Thanks, Kathleen 1. I'll give this a try when I get a chance to re-process my theme photos to the larger size. But this doesn't explain why Theme Maker SCALED my 1680 x 175 photo rather than CROPPING it.
2. Thanks, I had no idea that was there! Dave On Jun 3, 3:04 am, [email protected] wrote: > 1. You should be able to upload an image and choose a crop dimension > larger than the specified 175px by 1680px of the Developer API. Theme > Maker will automatically crop the bottom of the image to fit the > header, and will keep the original width of the image. > > 2. You can view the Theme Maker themes that you have created in your > Google settings page: My Account > iGoogle - Settings > Content > > Change theme. Unfortunately, for now, this is the only way to retrieve > your Theme Maker themes. > > On May 26, 7:41 am, "Don Dixon,www.igooglethemes.net" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave, > > I hate to say it but I think getting any type of useful feedback is > > almost impossible. > > > On May 26, 3:55 am, BlueQuoll <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 1. I used Theme Maker today to see whether it would be a more > > > practical method of producing a theme than using XML. > > > > Because I want a wide screen theme, I uploaded a pic that was 175px > > > high (as per Developer's Guide requirements) and 1680px wide, and > > > selected the whole pic. > > > > The Theme Maker has scaled down the pic to about 95%. This means that > > > it doesn't fill the width of my wide screen, and doesn't fill the > > > height of the header. > > > > Am I doing something wrong, or is Theme Maker for some reason not > > > designed to produce a header image the same size as that specified in > > > the Developer's Guide? > > > > I should note that I'm using Firefox 3 browser, although I can't see > > > that would make any difference to the pic size, since my original > > > jpegs display correct size in the same browser. > > > > 2. Since creating the Theme Maker theme and installing it on my home > > > page, I've been browsing other themes. I now find that I can't > > > retrieve the theme I created through Theme Maker, even using the "? > > > referrer=tm" attribute after the iGoogle URL. > > > > Is there a way to retrieve my newly created Theme Maker theme without > > > entering it again, or waiting for it to appear in the Theme Directory > > > (I hope I checked the box to share the theme)? > > > > Can anyone help? Or should I submit such a query direct to the Group > > > Owner? > > > > Dave --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
