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Creating Useragent in Comments Themes

how to do it

Creating themes for the extension couldn't be easier, though it can be time-consuming. It's as easy as creating a few images and a text file and placing them in a directory (which will then go in the /themes directory of the extension. It can be time-consuming as there are over 80 images that can be created.

Themes require three files—two images and one text file:

Name: Default in Grayscale
Key: grayscale
Creator: Geoffrey A. Wagner (Stingray)
Email: geoffrey@mobius-design.net
Date: 2011-06-25
Image: 14x14
Missing: theme

This is explained:

These lines do not need to be in this order; they can be in any order you would like.

You are, of course, free to add more information using the same format. At the moment, the extension doesn't do anything with the optional lines or any other information you might want to place in the file, but it may some time later.

Next are the images that can be displayed by the extension—the point of the extension. With database version 20200404.0906, there are 143 images that can be created to represent the information from a useragent as it is initially parsed (some images will be changed as the parsing continues, see below). If any of these images are missing, they will be replaced by your "missing.png" image or the default image stretched or shrunk to your theme's image dimension, based on the "Missing:" line in your "theme.txt" file. These images are as follows:

There are seven other optional images that replace other images based on versions or types of the software being used (as the parsing of the useragent continues, as mentioned). If any of these images are missing, they will be replaced with your "missing.png" image or the default image stretched or shrunk to yourtheme's image dimension, based on the "Missing:" line in your "theme.txt" file. These images are as follows:

Finally, there are five other optional images that show the layout engine the browser uses (if it is detected or otherwise known). If any of these images are missing, they will be replaced with your "missing.png" image or the default image stretched or shrunk to yourtheme's image dimension, based on the "Missing:" line in your "theme.txt" file. These images are as follows:

Once you have created your theme, put it in an archive (preferably .zip) and attach it to an email to geoffrey@mobius-design.net. Be sure to include a short description in the email. Also, attach an image (no bigger than 100x50, or I will resize it) that shows some of the images in your theme (I would suggest showing the Windows 7, Mac OSX, Unspecified Linux, Firefox, MSIE, and Safari images, at least).