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= How to Create a Theme =
 
= How to Create a Theme =
  
* Pick a name for the new theme, say '''NameOfYourTheme'''
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* Pick a name for the new theme, let's say '''NameOfYourTheme'''
 
* Invoke the theme generator with the name as the first argument
 
* Invoke the theme generator with the name as the first argument
       hda-generate-theme NameOfYourTheme
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       hda-generate-theme '''NameOfYourTheme'''
* The theme directory should be as NameOfYourTheme
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* The theme directory should be created at this point as '''NameOfYourTheme'''
 
* cd into it
 
* cd into it
 
* The theme screenshot file is called app/theme/theme-sshot.png and it should be 640x480
 
* The theme screenshot file is called app/theme/theme-sshot.png and it should be 640x480

Revision as of 05:18, 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 is called app/theme/theme-sshot.png and it should be 640x480
  • The theme thumbnail file is called app/theme/theme-thumb.png and it should be 64x64
  • The theme icon (for the installer in MyApps page), is called app/icon.png and it should be 48x48
  • The most important file in the theme is the CSS file, which contains the styling for the theme. That is app/theme/style.css