Thanks to Alex for those comments, much appreciated. I think we can fairly easily change the theme that visitors to tiddlywiki.com see; by applying it as a custom theme over the top of the current "default theme" - and without changing the default theme at all. Then the current theme would become like the old Windows 2000 theme in XP and Vista: there under the covers, but largely ignorable.
Cheers Jeremy On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:54 AM, wolfgang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > >> > backward compatibility is easily taken care of with only a view >> > lines of a DepreciatedStyleSheet tiddler >> >> I'm afraid it's not that simple. >> For example, if we were to completely re-invent the sidebar (not to >> mention the layout as a whole), the various selectors/mappings simply >> wouldn't apply anymore. > > Didn't thought of that. But with completely different selectors, as > for example a rightBar instead of sidebarOptions, it becomes even > simpler (for a non-developer, anyway), since then there couldn't be > any interference anymore. But almost the whole of StyleSheetLayout and > StyleSheetColor tiddlers would have to be used as a > DepreciatedStyleSheet tiddler instead (in the case of a reinvention of > the whole layout). > >> * ideally as a theme, with a plugin to neutralize the style-sheet shadow >> tiddlers (that's a few simple lines of code) > > If such a plugin would be possible I guess this even the preferred way > to go, initially (and more light weight too). > > >> Having said that, if someone put effort into redesigning the TiddlyWiki >> UI, presenting a tangible proposal*, that would be a better basis for >> any discussions. >> > > I don't think anyone would put in his whole 'CSS love for TW' - only > to see it teared apart by such discussions as they happened when only > the SideBarTabs tiddler was hidden at tiddlywiki.com: (or being > ignored by http://tiddlythemes.com/, as all proposals have been during > the last year) > > http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki/browse_thread/thread/5f669855f71ad5fb/6e5d6eacb6f149eb?q=SideBarTabs&lnk=ol&# > > > However, I could see two very unconventional options to overcome this > resistance of TiddlyWiki's community to any serious style development: > > *give each of the core developers one version number as an opportunity > to show his idea of an ideal up-to date-theme (without much discussion > beforehand). > or: > *let's make a contest with a death-line in 1-2 months ahead, where > everybody could show of ;-) > > > And then make a poll (in a year or so, in the case of the first > option) and for sure we would have the most amazing TiddlyWiki default > theme of this planet ever. > > With discussions beforehand the 'love for CSS' doesn't has a chance > really - but will always take a second place to consent. > > regards.. > > > -- Jeremy Ruston mailto:[email protected] http://www.tiddlywiki.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" 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/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
