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       NameOfYourTheme/init.rb
 
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* At this point the theme should be visible and selectable in http://hda/setup?tab=themes
 
* At this point the theme should be visible and selectable in http://hda/setup?tab=themes
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* Of course, you can change the color scheme of the piecharts in init.rb also
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* The most important file in the theme is the CSS file, which contains the styling for the theme. The file is located in
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* The details of the theme can be found in the NameOfYourTheme/style.css file and of course, the images!
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      style.css
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* The rest of the theme look is determined by the images, which are referenced by the platform code
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== Old Instructions ==
 
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(to be deleted after 8/09)
 
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* Invoke the theme generator with the name as the first argument
 
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      /usr/sbin/hda-generate-theme '''NameOfYourTheme'''
 
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* The theme directory should be created at this point as '''NameOfYourTheme'''
 
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* cd into it
 
 
* The theme screenshot file should be 640x480 and is located in  
 
* The theme screenshot file should be 640x480 and is located in  
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       app/theme/theme-sshot.png
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       theme-sshot.png
 
* The theme thumbnail file should be 64x64 and is located in
 
* The theme thumbnail file should be 64x64 and is located in
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       app/theme/theme-thumb.png
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       theme-thumb.png
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* The theme icon (for the installer in MyApps page), should be 48x48, and is located
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* You can change the name of the them, and the color scheme of the piecharts in
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      app/icon.png
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       init.rb
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* The most important file in the theme is the CSS file, which contains the styling for the theme. The file is located in
 
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       app/theme/style.css
 

Revision as of 16:38, 6 July 2009

How to Create a Theme

Creating a theme is easy nowadays:

  • Pick a base theme to start with, say, BaseTheme
  • Pick a name for the new theme, let's say NameOfYourTheme
  • Copy the theme directory:
      cd /var/hda/platform/html/public/themes
      cp -a BaseTheme NameOfYourTheme
  • To change the display name of your theme to match that of the directory, edit
      NameOfYourTheme/init.rb
  • At this point the theme should be visible and selectable in http://hda/setup?tab=themes
  • The most important file in the theme is the CSS file, which contains the styling for the theme. The file is located in
     style.css
  • The rest of the theme look is determined by the images, which are referenced by the platform code
  • The theme screenshot file should be 640x480 and is located in
     theme-sshot.png
  • The theme thumbnail file should be 64x64 and is located in
     theme-thumb.png
  • You can change the name of the them, and the color scheme of the piecharts in
     init.rb
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