Version 2.0 of Custom iGoogle Skins has been released! The
new version features skin scheduling and hidden mode. The previous version (v1.5) of the gadget is also still available but the URL has changed so if you want the
previous version you can use this link. For the new version, use this convenient button...
Things have come a long way since version 1 was released back in the Summer. This latest release has had a major code overhaul including a number of bug fixes and further optimisations.
The new skin scheduling tab enables you two choose which skin to use under which conditions and integrates with other gadgets on your iGoogle page. E.g. you might choose to use the
British Summer skin if the forecast as shown by the Google Weather gadget is set to
rain or you could use the official theme,
City if you are connected to your work network.
You can now also run the gadget in hidden mode, freeing up space on your page.
Another option has been adding enabling you to control the official iGoogle themes -
without having to reload the page.
Thanks to
FamFamFam for the great icons.
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This little gadget will also permit a different skin per tab - and
thankfully no more reloading the page when switching skins. Works in IE
and FF. This gadget has been featured on
Digg and
Lifehacker and my server only just kept up under the massive load....
UPDATE: New
Feeling Lucky? skin introduces Flickr API integration -
read more about this skinUPDATE: v2.0 brings skin rules, hidden mode, official iGoogle themes, sort by name, lots of refactoring & bug fixes
UPDATE: Skins filter!
UPDATE: Performance enhancements!
UPDATE: Configurable tabs!
UPDATE: A scrollbar!
UPDATE: Order skins by either most recent or most popular!
Custom iGoogle SkinsThe
gadget features three main tabs; a skins directory which mimics the
built-in iGoogle theme selector, a tab with details of how to create
and upload skins and a skins submission form. Unlike many other
gadgets, this one relies on a server side component to retrieve a list
of available skins from the database in
JSON format and also to validate and insert new skins submissions.
Future
version will replace the instructions with a built in skins editor
which will modify the iGoogle CSS on the fly. This will make skin
creation even easier.
Custom iGoogle Skins also introduces a
test mode. A gadget CSS skin can be specified via the gadget's settings
pane and this enables developers to edit skins up until they are ready
to be submitted to the directory.
Check out the ever-increasing
selection of skin screenshots.
