[theme-reviewers] CSS3 Validation ?

[Qamar Ashraf]

Thanks Chip,
You have helped me further to clarify the concepts. and thanks to Justin
Tadlock for this useful tutorial,

http://justintadlock.com/archives/2010/11/17/how-to-load-files-within-wordpress-themes

- So what about Child Themes, in a simple yes/no answer ?

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> To further expound on this one:
>
> *CSS3 Properties*
>
> background: -moz-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
> background: -o-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
> background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#252525),
> to(#0a0a0a));
> background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
> -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
> -moz-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
>
> etc....
>
> *Q#1:* Will these be "OK" in the Theme Validation process ?
> Yes.
>
>
> The Guidelines (used to) explicitly state that these prefixes are
> acceptable. I'm not sure when that statement got removed, but it is still
> applicable.
>
> And just to clarify on this one:
>
> *require_once / include_once vs locate_template( array( 'file.php' ),
> true, false );*
> Hopefully Otto will not mind. This is what I've learned from him:
> *Instead of doing require's, consider using locate_template. This would
> allow child themes to override anything you're requiring.*
>
> *Q#2:* Can i use require_once instead of locate_template ?
> Yes
>
>
> If you're including a template-part file, i.e. a file that is intended to
> be used as part of rendering the output, then you should be using
> get_template_part(). If the template part file is in a subdirectory, then
> you should be using locate_template().
>
> If you're including a functional file (generally speaking, anything
> included inside of functions.php), then you should be using include() or
> require(), as appropriate. (Though it's probably *okay* to use
> locate_template() in this context; I'm not sure what benefit there would
> be.)
>
> Chip
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:17 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
>
>> I will answer in the order which it was received ;)
>>
>>  *CSS3 Properties*
>>
>> background: -moz-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
>> background: -o-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
>> background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#252525),
>> to(#0a0a0a));
>> background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
>> -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
>> -moz-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
>>
>> etc....
>>
>> *Q#1:* Will these be "OK" in the Theme Validation process ?
>> Yes.
>>
>> *require_once / include_once vs locate_template( array( 'file.php' ),
>> true, false );*
>> Hopefully Otto will not mind. This is what I've learned from him:
>> *Instead of doing require's, consider using locate_template. This would
>> allow child themes to override anything you're requiring.*
>>
>> *Q#2:* Can i use require_once instead of locate_template ?
>> Yes
>>
>> *Q#3: *What is requirement of submitting Child Themes, if the parent is
>> already approved in the WordPress Free Themes directory ?
>> No support for Child Themes as yet. (last time I was informed that is)
>>
>>
>>
>> ----
>> *Emil Uzelac* | ThemeID | T: 224-444-0006 | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E:
>> emil at themeid.com | http://themeid.com
>>  Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert
>> Einstein
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:08 AM, Qamar Ashraf <life.object at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I am working on my new version of theme. Please help me about,
>>>
>>> *CSS3 Properties*
>>>
>>> background: -moz-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
>>> background: -o-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
>>> background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#252525),
>>> to(#0a0a0a));
>>> background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
>>> -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
>>> -moz-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
>>>
>>> etc....
>>>
>>> *Q#1:* Will these be "OK" in the Theme Validation process ?
>>>
>>> *require_once / include_once vs locate_template( array( 'file.php' ),
>>> true, false );*
>>>
>>> *Q#2:* Can i use require_once instead of locate_template ?
>>>
>>> *Q#3: *What is requirement of submitting Child Themes, if the parent is
>>> already approved in the WordPress Free Themes directory ?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>> Qamar Ashraf
>>> www.tutorialchip.com
>>> @lifeobject
>>>
>>>
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Regards
Qamar Ashraf
www.tutorialchip.com
@lifeobject1
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