From f400db5fe42e2f73ced3a21de1a1b12f5cb415a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sarven Capadisli Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:13:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Howto: create a laconica theme --- theme/readme.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 theme/readme.txt diff --git a/theme/readme.txt b/theme/readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..335801385d --- /dev/null +++ b/theme/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +/** Howto: create a laconica theme + * + * @package Laconica + * @author Sarven Capadisli + * @copyright 2009 Control Yourself, Inc. + * @license http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0 + * @link http://laconi.ca/ + */ + +Location of key paths and files under theme/: + +./base/css/ +./base/css/display.css +./base/images/ + +./default/css/ +./default/css/display.css +./default/images/ + +./base/display.css contains layout, typography rules: +Only alter this file if you want to change the layout of the site. Please note that, any updates to this in future laconica releases may not be compatible with your version. + +./default/css/display.css contains only the background images and colour rules: +This file is a good basis for creating your own theme. + + +1. Copy over the default theme to start off (replace 'mytheme'): +cp -r ./default ./mytheme + +2. Edit your mytheme stylesheet: +nano ./mytheme/css/display.css + +3. Search and replace a colour or a path to the background image of your choice.