Probably one of the last updates before the site is public. I just finished adding around 100 themes to the site (that includes name, submitter(s), info, zip file, and images) but need to add another feature to the site before I can officially open it.
So far, I've only grabbed all the themes from rockbox-themes.org, but could also add the ones from ABi. At some point the theme creators will be able to add themes themselves, but I haven't created that page yet.
However, there's a few problems with some of the themes that were grabbed. For some reason, some theme authors wanted to make the screendump two or three pixels wider. The problem is, because the image hovers are done using pure CSS, if the image isn't exactly 176x220, the rollover won't work. I counted 12 themes on the site that had an image related problem, though about three were simply because the didn't have a rollover image (in which case, the rollover image would just be the same image). Just so that I can get this site public, I will most likely just use the first 176x220 pixels, and crop out the rest, regardless of what is being cropped. This certainly isn't the best approach, though I will allow the theme creators to submit new images.
Another related note is that some of the information is inaccurate. For themes that are built off another, I plan to have the original author listed in the submitter field. So far, I haven't really done this much yet, but kind of needs to be done. Various other information, such as the description, album art, and viewport capabilities may also be inaccurate, which I need to fix. I may add a link to allow "reporting" a theme, whether it be for it not working, inaccurate information, etc.
A feature I may add is the ability to either comment on the theme, and/or the ability to email the author. The author's email address is required to submit a theme, but an option would be available to allow users to email them (default: off).
A search feature will hopefully be designed soon, though will probably just start as a sort feature. Sorting by number of downloads, theme name, and searching by artist.
Downloads still don't work, but I'll see what I can do tomorrow.




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