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lights0ut:

--- Quote from: RedBreva on February 22, 2007, 06:58:06 PM ---The problem with the Wiki is that it is a free-for-all and there is a lack of consistency between the way themes are packaged etc.  There are a lot of the themes on there that require patched builds, but do not mention it, or provide a link to download a suitable build...  and it can be just plain confusing for new users.

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I agree, rockbox-themes.org is much easier to navigate and understand than the wiki especially the
required build field in EACH wps's post. I also like how there is some degree of regulation with regard to the format of the submissions (zip file, proper images etc).
However, that's not to say that the wiki should be tossed, I think both should be maintained and kept current with each other.

I will mention one con about rockbox-themes.org though: there's only one image, so users don't get to see the backdrop for the menu.

ryran:
Okay. I hear ya RedBreva. I understand you've got the best of intentions.

It just seems to me that energy would be better spent improving the wiki layout, etc, than making a different site, but .. I can stop now--I've said my piece. :)

GodEater:

--- Quote from: ryran on February 23, 2007, 02:09:10 AM ---Okay. I hear ya RedBreva. I understand you've got the best of intentions.

It just seems to me that energy would be better spent improving the wiki layout, etc, than making a different site, but .. I can stop now--I've said my piece. :)

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Well the Wiki is open to all - why not start those improvements yourself ?

linuxstb:
I'm on the "rockbox-themes.org" side of the argument - if all the WPSs are properly stored in an organised way, then we have the potential to update them by script if there are ever incompatible changes to the WPS system, or if we implement features such as loading all .bmp files from a .tar file (which is a proposed change).

With everything stored as random attachments to the wiki, updating the WPSs in bulk is almost impossible.

Yotto:
Ditto.

I'd go further, and have a system where you can check what you have (ipod 5g, album art, scroll margins, whatever) and it'll show you every WPS you can run.

Not that I'm offering :)

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