Everybody in here that has been working on themes has known about the new format for months. The announcements have been in the documentation as well as the api where items are clearly marked deprecated. No where was it mentioned that the new format would be an option. It was always presented as the intended migration path of the existing layout.
If you could take a moment from your blubbering to actually look at the new layout, you will notice that there might be a technical reason for the change and that it's not just to screw with your beautiful layout. The widgets are getting additional capabilities that allows them to be more functional without leaving the page. For example, look at the gmail plugin. You now get nearly the entire gmail application in the page. It temporarily displaces the rest of your widgets while you are working with it. In the old verions of ig, you would have no way to switch between full page apps. They are not listed anywhere. That's where your sidebar comes in. The same goes for the google feed reader. Others will follow. While it can be hard to admit it for us designers, graphics are always going to be secondary to functionality of any given application. So if you want to continue whining about the good ol' days of google ig 1.0, got tell it to your momma. She's about the only one that will listen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Themes API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-themes-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
