On Mon, 16 Mar 2009, sda wrote: > On 22:40 Sun 15 Mar , Don Harrop wrote: >> Hey Enlightenment fans - >> >> I got a forward from Kim from this users-list with a suggestion that I >> drop a note here.. >> >>> You have to read the one on E. And, mostly, look at the period >>> screenshot using >>> the Gothic-Kitsch "Alien" theme. Cool, if not hilarious. For all E16 >>> addicts, it proves, if necessary, that a good idea always stand the >>> test of time... It was 0.16.4 at the time. I wonder if "Alien" is >>> still maintained... >> >> The answer is yes, Alien is still maintained... as well as 219 other themes. >> >> http://themes.effx.us >> >> Come check it out, and if you'd like; get involved. >> >> - Don > > hi, > > nice work, but some suggestions if you please > > 1) ".etheme" format for SVN is a bit strange choice because we have a > common well known issues with a majority of original E16 themes: > > a) missed required fonts in a target system > b) lack of UTF-8 support (which is a MUST for a lot of Users) in a > native E16 themes. > > It'd be an interesting opportunity to patch the themes and make all > of'em at least UTF-8 compatible.
I'm not sure how the ".etheme" format would be a strange choice since that's how E16 is designed to work with theme tarballs, but your right about the font support. At some point I plan to retrofit all the E16 themes with good font support. Right now I'm focused on finishing the documentation (see additional remarks below). > 2) unfortunately it seems that we've lost this grail: > http://themes.freshmeat.net/browse/60/ > and indeed a "central" location for E16 themes are required Not only a central location but an active location. That seems to be the biggest problem with freshmeat themes. Everything there is stagnate. I hope that a public repository will help the situation. > 3) may be a link to the > http://etherdoxproject.com/ > could help some folks as well The E16 themes at themes.effx.us have a different directory structure and file layout which IMHO help with theme design and maintenance (especially when dealing with them 'en mass). There is a "Books" section of the site (http://themes.effx.us/book/E16) that is suppost to document the theme structure and syntax... but it's not finished yet. I should include a reference to the etherdoxproject though. Thanks for the idea. > thanks a lot! Your welcome! :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
