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* The theme directory should be created at this point as '''NameOfYourTheme'''
 
* The theme directory should be created at this point as '''NameOfYourTheme'''
 
* cd into it
 
* cd into it
* The theme screenshot file is called
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* The theme screenshot file should be 640x480 and is located in
 
       app/theme/theme-sshot.png
 
       app/theme/theme-sshot.png
and it should be 640x480
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* The theme thumbnail file should be 64x64 and is located in
* The theme thumbnail file is called app/theme/theme-thumb.png and it should be 64x64
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      app/theme/theme-thumb.png
* The theme icon (for the installer in MyApps page), is called app/icon.png and it should be 48x48
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* The theme icon (for the installer in MyApps page), should be 48x48, and is located
* The most important file in the theme is the CSS file, which contains the styling for the theme. That is app/theme/style.css
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      app/icon.png
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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 05:22, 20 July 2008

How to Create a Theme

  • Pick a name for the new theme, let's say NameOfYourTheme
  • Invoke the theme generator with the name as the first argument
     hda-generate-theme NameOfYourTheme
  • The theme directory should be created at this point as NameOfYourTheme
  • cd into it
  • The theme screenshot file should be 640x480 and is located in
     app/theme/theme-sshot.png
  • The theme thumbnail file should be 64x64 and is located in
     app/theme/theme-thumb.png
  • The theme icon (for the installer in MyApps page), should be 48x48, and is located
     app/icon.png
  • The most important file in the theme is the CSS file, which contains the styling for the theme. The file is located in
     app/theme/style.css