[TYPO3] SPAM-LOW: Re: Typo3 vs other CMSs

[Dmitry Dulepov]

Hi!

Ryan Off wrote:
> I see it as a step which should not be necessary. Ideally it should be 
> possible to see how templates effect your site without having to spend 
> much time (meaning somewhere around 15 seconds). The idea of skinning is 
> to take it very easy and quick to change the look of your 
> site/program/etc. Take for example, Mambo, Drupal, other CMSes, WinAmp, 
> Windows XP, etc. You create a theme for the software which alters all 
> the colors and layout very quickly and easily. So you can try out maybe 
> 10 different skins/themes to your site to see which fits your content 
> the best. I don't understand why most of the Typo3 users don't see why 
> Typo3 should be different than most other pieces of software out there 
> that allow skinning/themes?

Good web template cost starts from $50. I doubt many people will sit 
many hours creating (= doing creative work) template and then give it 
for free. Making a good template is much more difficult than writing 
good code, for example.

There are several pre-made templates for typo3. Also templavoila allows 
exporting/importing templates. It is only a matter of time when people 
start exchanging TV templates.

As to ease of altering - if template [properly] uses CSS, than there is 
no problem to alter colors and layout (to some extend).

Dmitry.
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