Not a bad suggestion. I don't have GIMP running on any of my machines these days but, if someone wants to save these files in GIMP format, we can change the download package to include them instead of the .psd files.

Hey there

Beautiful theme.

I'm a long term GIMP user but I'm studying Graphic Design atm where they insist on me using Photoshop so I'm getting across both. I dont think you should worry about using Photoshop in your templates. Many designers use it and its also familiar to lots of average internet users who are looking for out-of-the-box themes for Drupal (or some cms or another). Yeah sure it would be great to encourage use of software like GIMP but really, people can get a bit picky about all this. If you only use Gimp you can still edit these images so it makes no difference to you.

Drupal is sadly lacking imaginative ready-made themes (I've been reading with interest all the fascinating debates on this topic!!) so this one is exactly what Drupal needs to become more accessible to non-techie/geeky folk - who are the folks most likely to only know photoshop. This is why other cms's - with less beautiful coding than Drupal - have a better reputation for being user-friendly than Drupal.

Anyway, I just wanted to congratulate you and tell you not to worry too much about what bleeedin' software you use, just be proud you are contributing something beautiful and valuable - for free - to the Drupal world.

WS

PS If I get time I'll help you out with the Gimp files :)

i also don't think it's an important point if the images are saved as .psd or .xcf files. but just in case anybody prefers it all opensource, you can download the theme with gimp instead of photoshop files here:

http://namahatta.org/files/skyroots.tar.gz

if and when i find time, i'll create a non-fixed-width option for this, since i prefer everything flowing...

ys phani.

The GIMP can open and edit PSD files, Photoshop can not handle GIMP files. So keeping them in PSD format makes sense.

If you are going to zip up your themes consider zipping up a folder so unsuspecting users dont unpack it in the web root.

Ekandra!! I have been looking all over for such theme! Thanks for sharing it here, owe you one

It's beautiful!! Thanks.

-Catherine