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R2-D2
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02/25/11 04:01 PM (15 years ago)

Same Theme, Different App

I'd like the ability to apply the same Theme to different apps. I see this working in either of two ways: 1) Account-wide Theme files -- In this case, the themes list is per account, rather than per app. If I create a theme while working on App A, the same theme file becomes available to App B within my buzztouch account. This is my preferred method. Less to manage. Make a change in the same theme on one App will deploy to all Apps using the same theme. 2) Download/Upload of Theme files per app -- This would maintain separate theme options for each app, as the system does currently. Adding the ability to download the theme file lets me transport it to a different app by uploading it there. In fact, the option to download/upload a theme file would work even if the files were account-wide (both #1 and #2 above). We could share themes from one developer to another. While this might not yet have much significance, I think eventually a theme file could evolve with more features, including self-contained images, icon packs, sounds or code snippets for special behavior. For example, I could create an R2-D2 theme that is primarily blue and white, with some robotic bleeps and blips and custom robot icons. ...and a holographic projection of Princess Leia. My primary goal for the account-wide theme application is so that I can have a unified theme for several of my apps, editable in the most efficient way. As is, I can duplicate themes by setting everything the same between apps, but a single change needs to be made across several apps = several changes = more work. It's not that I'm against work, I'm just into efficiency. R2-D2
 
David @ buzztouch
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02/25/11 06:42 PM (15 years ago)
Upload - download, makes good sense. Sharing, trading, and helping with a series of themes also seems appropriate. Sooooooo much to do.
 

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