Try reading the getting started guide at http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/getstarted.html
<http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/getstarted.html>That should help with understanding a little about how to load/package an extension in general. Then I'd recommend just creating a couple of simple test images of various colors, and experiment with using each one for the values shown for theme manifest images at http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/themes.html Also, note that all of the .crx files you can download at the themes gallery are just .crx files which can be unpacked with an unzip program like 7zip. You can also see the contents of your installed themes in the Extensions folder of your profile data, which is located in different places depending on which OS you're running: http://dev.chromium.org/user-experience/user-data-directory On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:09 PM, AutoDMC <auto...@autodmclabs.com> wrote: > > Hello. I just recently discovered that there was a method for regular > people to develop themes for Google Chrome, a concept which > immediately grasped my attention. > > However, after going through the docs and doing variously worded > Google searches, I'm very lost. > > The general method, according to Google Search, is to hack the DLL to > force in various PNG files. That's no good. > > The method, listed here: > http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/themes.html > is much saner. But even then, it kinda seems to assume that I already > know Chrome internals, and already know how the different pieces fit > together. Which I don't. > > I've also been unable to find a "reference" theme that I could use as > a basis for the theme that sits in my head. > > Have I just missed such a "Hello, World!" theme? What I mean is, > perhaps, a zip file containing reference images which can be used as a > base for creating real Honest-To-Google theme images for Chrome? Or > at least an "exploded" view of the Google Chrome theme, so that I can > think "OK, I want to replace the image behind the tabs" and know > exactly what image to change? > > For round one, I'd like to change the image behind the tabs, and > change the background image behind the New Tab "speed dial" boxes. > How would I go about finding what files to make, how big to make them, > etc? > > Thanks for your time. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensions@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
