In an older version of the Themes API, the icons/buttons used to be specified as image files, in the form: <Attribute name="icon.image.url">image URL</Attribute>.
Every icon/button in the gadget area had its own name, and Google had a range of images in preset colours which you could use, or you could create your own and host them on a public server in the same manner as your XML and header/footer images. This is no longer officially recommended/supported by Google, and is not included in the Developer's Guide. This method of specifying icons/buttons has been replaced by the "gadget_area.icons.icon_color" attribute, saving a lot of code, but reducing flexibility. Unfortunately, in changing this, Google seem not to have considered/included the expand/collapse icons in the gadget area which, as you point out, can lead to the default blue colour often clashing with the colours in your theme. There are still a number of themes in the directory which would have been developed during the time this method was used, so the code must still work in order to allow these themes to display as designed. And if it works for them it should work for any new theme created using the same code (in fact, it does - I've tried it). A few of the preset images are still hosted at googlecode.com. If you've got a bit of time on your hands, find an existing theme which does have the expand/collapse icons in a different colour, and have a look at the XML file to see the relevant code and image files referenced. And bear in mind you could still create your own icon images in colours of your choice. As I said, Google doesn't officially recommend or support this now, which means it could be discontinued at any time. If anyone from Google ever gets to read this post, how about at least including in the Themes API another attribute and icon set so that the expand/collapse icons in the gadget area can be coloured to blend with theme? Dave On Aug 16, 6:38 am, Arnaud <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi ! > > I've just finished my first theme and would like to change the color > of the little "Plus" on the left of each gadget link (I've found it's > css name is "maxbox"). At the moment, it is blue, which doesn't fit > at all with my theme (http://www.apm34.org/igoogle/theme_APM.xml). > > I haven't found any doc on that, but I guess this is possible cause > some themes have it other colors. > > TIA > > Arnaud --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
