Theme Preview Tool (HTML)
Attached is an HTML tool I made that lets me quickly see what a Connected theme might look like. TRUE, you could use the pc-DCMP included with the SDK, but sometimes, I just want to drop images in a folder and click refresh (much like webdev, right?). This tool also allows me to work on themes while I'm on a Mac (should work with Linux, too).
It's nothing really fancy... open 01_Open_Me.html with Firefox and click on the preview link. The preview should open in a new window.
When you're ready to package your theme for server 1.2, check out this discussion.
Happy designing!!!!
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| HTML-Preview.zip | 1.04 MB |
| 20080311_Theme-Assets.pdf | 288.84 KB |
The beggining of Connected beta, i had to stick with DCMP, which is kinda slower.
I actually made a cruder version of this back in the beta, because it was such a pain to pack (JAR) everything up before I could see what it looked like. Most people can use photoshop and layers, I guess, but I don't have photoshop on all my computers, and this actually previews the images that you will be using in the theme. When's the next version of SLEEK ;-) ?
IDK, i've been kinda neglecting it because there is like 2 people using it, and I'm lazy.. I will probably continue on, but we have to wait until the next release with the new theme system.
My girl uses your theme... she likes it better than mine!!!
I've attached a PDF which has a list of most of the assets and their default variable names; you'll want to think about which ones to replace when designing your theme:
20080311_Theme-Assets.pdf