[wp-testers] Default theme

[Sean Hayford O'Leary]

Roy said:
"Whatever  theme  is  set as 'default', some people will whine, so
better stick with what is most recognisable already."

It's a matter of opinion whether you like Kubrick's appearance (I'm
not a huge fan, but I don't hate it), but there's no denying that it's
code is messy. And even if the code were cleaned up, it would still
have too much bulk (bulk which serves some) to be the core theme. I
really don't care whether it's chosen by default, I just don't feel it
should be the core theme. The core theme fills in the gap when other
themes lack, and that theme needs to have simple, solid XHTML.

-Sean Hayford O'Leary

On 6/12/06, Roy Schestowitz <wp-lowtraffic at schestowitz.com> wrote:
> ___/ On Mon 12 Jun 2006 09:09:14 BST, [ Viper007Bond ] wrote : \___
>
> > IMO, Kubrick should remain the default theme. When people see
> > Kubrick, they think WordPress and it's a good lookin' theme.
> >
> > However, I think a basic, blank theme should also ship with
> > WordPress. A "customize me!" theme of sorts. One that's a lot easier
> > for people to customize without having to start from scratch.
> >
> > <snip excessive top-posting />
>
> +1 *smile*
>
> Whatever  theme  is  set as "default", some people will whine,  so  better
> stick with what is most recognisable already. However, a nice template for
> theme  editing  would be valuable. It would also be nice to  include  some
> placeholder images and styles, which beg for the user to modify them.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roy
>
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