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Disciple is almost ready to be released, and I think I'll go ahead and release the iNove style that I have been using on my main blog sometime tonight or this weekend when I get the chance. The iNove style is a bit of a BFD because it's my first attempt at forcing a WordPress style to work with the Professional Template Set from Movable Type Pro.
Now, WRT Disciple, there is a catch. To use it properly, you'll have to edit your classic template a little. I'm going to do my damnedest to figure out how many changes are required and update the Disciple entry to explain how to do that so that even a total newbie won't be lost. Probably based on screenshots or something.
As time has gone on, I've come to accept that sometimes people will have to change their templates to make these styles look the way they are supposed to look. Still, that's probably easier for a lot of people than installing plugins on MT or dropping in new WordPress themes on a self-hosted site.
Now, WRT Disciple, there is a catch. To use it properly, you'll have to edit your classic template a little. I'm going to do my damnedest to figure out how many changes are required and update the Disciple entry to explain how to do that so that even a total newbie won't be lost. Probably based on screenshots or something.
As time has gone on, I've come to accept that sometimes people will have to change their templates to make these styles look the way they are supposed to look. Still, that's probably easier for a lot of people than installing plugins on MT or dropping in new WordPress themes on a self-hosted site.
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Problems with the repository
I have seen problems, and others have verified having them, with the StyleCatcher repository that I created for these styles. After some investigation, I have discovered what the problem is, and it's a matter of some of the styles are just too big for StyleCatcher. By default, it'll only download about 100kb of data, and some of these styles are a few hundred kilobytes. So for now, the work around is to manually install these styles. To your right, you will notice a download link which should have most, if not all, of the styles in it. It's pretty big, but it contains about 20 some styles.
If StyleCatcher is not updated to be able to handle bigger styles, then at some point, when I get a chance, I'll patch it and upload my forked version here.
If StyleCatcher is not updated to be able to handle bigger styles, then at some point, when I get a chance, I'll patch it and upload my forked version here.
