Theme "Blix" for cpg1.4.8

[danuvius]

The theme "Blix" (that has originally been created by Sebastian Schmieg for WordPress) has reached anew release (beta, but it's a start) for coppermine. The reason that is still beta is that it hasn't fully been tested yet. My first goal is to make sure that it looked as close to the wordpress theme as possible. But since coppermine as a way more different pages than a blog made in WordPress. Most of it is ported! It works with coppermine 1.4.8. Don't know if it works with previous versions. The Blix theme comes under the GNU GPL license with one small addition from the original designer, don't use the theme to host pornographic images.

Demo - Download (version: 0.3) - Download (version: 0.4)

Note on the Development site: this is the development site i use to test the changes to the theme. So additions to the theme will be tested on this site. So The Demo site might be slightly different than the one you downloaded!

Known issues:

• Breadcumb and categorie list untested (I don't use them)
• No spacing between the catagory name and catagory description (thanks to Fabrian)
• low display (aligned bottom) when logging in/out and switching from user mode/admin mode
• [IE] when there is an error creating a user, the error message spills to sidebar (thanks to Fabrian)
• [FF] when there is an error creating a user, the error message spills to sidebar (thanks to Fabrian)
• Filmstrip doesn't appear (thanks to Fabrian and Yetio)
  

Planned work:

• Work on the known issues/submitted bugs
• Work on other small cosmetical issues
• Clean up the css file (there's a lot of unused text in there since it was copied from the WordPress theme)

Release notes 0.4:

• Caption in thmubnail view fixed
• User manager cleaned up
• ECard manager cleaned up
• FIXED: forgot password page - low display, text box is aligned way right (thanks to Fabrian)
• FIXED: register page - low display, text spills into sidebar (thanks to Fabrian)
• FIXED: [IE] user management -  low display, text spill into sidebar (thanks to Fabrian)
• FIXED: [FF] login page text/text box needs align center (pretty much text boxs and login button) (thanks to Fabrian)

If you find any bugs please let me know in this topic. You can send me screenshots to my e-mail (the one in my profile) if it's hard to explain what's wrong with the theme.

Cheers!
Daan

NOTE: Because of a small bug in coppermine the theme will function fully from coppermine 1.4.9. To lett it work on previous versions see http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=33030 for details to manually fix your current version.

[Paver]

Minor note: In template.html, there's a link to Coppermine that is incorrect (coppermine.org).

[Fabrian]

I just put this theme in my cpg theme directory and wind up with this: http://www.thefabhouse.com/cpg_blix_first_use.jpg

[danuvius]

I just put this theme in my cpg theme directory and wind up with this: http://www.thefabhouse.com/cpg_blix_first_use.jpg

Hmm, in template.html on line 9 and 11 change Blix into blix Will fix it in the new release! Thanx.

[Fabrian]

That fixed it.  I may be losing it, but I don't see a link anywhere for "logout".

**Edit:  I found it, if you hover over HOME it's there.  It's there because it ran out of space along with the rest of the links up top. 

[Fabrian]

Also, there is no drop down to change the theme. 

[Fabrian]

I think if you lose the film strip, the intermediate image will not cross over into the menu column.  Also maybe the forward/backward buttons and slideshow/thumbnail/file info buttons can be moved to the bottom of the image.  Maybe this will give a centered image without overlap.

[danuvius]

**Edit:  I found it, if you hover over HOME it's there.  It's there because it ran out of space along with the rest of the links up top. 

Damn that's right I've disabled the faq and the register page! So I had space enough in the menu bar. Hmm will think on that in the weekend. Probably new release somewhere on monday.

[Fabrian]

Cool.  Great job so far tho!!

[Fabrian]

There is no spacing between the catagory name and catagory description.

[Joachim Müller]

Attaching the theme to this posting in case the link should go down (safety precaution). Anyway, please try the link in the initial posting first, as the package might get updated on the page danuvius refered to.

@danuvius: please report once you consider the theme to be stable and mature enough to go into the demo and downloads section. Thanks for your contribution! Excellent work so far. I suggest counting the versions up in the file name and attaching them to your initial posting - this will help future visitors of this thread.

Joachim

[danuvius]

New release of the theme available. Still not finished but getting closer! Still some issues to tackle but hey I'm human and don't heave all the time off the world to theme coppermine. Still need to find a way to display the ECard table and the Userlist table (they ar to big for this theme. Suggestions are welcome. Personally I was thinking of not displaying the menu on the right while on those pages. People have different ideas??

@GauGau
Attached the two release to the original post (will keep the last three versions attached).

[Fabrian]

Looking good Danuvius...hope to see 0.3 soon!

[Joachim Müller]

There are several issues with version 0.2 of the theme (like missing tokens in template.html). I fixed the ones I was able to spot easily and created version 0.3 of the theme.
Demo - Download

[danuvius]

Cool thanks for the work and effort! I was also working on a 0.3 version. On sunday (or monday), I will combine these two versions and release version 0.4. After that it will be silent for a few weeks. I'm leaving for my holiday (have to make pictures to fill my gallery ) so don't worry I will finish this theme after my holiday!

[Fabrian]

Looking forward to it and have a great holiday danuvius!

[Fabrian]

Further notice of bugs:

Tested in IE and Firefox
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Seen in IE:
low display (aligned bottom) when logging in/out and switching from user mode/admin mode
forgot password page - low display, text box is aligned way right
register page - low display, text spills into sidebar
user management -  low display, text spill into sidebar
when there is an error creating a user, the error message spills to sidebar

Seen in Firefox:
login page text/text box needs align center (pretty much text boxs and login button)
forgot password page - text box is aligned way right
register page - text spill into sidebar
when there is an error creating a user, the error message spills to sidebar

I'm sure this can't be fixed due to the narrow theme this is, but intermediate images are a bit out of correct display size (intermediate image forced out of correct aspect).

Dunno if it helps, but the kubrick theme is a wp theme and a lot of the body overrunning into the sidebar doesn't exist.  Maybe kubrick can be used as a reference? 

[danuvius]

Thanx Fabrian. Some are already fixed in the upcoming release. Hoped to release it yesterday, unfortunately not ime .
So the new release will be after my holilday. sorry.

[Fabrian]

NP, no rush.  Enjoy!

[Fabrian]

Any updates?