[development] 5.0 Core Theme Update

[Trae McCombs]

I think a happy medium (since this is a theme by committee) is a "Powered by
Drupal" button/icon/something above the fold.  This would probably be
something most people will want to leave in place to show their support for
Drupal.  And not hinder them putting content in other places.  The first
thing people do with Bluemarine, I'm guessing, is to strip (somewhat
difficultly for newbies) the Drupal logo at the top.

If there is a "powered by" button, above the fold, and NOT the big giant
Drupal logo, then people are going to be more likely to leave it in place
even when they customize the theme.

Someone with a better grasp of the english language can probably help me
explain what I'm trying to say.  :)  [I know redneck(though I am NOT one),
as I wuz born in Georgia!]

Trae

On 9/25/06, Richard Archer <drupal.org at juggernaut.com.au> wrote:
>
> At 6:34 PM +0200 25/9/06, Gerhard Killesreiter wrote:
>
> >> I think that is okay to not have as a hard requirement. I think a
> better
> >> statement on branding would be "It should look recognizable as Drupal,
> >> once deployed on a bunch of new sites, for the sorts of people who
> >> notice such things."
> >
> >Sorry, but I disagree. Branding needs to be more obvious.
>
> I agree. As this is the default theme for new installs, the
> DrupalIcon and drupal brand should be very prominent in the
> header. The user can then tweak this branding to suit
> their requirements.
>
> There could also be a "Powered by Drupal" icon in the footer
> which the user may choose to leave alone, even after replacing
> the Drupal branding in the header.
>
> ...R.
>



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