Updated theme -- legal?

toddgator - June 12, 2006 - 18:29

I've changed my theme a bit, and I think it is different from anyone else's Drupal blog. This is my own personal site. I would love feedback -- criticisms are welcome. I wonder, though, if this is legal, taking the theme from a famous word processor? Can I do this?

Thanks for the feedback!

Cheers,
Todd

http://www.toddalbert.com/

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i use desktopbsd

drupallinux - June 12, 2006 - 18:47

i use desktopbsd and openoffice has a writer, which has a ruler that looks same as your website...... to be honest i would not think its copyright because even ms word uses the same ruler....... ITS a ruler.

i dont see anything more than that.

nice theme by the way :)

http://immy.myboard.info/sitelancers

Thanks

toddgator - June 14, 2006 - 19:31

Thanks. This theme certainly fits better for me.

Cheers,
Todd
http://www.toddalbert.com

my url

drupallinux - June 15, 2006 - 23:06

I have an official url now at http://www.sitelancers.net

Nice design idea! No

marcopolo - June 21, 2006 - 06:30

Nice design idea!

No problems on the theme with Firefox 1.5

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Wowzers!

JymBrittain - June 21, 2006 - 21:30

I love that theme! Would you consider sharing it?

technology4teachers.com

Share my theme?

toddgator - September 3, 2006 - 05:39

I would be happy to share the theme, but it will require a bit of tweaking. I'll also have to look at the channels of official submission.

Thanks for the compliments!

Cheers,
Todd

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Ok, here it is...

toddgator - September 3, 2006 - 05:39

I've just posted the theme on my website. I'm waiting for a CVS account from Drupal.org to post it as an official theme. Check out:

http://www.toddalbert.com/drupal_template

Be sure to let me know if you are using it so I can check out your site!

Enjoy,
Todd

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Good Fun!

ddonat - June 25, 2006 - 01:18

That theme is good fun! It really tells me somethign about you, even before I read your blog. Exactly what a theme should do.
It is one of my favourites!

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Wow! Thanks!

toddgator - September 3, 2006 - 05:39

It has certainly gotten mixed reviews. One friend asked why my webpage suddenly looked like a PDF?!

-Todd

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love it

NeilMcEvoy - June 27, 2006 - 04:50

I love it. With the whole idea of Ajax being to make the web like a desktop, this is an even shorter route! :-)

Thanks for all of the compliments

toddgator - June 27, 2006 - 16:56

Thank you all for the great compliments! I really am starting to like it more and more now that I've gotten such positive feedback!

Be sure to let me know if you test it out on your site, use it, modify it, or anything else.

Comments still welcome!

Cheers,
Todd

http://www.toddalbert.com

I just wanted to comment. It

Jimerson - July 5, 2006 - 14:17

I just wanted to comment. It is one of the most original designs I have seen in a long time.

I think a reccomendation that may be nice would be if you took the home and back images in the top left and actually made them work.

Great Job!

-Jim

Home and Back images

toddgator - September 3, 2006 - 05:39

Jim,

Thanks for the comment. I have already thought about making those working buttons, and also making the site name a link, as well.

Glad you like it.

All the best,
Todd

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Strong negative opinions are good thing.

ddonat - June 28, 2006 - 07:19

Every great artist, product, or Website has its detractors.

If you always get positive feedback, you haven't done anything interesting. I still think it is great fun. It's kitsch!

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True

toddgator - September 3, 2006 - 05:40

Although when you're working on a PhD, or other extremely difficult task, sometimes anything other than encouragement can be devastating. Not in the case of design, though. Criticism moves us forward. The same is often tru for science.

Cheers,
Todd

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