On 25.01.2011 13:57, Juan Vuletich wrote:

>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I apologize for the delay in answering...
>
> I think that Themes specifying a background image is a good thing.
> What I don't like is dependency on external files. It is better if
> the Theme can provide the image itself (i.e. the Form) and not a
> file name. There are many examples in the image on how to do this,
> as this is how icons and fonts are created. Depending on the kind of
> image, it might be better to encode it using either jpg or png.
>
> Cheers,
> Juan Vuletich

Well, the dependency (and possible loading error) was one of the 
reasons behind my "Color or gradient as fall-back" idea. I /think/ I 
understand why depending on external files isn't good with an image 
based system, but OTOH, I also understand Casey's point of keeping 
the image small.

Since my latest version of Theme>>setBackground: actually supports 
all of this, you could just include Themes which have at most a 
small image included in the image, but people can still set external 
files as the background (at least I like to have that). (am I the 
only one who gets confused with picture image vs. Smalltalk image? ;-) )

If my last #setBackground: version has any chance of inclusion, just 
tell me what you don't like about it or how it could be 
advanced/made better and I see if I can do it. :-)

Kindest Regards
Mirko