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Rockbox Theme Style Guide (not official)
AlexP:
Let's calm down peeps :)
The original post had some ideas that certainly some may find useful when they are making themes, and I thank the OP for the time he has taken - but everyone remember you can of course do whatever the hell you want with themes :)
DrewVosburg:
precisely.
i'm not trying to say that everyone should use this as a guide to making a theme. i'm trying to make suggestions that will create refined interfaces that are easy to use and customize. basically, i've been trying to separate the layout from the style, and have found it remarkably easy. it allows end users to change the theme without having to open a .wps file, which is not something "your grandma could do."
i'm not trying to impose these on anyone else, but i found this useful in creating my own themes, and i wanted to share. no offense was meant.
AlexP:
--- Quote from: DrewVosburg on January 11, 2011, 03:49:29 PM ---i'm not trying to impose these on anyone else, but i found this useful in creating my own themes, and i wanted to share. no offense was meant.
--- End quote ---
Certainly none taken, and I'm sorry about the tone of my original reply, which was somewhat negative.
Yotto:
I like this idea in concept, though like others I may disagree on the particulars.
For me, it's kind of like writing guides. "This is the way to write your own work of fiction" type thing. If you're lost and floundering, it would be really nice to have a checklist of things to do to make your WPS, and tips to keep it from looking ugly. However, as you gain knowledge and experience, you can more freely ignore the tips because you know what you're doing.
This would not be the sort of thing that the WPS gurus would look at, except to improve on the guide itself. This would be for the new artist who had the vaguest idea but no clue what to include.
Looking at it this way, the guide in its current form is pretty good. Maybe split nonessential items (shuffle/repeat indicators, while nice, are not needed in every WPS) into a "We also suggest you use" section, but other than that I personally would have liked something like this back in the old days.
JdGordon:
Damn, I came in hoping to see a guide about how to write clean well written skins :( (that sort of guide would be really useful (as long as you go by what *I* think is correct and not others' :D )
just remember that theme guidelines is a moving target because the theme capabilities of rockbox are ever changing.
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