Getting Started with Silk 4

Watch my latest video tutorial to learn more about the many new features in Silk 4.1! This 25 minute Quicktime movie provides you one on one demonstrations for many of Silk’s new features, color pickers, and theme variations. This Quicktime movie weighs in at 122 Mb, but it provides a wealth of information about my Silk 4.1 RapidWeaver theme.

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Silk has gone horizontal!

Many of my Silk customers have requested a new version of my Silk theme that implements a second horizontal menu where the breadcrumbs currently are displayed in the regular Silk theme. I have listened to your requests, and today I have released a new theme mod for Silk 4.1 that implements a second horizontal menu replacing the breadcrumb bar. The breadcrumbs are relocated in the website footer. This theme mod does not affect my regular Silk 4.1 theme. This theme mod is provided as an optional, separate and individual theme file with every Silk purchase. This theme mod includes everything the regular Silk theme provides along with a second horizontal menu.

How can you get this theme mod?

This is a free theme mod for all Silk customers. If you have purchased Silk in the past, you can use my contact form to request this theme mod, and I will personally deliver it to you via email. This theme mod will come bundled with all future Silk purchases.

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Silk 4.1 Update Released

I have released Silk 4.1. This is a free update for existing Silk users, and it remedies several issues that were found in Silk 4.0. Improvements in this update are:

• Fixed “jumping” in site header that occurred during page load
• Re-implemented header “shine” as was present in Silk 3
• HTML ordered and unordered lists in sidebar now display as expected in IE6
• Added new color picker to control breadcrumb bar background-color
• Added new theme variation to control opacity of breadcrumb bar background-color
• Added new theme variation to disable shadow in site header that overlays the main menu tabs
• Added Verdana to font theme variation

Silk 4.1 Available Now for only USD $19.95!

You can purchase Silk 4.1 now on my online store.

Free Update

This is a free update for existing Silk users. If you have purchased Silk in the past, you will receive an email within 3 days with a download link for Silk 4.1. If you do not receive an email within 3 days, please send me an email with your name, email, and your PayPal / Google Checkout transaction id.

Silk 4.1 Horizontal Menu Theme Mod

I will also be releasing a theme mod for Silk 4.1 this weekend that will implement a second horizontal menu level where the breadcrumbs currently reside. The breadcrumb links will be shifted to the footer. This will not affect my current Silk theme. This theme mod will be provided as a separate and independent theme file with all Silk purchases. For all customers who have already purchased Silk, I will not be sending an email with a new download link. Since only a minority of my Silk customers have requested this mod, I ask that anyone interested in this theme mod email me directly using my contact form.

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Silk 4.1

I am preparing a small update for Silk 4 that will be released this week. This update will address several remaining issues with my Silk theme. This will be a free update. The changes in Silk 4.1 are:

• Fixed "jumping" issue in site header on page load
• Re-implemented header “shine” as was present in Silk 3
• Sidebar menu now displays correctly in IE6
• You can now control breadcrumbs background-color with a color picker
• You can now control breadcrumbs background-color opacity with theme variation
• Added Verdana font to "Font" theme variations

Modernity

I am also preparing a small update for my Modernity theme. This update will address a potential rendering issue with the main menu in IE6. This update will also implement compatibility with certain ad blocking software. This will be a free update.

My Next Theme is Coming!

My next RapidWeaver theme is called “Apples to Oranges”. While leading the Mac User Group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, my partner (Justin Fleming) and I created a custom RapidWeaver theme for our own use. I will be releasing this really cool RapidWeaver theme to the public in the coming weeks. More information will be released soon. Stay tuned!

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I have launched Silk 4! This is the result of several months’ hard work. I have re-coded my Silk theme from the ground up to implement many new and much-requested features. This is a FREE upgrade for existing Silk users. Read more to see new features and important upgrade information! Read More...

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