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- Fixed a layout error when setting the sidebar option to “left”
26 Feb
Comet 1.2.4.1
A tutorial I wrote for Nettuts+ have been published today. Let me know what you think.
Thanks to advanced CSS properties, such as gradients and shadows, it’s now quite easy to turn a dull web form into something beautiful – with minimal effort. I’ll show you how in today’s tutorial!
25 Feb
Site redesign
As you can see I have done (yet another) site redesign. Although the last one was pretty good, it didn’t exactly suit me like it should.
This time I went with a minimalistic design and straightforward simplicity. The logo already had the laurel leaves surrounding it, so it was just a small step to use the royal purple, or “tyrian purple” as it’s also known. I’m a person who like history, and Roman history most of all – something that could have been guessed from my Tribune theme.
This is the first design where I made use of custom fonts using TypeKit. The fonts used are Adelle for headings and menu, and Droid Sans for body text. Sadly I can’t use TypeKit on my downloadable themes since it’s restricted to a domain, but I might use open-source fonts if I come across any that works well with a design.
I will also start blogging a bit more here, and not just theme related posts. Having several places to blog about different things can be a nuisance, so I will post here about everything. I will also post short notices on theme updates and what has changed in each of them (instead of on the theme page like now).
10 Feb
Theme redesign: Renegade 2.0
This is a redesign of the Renegade theme, with the foundation and experience from Comet. Apart from a completely redone design (it’s redone from scratch, but still has the look and feel of the old version) it has the features of Comet, like theme options. Some things I did for this will even appear in later versions of Comet.
Download, give it a try, say what you think, and spread the word.
10 Feb
IE6 No More
One of the… no wait – who am I kidding? The most annoying thing about web design is the duty to double- and triple-check the design in browsers other than the one you are testing it for. For me that is Google Chrome, since I love the browser’s designs, functions, and its faithful support to standards.
The point I’m trying to make is that Internet Explorer 6 is crap. It’s pretty much the sole reason you don’t see websites all over that place that look like the Garden of Eden. By having IE6 used by people (and a fair share of the people at that) web design is hampered, and it’s every person’s duty to make sure it’s going away.
Therefore my themes will from now on feature a banner appearing at the top of the page if you are using IE6, informing that you are using a crappy browser (in polite terms) and that you should upgrade.
Don’t like it? Respectfully, up yours.