Dizkus

If somebody could make a program wich contained a basic template for a PostNuke theme and then seperated each part of it into several HTML files so the designer could edit the look of each part of his site individually and then just use the program to compile the files into a PostNuke theme!


i really cant programming, but you gotta admit, it is a good idea! heh?
(now i wait and c if i end up in the garbage can)

You mean something like AutoTheme

Great idea! Why didn't I think of that? :wink:

-Shawn

oh, cool, great HAHA! lol sorry...

but does it work the same way as i descriped that program? or do i just get a loooong form asking me what color and font to use for each aspect or summin?

You say it has lareday been made that auto theme thing, but u have to pay for that, Its not that hard doing it the proper way anyway.

|LDR|aDa, yes it works as you described. You build HTML files and define which ones you want to use for different pages and blocks and also have control over block placements and additional block positions.

www.cs-web.co.uk, wrong you are Kimo Sabe. There is a commercial version and a FREE version. Both versions work as |LDR|aDa described.

Also, "the proper" way is subjective. Many would argue that the proper way is seperating presentation and logic as AutoTheme does.

HTH
-Shawn

Not i meant making the theme manually not with no program. You know what I mean.

i think he did.
Many people (including me) believe that the "proper" way is NOT the way it is now, because it requires the designer to understand the code wich PostNuke is based on, wich leads the concentration away from the design process... Especially me, i really suck at designing/imaging

I don't know about all of you but this is how I make post nuke themes.

You make a theme.php file then indside that you have your theme, e.g head footer sidebox center blocks all what the look like and have variables inside that.

So your telling me I'm doing it wrong:?:

i have a theme designed but i cant test it becasue i cant figure out the PHP. I bought the auto theme program, and the documentation is a little fuzzy for a person that is not a programmer.


Hoag

No, youre not doing it wrong, your way is the only right way (exept of downloading AutoTheme), but designers usually dont know languages like PHP, so they "just" design, and if... argh well, i cant explain!

THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY. SO NO! YOU ARE NOT DOING IT RIGHT! NEITHER ARE YOU DOING IT WRONG!

Get Xanthia,

www.pnapi.com

This is a templating system with PHP totally seperate from HTML

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what is this program? how much does it cost because i spent $ on AutoTheme professional.

When you say that the PHP is seperate from HTML how does the program know how to draw the server side parts of the page?

Im just wondering before i go laying down more money

Thanks in advance


Brad

Can someone tell me what the diffirence is between Pro and lite AutoTheme because the AutoTheme website and the AutoTheme documentation suffers from lack of info just like the PostNuke website!!!

i guess its just a syndrom i can call "The GNU Syndrom"...

I can't tell you the differences because I've never used the "pro" version but I have considered purchasing it for the "short URL" features. But what I do understand from the site (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) is you don't have to touch the code for the "pro" version. In the free/lite version you have to make the changes in the theme.cfg file manually etc.

I have been using AutoTheme lite with very good results. As a designer who is comfortable with HTML and PHP I find working with the files directly is easier than working through a web interface that might not be so easy to manipulate. I would also like to comment on the Xanthia tool, to be honest I've never been able to get it to work. The last time I installed it, it was very clunky, it was difficult to understand. I have found it easier to use AutoTheme but that is my "personal" preference. I suggest everyone to use both, try out the FREE version of AutoTheme and install Xanthia then make your own decision.

I have a few themes almost ready for publishing but since I'm a perfectionist I'm holding off until I can get them exactly the way I want them. I'm also tossing around some ideas about commercializing or selling my themes. I'm leaning towards a "subscription" based model ....

Hope this helps...

Good luck,

Vanessa

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