Actually, they do separate the two. For extension development, obviously, it will state both of them, since they are built the same way technically and that is exactly what the developers are interested about. But, they are separated. For example, a theme cannot have other functionalities and a regular extension cannot include a theme, too (for now). They are also installed in a different fashion, as you said.
Also, Chrome 3 came out with Themes, not 'theme extensions'. Chrome 4 has Extensions and Themes. Yes, both of them will be in the extension gallery, but themes will have a separate section in the (near?) future. ☆PhistucK On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 03:08, Meok <meok...@gmail.com> wrote: > About 3, what do you consider regular users? The most internet users > are coning from IE and Firefox. > > People coming from IE don't know anything about Extensions or Themes > and will see them as whatever you present them as. > > People coming from Firefox already see Themes as Extensions, and are > accustomed managing them together. > > In our Extension documentation, we clearly state that themes ARE > extensions, and the devs have said that the themes will be hosted in > the Extensions Gallery with the extensions. It seems logical that > "regular" users will expect everything they install from the Gallery > to work similarly. Since themes are not retained after you choose a > new one, it seems logical and easier to simply show the current one in > the extension list. It's only ONE item, and it makes it easier reset > to the default theme. > > On Dec 15, 11:29 am, PhistucK <phist...@gmail.com> wrote: > > About 3, regular users do not see themes as extensions. They also do not > > need to know the folder. > > > > About 5, there is a link. Go to the bottom of the page, there is a "Get > more > > extensions >> <https://chrome.google.com/extensions?hl=en-US>" there. > > > > ☆PhistucK > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 17:05, PAEz <cdkp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 3. Plus I could find out what directory its in. > > > 4. Display how many comments for an extension in the developers > > > dashboard > > > 5. Have a link on the extensions page to the extensions homepage or > > > gallery page > > > 6. Make the theme_ntp_attribution clickable with a homepage setting > > > > > On Dec 15, 11:38 am, Meok <meok...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Loving the extension system and developing some stuff but these > things > > > > are major concerns for me and I'm sure others as well..... > > > > > > 1. Should be able to pin a browser action bubble so you can click > > > > elsewhere without closing it. > > > > 2. Should be able to click the developer's name in the gallery to see > > > > all the extensions from that user. > > > > 3. The current theme should be shown on extensions page so you can > > > > easily update or disable it (restores default). They're all > extensions > > > > but yet it's easier to quickly manage your current extensions and > > > > tedious to manage your current theme (Menu Item vs. Options dialog's > > > > 2nd page) > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Chromium-extensions" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><chromium-extensions%2Bunsu > bscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Chromium-extensions" group. > To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@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.
