Update of /cvsroot/php-blog/serendipity/templates
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv11021
Modified Files:
HOWTO
Log Message:
- Emphasize that you should NOT just copy the images from the default folder
- Explain something about /img and /img/emoticons
Index: HOWTO
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RCS file: /cvsroot/php-blog/serendipity/templates/HOWTO,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
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--- HOWTO 2 Apr 2004 08:32:52 -0000 1.4
+++ HOWTO 25 Aug 2004 22:00:44 -0000 1.5
@@ -20,5 +20,17 @@
If this file exists (no matter what its contents) the template will not
be available to be chosen. Remove the file to test and work on the template.
-Generally you can just copy the default folder and name it something else.
-Thereby you have a basis for a new theme and can now begin to modify the default theme to your liking.
+* /img
+ This folder contains images unique to the individual theme.
+ It is NOT advised for a theme to contain images which is not unique to that theme.
+ Images from the default theme are used as fallback if the image cannot be found in the active template.
+
+* /img/emoticons
+ This folder contains the unique emoticons for the individual theme, these images are used by the emoticon plugin.
+ It is NOT advised for a theme to contain emoticons which is not unique to that theme.
+ Emoticons from the default theme are used as fallback if the image for that emoticon cannot be found in the active template.
+
+
+Generally you can just copy the layout.php, style.css and info.css files from the default folder to a newly created folder of your choice -
+Thereby you have a basis for a new theme and can now begin to modify the this theme to your liking and slowly start copying
+images from the default folder to your new folder as you find the need for them to change to fit your style.
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