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    Default Distributing themes in CTMX format for use with CT Theme Manager

    http://sites.google.com/site/chromiu...-theme-manager

    After creating a theme, you can have the option of distributing the themes in ctmz format for users of CT Theme Manger;

    From the site;

    A ctmz theme package is a zip file containing three files; default.dll, details.txt, and thumbnail.png

    default.dll - This is the resource file containing the theme, there are many methods to creating them, we suggest the method we describe our tutorial Creating a Custom Theme

    details.txt - This is a text file containing information about your theme, it has a very precise ordering as follows:
    #name
    <name of the theme>
    #creator
    <your name>
    #website
    <your website url>
    #copyright
    <your copyright message>
    #notes
    <additional notes, keep to one line, limit to 150 characters>
    #builder
    <software used to build the theme, can be left blank>

    Replace all the entires surrounded by < > with the information for your theme.

    thumbnail.png - The thumbnail for your theme, size is 200 pixels wide by 150 pixels tall.

    Once you have placed these three files into a zip, change the file extension to ctmz and you now have a compatible theme package.

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    Now this is a bad idea.
    CTMZ includes only one version default.dll
    And versions of chrome/chromium very much.
    This will work only on version, which was created default.dll

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    the ctmz is actually a zip file consisting of a theme.dll, a text file and an image file (png)
    the pro is the installation of the theme is much easier :-) and in addition a preview is available



    as for your Toons themes, you could perhaps name them as ToonsDev; ToonsChromium, etc with the respective theme.dll; the text file and image file would be the same

    EDIT
    I have tested only with Dev Chrome; may not work with Chromium
    Last edited by sulasno; 08-13-2009 at 02:15 PM.

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    Is this a preview from Google or something a 3. part has made ?

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    previously users use CTC for installing themes and creators use it for creating themes;
    the problem is that themes cannot be preview anymore and while surfing, came across this CT Theme Manager; at least users get a small preview before installing new themes

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    I don't really see the point in packaging a file like that because not much people use the theme manager.. and even if they do, they have to change the theme list every time there's a new update.

    Might as well manually copy them, no?


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