In reply to Dolphin 7 templates system
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Both implementations 1) like you offered and 2) current dolphin 7 implementation have some pros and cons.
Your suggestion is good for template maintainer only. It is not easy to develop templates in this case but only maintain it.
During template development process designer do not know which modules are installed and can not include css, images etc files for modules.
Maintain is a little bit easier, because path among templates directories see more
Thank you for your answer ;-)
I don't want you to spend too much time with this topic... If only me, I can live with that ;-)
Just one thing. You are right in that I had to choose to use only one template. Because if I have for example a white template and a black one, I will have problems with images, icons, zodiac icons..., that are in common (templates/base) for all templates and that will not match every templates colors... (I changed all these images and icons with PNG24 see more
You said:
"During template development process designer do not know which modules are installed and can not include css, images etc files for modules."
That is true. My point is that by using CSS standards for module design and creation, and by offering a separate CSS file to install into the templates directory, then the same problem that is currently (every module has it's own CSS parameters and needs, etc.) will be MORE EASILY solved, see more