I create bookmaklet that create iGoogle theme xml for new API.
If you execute the bookmarklet in iGoogle Homepage, iGoogle theme editor area will be displayed.
iGoogle Theme Editor
javascript:var s =
document.createElement('script');s.id="igteid";s.type="text/javascript";s.src="http://igoogle-theme-editor.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/iGoogleThemeEditor/dist/ige.js?lang=en&"+new
Date().getTime();document.body.appendChild(s);void(0);
For example, execute this bookmarklet in the iGoogle page ,
then the adapted design will be cleared and changed like this image.

The iGoogle Theme editor is displayed at the left side of gadget area. If you click each link ,the edit area is displayed.


After input the data, click the create XML link. You can get iGoogle Theme XML from the textarea.

Copy the text to plain text file, and saved as XML file.
Upload the XML file to server, and check the file use this link.
http://www.google.com/ig?skin=your XML address
I create simple black and white theme using this bookmarklet.
http://www.google.com/ig?skin=http://www.chrisryu.com/data/igoogle_theme/blackandwhite.xml
If you want to register the file to contents directory, submit file to Google.

12 comments:
Hi Chris,
I'm interested in developing a theme but I'm more of a content person and not a programmer type.
Can we chat about doing a little project together?
Hi Dan T,
You want to create a iGoogle theme,using this bookmarklet or igThemer(http://hawidu.com/themes/).
If you have some questions,please write comment to this post or email to me.
I can't get this to work with safari, opera, or firefox (2.0 and 3.0) on my mac, any suggestions?
Hi aldog!
I'm sorry.
The bookmarklet link is broken.
Now the error was fixed and checked on Win :IE7/FF2 and Mac FF2/Safari.
Please try again.
ahh cool thanks chris, that was fast. It looks like it's working for me now.
Hi,
I'm having a problem--the center image is not centered. It keeps appearing aligned to the left side of the page.
Any explanation? Am I doing something wrong?
Hi David!
Thanks for your bug report.Now I fixed the bug and checked by IE7 and FF2.
Please try again.
Thanks! It's a great little app!
Does anyone know if this work for Firefox 3?
I checked on Firefox3 yesterday, and it works.
Hello! I did create an amazing iGoogle theme thanks to your help. Now I'm a bit stuck here ...
I tried many different ways to get my theme work but some how I can't get it right...
I did safe the code and now I don't now what to do next.
==> Upload the XML file to server, and check the file use this link.
http://www.google.com/ig?skin=your XML address" <=== ???
I even opened a "new project" @ Google and used TortoiseSVN and all those yadayada stuff.
I know that I do something wrong only don't know what...
Used the Google Gadget editor and safed the file as a xml. Still I see only the document-structure {http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/110031566159857467105/CateTheme.xml} and even when I use this link I don't see the theme...
What am I doing wrong????
Thank you!
Natascha
I am using mac 10.4.10 firefox & Safari. when I past the link into the address bar I only get a bunch of text. Please help.
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