November 05, 2019, 09:14:32 AM
Thanks Bloc!
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Biology Forums on November 05, 2019, 09:25:45 AM
👍👍Thanks
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: aryansindy on November 05, 2019, 10:06:44 AM
This Tow Themen  Cesium21beta3_v105 & Lithium21beta3_v102  Don`t have index.css
I mean index.css is empty  0 Bytes !

Thanks
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Dzonny on November 05, 2019, 10:59:12 AM
Quote from: aryansindy on November 05, 2019, 10:06:44 AM
This Tow Themen  Cesium21beta3_v105 & Lithium21beta3_v102  Don`t have index.css
I mean index.css is empty  0 Bytes !

Thanks
Looks like all css code is moved to different file, so index.css is not needed?
loadCSSFile('lithium.css', array('minimize' => true), 'bloc_cesium');
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: -Rock Lee- on November 05, 2019, 12:14:04 PM
It seems interesting thanks @Bloc!


Regards!
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Bloc on November 05, 2019, 12:24:21 PM
Quote from: Dzonny on November 05, 2019, 10:59:12 AM
Quote from: aryansindy on November 05, 2019, 10:06:44 AM
This Tow Themen  Cesium21beta3_v105 & Lithium21beta3_v102  Don`t have index.css
I mean index.css is empty  0 Bytes !

Thanks
Looks like all css code is moved to different file, so index.css is not needed?
loadCSSFile('lithium.css', array('minimize' => true), 'bloc_cesium');
Correct. It might be an idea to test the theme or investigate a little bit first (thanks, Dzonny :) ) before proclaiming something is "wrong"...then you will see that actually several of the "normal" css files in Lithium are 0 bytes - simply because its easiest way to get rid of all default styles. 

Anyways, some or many of the themes have been on here too, but were for various reasons removed/not approved. I figured they could at least be public than just resting on my harddrive, maybe be of use for SMF 2.0(and 2.1beta3 ) users. Most likely there won't be any updates..but now at least its a bit easier in the sense that I can just update the Github repo. :D
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Antechinus on November 05, 2019, 05:20:08 PM
Nice one. :)
Some of your old 1.1.x themes were really good too. I still have a lot of those stashed on desktop.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Biology Forums on November 06, 2019, 01:55:47 PM
QuoteAnyways, some or many of the themes have been on here too, but were for various reasons removed/not approved. I figured they could at least be public than just resting on my harddrive, maybe be of use for SMF 2.0(and 2.1beta3 ) users. Most likely there won't be any updates..but now at least its a bit easier in the sense that I can just update the Github repo. :D

Why weren't they approved? Do you remember which one?
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Hatshepsut on November 06, 2019, 10:22:09 PM
The "Manuscript" theme was very nice :)
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Antechinus on November 07, 2019, 01:02:18 AM
Out of the 11x themes, I still have copies of:

Aeon
Adagio
Alienation
Andromeda
Aqua
Azure
Blue Skies
Bz14
Bz22
Callisto
Emerald
Enterprise
Exodus
Half Life
Helios
Impulse
Invazion
Liquid Web
Luminance
Manuscript
Mesh
Metalcore
Millenium
Novelty
Omega
Pegasus
Phobos
Prometheus
Rendezvous
Tolkien
Topaz
Virtual Cell
Web2
Workdesk
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Bloc on November 07, 2019, 01:40:18 AM
Very nice :) I must admit I don't have them all anymore, quite a few years back those. They can certainly be public too, but unsure if anyone would actually have use for them.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Bloc on November 07, 2019, 01:44:18 AM
Quote from: Biology Forums on November 06, 2019, 01:55:47 PM
QuoteAnyways, some or many of the themes have been on here too, but were for various reasons removed/not approved. I figured they could at least be public than just resting on my harddrive, maybe be of use for SMF 2.0(and 2.1beta3 ) users. Most likely there won't be any updates..but now at least its a bit easier in the sense that I can just update the Github repo. :D

Why weren't they approved? Do you remember which one?
Just the 2.1 ones..I can't recall exactly, language strings maybe? ..but I think it was for those reasons I stopped submitting to the SMF theme site. And before anyone asks: its in the past,whats done is done and bob's your uncle. Or rather Github is. :D
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Arantor on November 07, 2019, 10:22:49 AM
Thanks Bloc!

Also, here's a convenient gallery of theme previews for most of these themes: https://smfthemedemos.levertine.org/index.php?media/album/smf-bloc-themes.1/
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Biology Forums on November 07, 2019, 12:38:00 PM
Quote from: Arantor on November 07, 2019, 10:22:49 AM
Thanks Bloc!

Also, here's a convenient gallery of theme previews for most of these themes: https://smfthemedemos.levertine.org/index.php?media/album/smf-bloc-themes.1/

I literally wanted to do the same! Thanks for this
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: lurkalot on November 07, 2019, 01:45:03 PM
Quote from: Bloc on November 05, 2019, 06:35:37 AM
I have added several of my past released SMF themes on Github, not zipped up but with folders intact, so you can upload them directly into Themes folder. Most of them are for SMF 2.0.x. Also, several exists on the Tinyportal.net site.

https://github.com/blocthemes/older-themes

Thanks bloc, would be nice to see them all, past and present. 

And the ones at Tinyortal.net can be found right here, https://www.tinyportal.net/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=cat87

I did get around to adding thumbnail images a while back, where I could.  ;)
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Antechinus on November 07, 2019, 07:34:53 PM
Quote from: Bloc on November 07, 2019, 01:40:18 AM
Very nice :) I must admit I don't have them all anymore, quite a few years back those. They can certainly be public too, but unsure if anyone would actually have use for them.

Well obviously they'd need quite a bit of work to convert them, and at this stage it would make sense to wait until 2.1 was stable enough for serious theming, but I think some of them would adapt to modern/responsive coding quite well. Could be a bit of fun if anyone was in the mood. If you want any or all of those zips just let me know. :)
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Biology Forums on November 08, 2019, 12:14:48 AM
What impressed me the most was rounded corners in some SMF 1.x themes. At the time, rounded corners were really hard to do...
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Bloc on November 08, 2019, 01:29:02 AM
Quote from: Antechinus on November 07, 2019, 07:34:53 PM
Quote from: Bloc on November 07, 2019, 01:40:18 AM
Very nice :) I must admit I don't have them all anymore, quite a few years back those. They can certainly be public too, but unsure if anyone would actually have use for them.

Well obviously they'd need quite a bit of work to convert them, and at this stage it would make sense to wait until 2.1 was stable enough for serious theming, but I think some of them would adapt to modern/responsive coding quite well. Could be a bit of fun if anyone was in the mood. If you want any or all of those zips just let me know. :)
Thanks, if you can: I'll take them all :) I'd like to update the Github with these too, it'd make it easier for anyone wanting to do something with them.

Quote from: Biology Forums on November 08, 2019, 12:14:48 AM
What impressed me the most was rounded corners in some SMF 1.x themes. At the time, rounded corners were really hard to do...

Yes, it was hard due to the use of tables and non-existant css styles. I was a bit of Photoshop geek already then and chopping up graphics into separate items to "surround" the content made it possible to get the rounded look. Nowadays it could be done same way by setting 4 backgrounds on a element instead. :) Or, if the round look wasn't too particular in its graphic, use the border-radius instead.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Antechinus on November 08, 2019, 05:15:24 AM
Ok, it's 46 meg with the whole folder zipped. I'll upload it to Mediafire and PM you a link. :)
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Bloc on November 08, 2019, 06:58:53 PM
Thanks, Antechinus.

UPDATE: added several 2.0 premium themes(they are well over 8-10 years most of them so I see no problem transferring them to the public domain now) + free/premium SMF 1.1 themes as well. Note they haven't been checked out, but are as they were made then. (which I guess I just have to do now lol. :) )

https://github.com/blocthemes/older-themes

EDIT: the premium ones may contain some license files from way back, I'll sort they out soon, transferring it to GPL-3.0.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Kindred on November 09, 2019, 05:45:06 AM
No studio003?
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Bloc on November 09, 2019, 02:18:33 PM
Hm, seems that one didn't make it, I'll see if I have it somewhere.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: aryansindy on November 15, 2019, 12:07:00 PM
Previwe BlocTheme Amber .

(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zaxo.at%2FThemes%2Famber_RC2%2Fimages%2FZ01.jpg&hash=091c5f5d8f78aacbad8d3b328013722b70be4fda)

Demo:  Zaxo Community (http://www.zaxo.at/mal/index.php?action=forum;theme=34)

please how to make it responsive?

Thanks Bloc.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Kindred on November 15, 2019, 02:31:48 PM
with **ALOT*** of work and recoding...
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Antechinus on November 15, 2019, 04:01:30 PM
ROFL. Umm, yeah.

@aryansindy: If you have to ask, you should leave it to someone else. Or, you could choose to dive in and figure it out for yourself. It's not something that anyone can give you a simple manual for.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Arantor on November 15, 2019, 05:04:43 PM
Though on the plus side CSS3 would make it much simpler under the hood to replicate.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Antechinus on November 15, 2019, 05:40:03 PM
To some extent, yes. But given you already have the images available, and if you are only talking replication rather than modification, then not so much really.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Arantor on November 15, 2019, 06:37:54 PM
If you're going responsive, you have more choices if you're not explicitly starting with images.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Antechinus on November 15, 2019, 06:42:04 PM
True, but sometimes images give a look that you can't get just with CSS3, which is particularly the case with a lot of Bloc's old themes. You'd have to weight up each element on a case-by-case basis.
Title: Re: Blocthemes - past released themes
Post by: Alpay on December 08, 2019, 01:30:32 AM
Thank you.^^