theming

Adding a dynamically changing control in XAML?

I have a class called Loader and inside Loader I have: public class Loader { public static UIElement Background { get; private set; } // ... public void LoadFile(FileInfo file) { // ... } } What this class does, is load a file, either a XAML, MP4, WMV, JPG, or PNG file. The LoadFile() function will take t...

Easiest CMS to Theme?

I'm trying to create a theme for a CMS, but it's proving nearly impossible, as I have no understanding of PHP or ASP.NET. I can put a site together via CSS and HTML, but I want clients to be able to add and edit content themselves. I'm about ready to give up on designing one altogether and just use an existing theme. I've had a go at tr...

How does one make a template system (like Tumblr's) in Rails?

I've looked at Liquid and the like, but I cannot find a way to make a "one file" template that can handle all situations. I don't want to reinvent the wheel, but I will if I cannot find an existing solution. The template system looks like this: {block:Text} <li class="post text"> {block:Title} <h3><a href="{Perm...

Why is drupal theming so difficult? Any tips for simplifying it or learning it faster?

I'm prepared to fully face the flames for this one, but seriously, my annoyance has been building to this point over the last two years! I've been working with Drupal on and off since version 4. Now I'm working on a version 6 site. Drupal is very powerful, the community is large and quite helpful, yes, BUT THE THEMING IS SO DIFFICULT!...

How to have a region inside a druapl form

I am trying to modify drupal comment form so that just above the the form I can show a regions and add more blocks to that region (say some promotional banners). I am doing this in template.php I have a working themename_comment_form function and can set $form['intro']['#value'] to the value I want. I also know how to create a new reg...

Override theme settings of gnome-settings-daemon in GTK

In a pygtk app, I'm using rc_parse_string to adjust the appearance of my GUI. (Mostly to make it look more native under Windows, and to theme individual widgets.) This, for example, would change the icon theme for my application: gtk.rc_parse_string(""" gtk-icon-theme-name = "Galaxy" """) This works under Windows, but ...

.skin vs .css from asp.net

What is the main difference between .skin and .css in asp.net? .skin is new enhancement of IDE. I have been working with .css. What is available in .skin that is not to .css thanks, saj ...