Cool, I look forward to seeing it. When do you expect Roller 5 to be released?
Chris. > Thanks Matt. As you suggested once, that YUI based theme 'fauxcoly' is > included in Roller 5. > > - Dave > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Matt Raible <m...@raibledesigns.com> > wrote: >> Just my 2 cents: >> >> I've often thought Dave's theme on http://rollerweblogger.com/roller is >> a nice social (Flickr and Twitter widgets), simple and clean theme. >> >> On Sep 23, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Nelson Chamberlain >> <nchamberl...@ceradyne.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris >>> >>> I like what you say about simple & elegant. The hard part is defining >>> what those mean. To my mind, the theme that best fits these goals is >>> Ocadia (from OptionalThemesForRoller referenced below). Interestingly, >>> it says that it was originally developed for Wordpress and ported to >>> Roller. >>> >>> If I were to try to define what elements make it appear elegant, I >>> would say that the muted colors and gradient fills that give it quiet, >>> understated beauty. I also liked the rounded boxes on the right side. >>> To many of the other themes seem to be shouting for my attention, or, >>> like you say, are busy and noisy as the front page of a newspaper. >>> >>> I haven't had the pleasure of using IDEA from IntelliJ but I have only >>> heard good things about it. I generally have been using Eclipse and >>> NetBeans. Eclipse for general programming and NetBeans for Swing >>> programming. They are quite good but utilitarian and not elegant. >>> >>> So do you have a Wordpress theme that you prefer? Or a few >>> recommendations for me to look at to see what blogs you feel implement >>> the simple & elegant appearance? >>> >>> Nelson >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Christopher Dodunski >>> [mailto:chrisfromsquir...@christopher.net.nz] >>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 4:10 PM >>> To: user@roller.apache.org >>> Subject: RE: Seeking clean, attractive Roller 4.0 theme >>> >>> Hi Nelson, >>> >>> Good question! I wrote "clean and attractive" implying simplicity and >>> elegance - the hallmark of any good user interface. Many webpages have >>> clearly had a lot of effort poured into them, but too often the end >>> result is as busy as the front page of a newspaper. Neither simple nor >>> elegant. >>> >>> Incidentally, my preferred Java IDE is also based on a simple yet >>> elegant user interface: IntelliJ IDEA. >>> >>> I've been using Roller for around a week, and think it is wonderful. >>> But, in my opinion, the four bundled themes don't cut the mustard. >>> What can we do to help fix this situation. Decide on a great >>> wordpress theme, and replicate it with a distinctive 'roller' twist >>> perhaps? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Chris Dodunski. >>> >>> >>>> I am curious if there consensus on what makes a good theme. Is it >>>> strictly the attractiveness of the theme? Or how clean and uncluttered >>>> the page templates are that implement the theme? Maintainability or >>>> modifiability? >>>> >>>> My own opinion is I could live with something that is less attractive >>>> if the theme is easy to modify and maintain (easy to find the style >>>> statements that control an element's appearance). I can add as much >>>> prettiness as I want, but only if I can find where the controls are. >>>> >>>> What do the rest of you think makes a clean and attractive theme? >>>> >>>> Nelson >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Dave [mailto:snoopd...@gmail.com] >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:17 PM >>>> To: user@roller.apache.org >>>> Subject: Re: Seeking clean, attractive Roller 4.0 theme >>>> >>>> That is definitely one of the drawbacks of Roller: very few good >>>> themes. >>>> RollerThemes.com addressed that problem to some extent, but now it is >>>> gone. On the bright side, Velocity is fairly easy to learn and its not >>>> that hard to "port" themes from Wordpress and other places. >>>> >>>> Hope that helps... >>>> >>>> - Dave >>>> >>>> Template authors guide: >>>> >>>> ftp://www.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/apache/roller/roller-4/v4.0.1/docs/r >>>> oller-template-guide.pdf >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:58 AM, Christopher Dodunski >>>> <chrisfromsquir...@christopher.net.nz> wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I chose Roller over Wordpress due to the fact that I am a Java >>>>> developer, and I always like to support open-source projects - >>>>> especially Apache ones. So far I'm impressed with the administration >>>>> interface and documentation. But the packaged themes didn't appeal, >>>>> and so I downloaded those from >>>>> http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Javanet/OptionalThemesForRoller. >>>>> But many of these also don't appeal and/or don't work (e.g. state >>>>> comments are closed when they are not). >>>>> >>>>> Is there another source of Roller themes out there? Does anyone have >>>>> an attractive, clean and elegant theme they would like to share? I >>>>> don't really have the time to learn Velocity (nor do I have the flair >>>>> for visual design). Your help/guidance would be much appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks & regards, >>>>> >>>>> Chris. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> The current release of Roller, 4.0.1, cannot do that. >>>>>> >>>>>> The upcoming Roller 5 will support multiple domains, but has rather >>>>>> simple-minded support, there are some limitations and will only work >>>>>> well if you have a handful of blogs and don't mind adding a line to >>>>>> the config file for each. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you're interested in helping us work the kinks out of it, then >>>>>> please test the Roller 5 release candidate (RC2) and let us know how >>>>>> it goes. I can tell you know to configure multi-domain support as I >>>>>> use it on my blog. >>>>>> >>>>>> Roller 5 RC2 announcement: >>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/yrlfct6t6xn5rsic >>>>>> >>>>>> - Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 1:10 AM, Christopher Dodunski >>>>>> <chrisfromsquir...@christopher.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would like to use Roller on my web server. I read that Roller >>>>>>> supports multiple blogs. My web server hosts several domains. I >>>>>>> would like to know whether I need to install Roller anew for each >>>>>>> domain. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To use the following domains as examples: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.domain1.com >>>>>>> http://www.domain2.com >>>>>>> http://www.domain3.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Each is to have its own independent blog page, like so: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://blog.domain1.com >>>>>>> http://blog.domain2.com >>>>>>> http://blog.domain3.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can this be accomplished with a single installation of Roller? Or >>>>>>> do I need to install Roller for each domain? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks & regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Chris. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
