FP 2003 and theme thumbnails

[Charles]

I've googled the heck out of this and checked the MSKB, but have turned up
empty (unless I'm using the wrong keywords).

I recently installed FP 2003. I also loaded some 3rd party themes from
theme-pak.
When browsing the themes, I don't see any preview/thumbnail of the theme
itself. I can see the name, a box, and a message (in the box) that says 'No
Preview Available'.
However, all the themes that come with FP are viewable, and after I 'alter'
the 3rd party theme, I can see a preview.

Is there a setting within FP that's not allowing the generation of
'un-altered' 3rd party themes, or perhaps a permission setting?

System is Win2K SP4.

TIA

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

1. The themes you are using, have they been designed for FP2003, however
based on what you wrote, I would think not.

2. When you modify the theme and save it, FP is now saving it in the correct
format with a Preview.

The method by which theme are designed and handled in FP2003 is different
from FP2002.
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[Stefan B Rusynko]

It's not a setting, but a process you need to go thru to update older themes and let FP2003 generate the newly added preview image
(THMBNAIL.PNG)
See http://sbrenjoy.bizland.com/frontpage/themes/newthemes.html
- if does require going thru the same steps as customizing a theme

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| I've googled the heck out of this and checked the MSKB, but have turned up
| empty (unless I'm using the wrong keywords).
|
| I recently installed FP 2003. I also loaded some 3rd party themes from
| theme-pak.
| When browsing the themes, I don't see any preview/thumbnail of the theme
| itself. I can see the name, a box, and a message (in the box) that says 'No
| Preview Available'.
| However, all the themes that come with FP are viewable, and after I 'alter'
| the 3rd party theme, I can see a preview.
|
| Is there a setting within FP that's not allowing the generation of
| 'un-altered' 3rd party themes, or perhaps a permission setting?
|
| System is Win2K SP4.
|
| TIA
|
|

 

[Charles]

That's what I figured it would be.
I will live with no preview... as I have about 400 themes!
At least I wasn't going nuts. Thank you for that link. Very informative and
made the problem understandable.
Thanks for the quick reply.

Charles

It's not a setting, but a process you need to go thru to update older

themes and let FP2003 generate the newly added preview image

 

[Charles]

Yes, they are older theme versions. Stefan provided a link to some
information about this problem. Thanks for the help, and the quick reply!

Charles