What should and shouldn't go into official themes?

[ninetydegrees]

I've already asked this question before but never got a clear answer so I'll ask again: it was my understanding that themes were just about colors, fonts and images and, until very recently, there was nothing else in themes.s2 files. However, now we have some themes which change text, presentation options, module positions and maybe even the modules which are displayed and those which are hidden. I simply wanna know if all options are considered themeable because I need guidelines when patching. Besides, I think it would be nice for designers to know that too.

Comments

[weber_dubois22]

I would love a header option for the layouts and the ability to add text or visuals into the sidebars honestly. Pages look terribly naked otherwise.

[ninetydegrees]

Hi there! I'm talking about a completely different thing in my entry but to answer your comment, you can already do that to some extent: all or most of our official styles have a header background image option you can find at http://www.dreamwidth.org/customize/options?group=images, and you can add whatever text and visuals you want via the Custom Text module (http://www.dreamwidth.org/customize/options?group=modules to enable it, and http://www.dreamwidth.org/customize/options?group=text to enter text and HTML into it). We also have a banner feature planned but haven't implemented it yet. If you have other suggestions http://www.dreamwidth.org/site/suggest is the place to submit them. You can also browser past suggestions to see which ideas have already been submitted. Otherwise http://www.dreamwidth.org/support is there to help you with any questions you have.