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Radically Different Geeklog look.

Authored by: Blaine on Friday, March 21 2003 @ 11:34 pm EST

I posted a comment just a few days about challenging geeklog users to doing more with developing more unique and business oriented themes for Geeklog. I know there are many users that have benefited from the hundreds of hours others have contributed to develop plugins, blocks and support.

So now is the time for others that have skills and experience in DHTML, FLASH, HTML, CSS and other presentation level skills to contribute and help this community. There are a lot of excellent sites to draw examples from.

I can't emphasis enough that we need more business oriented themes and a way of softening the presentation of the interface and all the available features. I've seen too many new users get a very confused first impression of a Geeklog site - too busy -- too many links and options.

I can always configure a site with few blocks and plenty of white space. But how about a theme where you can hide or collapse blocks

Suggestions or ideas:
- 2 Column vs 3 view
- Block title with mini icons to allow blocks to be minimized or collapsed.
- A theme where I can collapse all of the Right column. Sort of the way Mozzila does it
- Movable blocks is nice idea as well for personalization
- Need to be able to store settings so preferences are maintained
- Integrated Flash or all flash based theme

Now if all of that plus a very clean and professional look would be the ultimate. A theme supporting some of these ideas would be great. Other theme users would be able to leverage the work.

I know there are users who don't want flash or want sites to be 100% XHTML complient. I'd just like to see more options and approaches.

But I'd be happy to see some new fresh, original clean looking themes

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