I gave up on this thread and re-posted. I now can't see the new categories in any of my browsers, FF3, IE7 and Chrome.
Perhaps it was all a dream.... Dave On Jun 12, 12:12 pm, BlueQuoll <[email protected]> wrote: > Still not seeing the Themes categories. No one else seems to be > complaining. Is it just me? Or is it my browser (FF3)? So I checked in > IE7. > > Can't see them in Firefox 3. CAN see them OK in IE7! > > Why? Any suggestions why FF3 wouldn't show the themes categories and > IE7 would? > > Dave > > On May 29, 9:53 am, BlueQuoll <[email protected]> wrote: > > > OMG!!!! AAAAARRRRRGHHHH! Am I going mad? Do my eyes deceive me? I keep > > checking, but I keep seeing the same thing: > > > The new categories have DISAPPEARED from the Themes Directory!!!!!! > > > Maybe it's just temporary! Maybe Google are just doing some > > maintenance! Maybe I'll wake up and find it's all a bad dream! > > > AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!! > > > Sorry, got carried away.... :o) > > > Dave > > > On May 29, 8:56 am, BlueQuoll <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > When my theme initially wouldn't test, I also suspected that > > > Kathleen's quoted syntax, "<categories>animals,entertainment</ > > > categories>" was wrong and tried what I thought would be the more > > > likely syntax "<Meta name="categories">animals,entertainment</Meta>". > > > My theme tested OK at my end using the different syntax, as you have > > > also discovered. > > > > However, as there was no way of finding out how either syntax would > > > work at Google's end, short of waiting a couple of months (or perhaps > > > for ever), I thought I'd ask the question and hope for a quick > > > retraction/clarification from Kathleen. Judging by the posts > > > complaining that themes are NEVER updated, it will be very interesting > > > to see whether your update on categories ever happens. I'll check back > > > here in a few months. > > > > I wonder how all the themes which are now showing up in the new > > > categories actually got there so quickly? Someone must have overridden > > > the system somewhere. > > > > Google really needs to find a cure for the "mushroom syndrome" we > > > developers are all suffering from! > > > > Dave > > > > On May 29, 12:51 am, Art4theWeb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I edited one of my old themes and included the "categories tag" out of > > > > curiosity...it worked...even published it no problem. > > > > > <Meta name="categories">entertainment,nature,destinations,fun</Meta> > > > > > Will it be include in the directory? Categorized? Probably not! > > > > > Patti > > > > > On May 23, 9:02 am, K3G <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Bahahahahah lol thats freaking hilarious > > > > > > On May 20, 8:21 pm, Val <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Same problem : i tried all possibilities in the metadata ConfigMap > > > > > > to > > > > > > and categories does not work : it causes an xml error > > > > > > > Maybee i'ts too early and IG tester don't support this new > > > > > > features.... ? > > > > > > > In any case there are clearly many problems with Google Themes and > > > > > > solutions apparently considerably slow to come : > > > > > > > - Too many themes are submitted and takes months to be published. > > > > > > > - The Google Theme Policy is applied to the head of the customer > > > > > > and > > > > > > depends on the person who validates the themes > > > > > > (you can make you refuse your theme to a not valid detail and > > > > > > seeing publishing a theme with the same detail alleged in x 100 - I > > > > > > have the proof available to anyone who wishes) > > > > > > > - The moderators do not always respond to their mails and even more > > > > > > rarely to the mesages of this group. > > > > > > > - There is no possible follow-up whatsoever except to harass the > > > > > > moderator for an answer. > > > > > > > -New : Even the new features do not work, or are announced too early > > > > > > and undated- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
