/** Howto: create a StatusNet theme
 *
 * @package   StatusNet
 * @author    Sarven Capadisli <csarven@status.net>
 * @copyright 2010 StatusNet, Inc.
 * @license   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 unported
 * @link      http://status.net/
 */

== Location of key paths and files ==
<pre><nowiki>
base/css/
base/css/display.css                #layout, typography rules
base/images/                        #common icons, illustrations
base/images/icons/icons-01.png      #main icons file (combined into a single file)

default/css/
default/css/display.css             #imports the base stylesheet for layout and adds background images and colour rules
default/logo.png                    #default site logo for this theme
default/mobilelogo.png              #default logo for the mobile output
default/default-avatar-mini.png     #24x24 default avatar for minilists
default/default-avatar-stream.png   #48x48 default avatar for notice timelines
default/default-avatar-profile.png  #96x96 default avatar for the profile page
</nowiki></pre>

== How to create your own theme ==

You probably want to do one of the following:

* If you just want to change the text, link, background, content, sidebar colours, background image:
** Do this from the Admin->Design settings (recommended!). You could also create a directory and a file structure like the default theme, search and replace with your own values. This is more work, but, you can do this if you plan to make additional *minimal* changes.

* If you want to change the background images and colours:
# Create a directory and a file structure like the default theme.
# Have your stylesheet import base/css/display.css and add your own styles below. It is okay to add *minimal* changes here.

* If you want to create a different layout, typography, background images and colours:
** Create your own theme directory (base or default) with stylesheets and images like.

Finally, enable your theme by selecting it from the Admin->Design interface. You can set site's logo from here as well.