[Theme] Default Theme (1.1 RC1) - PNG edition

[AzaToth]

This is just a conversion of the default theme using png graphics instead of gif
http://www.efd.lth.se/~d02cf/default-png.tar.gz

[forsakenlad]

That's a really original and weird approach, have you managed to decrease the sizes of the images?

[AzaToth]

That's a really original and weird approach, have you managed to decrease the sizes of the images?

It's ment to be a base foundation for creation of new themes that will only use png images

[forsakenlad]

I understand, original indeed, I should go and create a bmp version before someone else does

[1MileCrash]

That's a really original and weird approach, have you managed to decrease the sizes of the images?

It's ment to be a base foundation for creation of new themes that will only use png images

that's a really good idea...i must say.

[1MileCrash]

I understand, original indeed, I should go and create a bmp version before someone else does

i think the point was that .png images are editable...so this theme can start as a "base" for anyone that wants to create a new theme, because the images are editable..

[forsakenlad]

I understand, original indeed, I should go and create a bmp version before someone else does

i think the point was that .png images are editable...so this theme can start as a "base" for anyone that wants to create a new theme, because the images are editable..

Aren't GIF's editable?

[1MileCrash]

yes...but not layered like pngs and psds are..

[forsakenlad]

If the gif has a transparent background then I believe that It mustn't be that hard to create a layer

[AzaToth]

If the gif has a transparent background then I believe that It mustn't be that hard to create a layer

the problem with giff is that it has only  a two bit transparency, it is fully transparent or not, png have 8-16 bits transparency. In a forum like this it will be possible to have graphics function om both dark and light background without bad borders.

[forsakenlad]

Yep, thats right, I am in the middle of using some images on a dark version of a theme and the GIF's are giving me hard time

[AzaToth]

Yep, thats right, I am in the middle of using some images on a dark version of a theme and the GIF's are giving me hard time

The best should be if SMF were using png as default for images

[forsakenlad]

I think because of browser-compatibility that isn't an option for now...

[1MileCrash]

and because png file sizes are like 576468 times biggerer.

[forsakenlad]

Actually if well compressed png's are smaller than gif's