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diff --git a/theme/readme.txt b/theme/readme.txt
index 335801385d0d31aa64f2fd0eebf48a6502226eb2..151b1fb71cdc8111cf7c1a03646b08d65015bc57 100644 (file)
--- a/theme/readme.txt
+++ b/theme/readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/** Howto: create a laconica theme
+/** Howto: create a statusnet theme
  *
- * @package   Laconica
+ * @package   StatusNet
  * @author Sarven Capadisli <csarven@controlyourself.ca>
  * @copyright 2009 Control Yourself, Inc.
  * @license   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
@@ -18,16 +18,21 @@ Location of key paths and files under theme/:
 ./default/images/
 
 ./base/display.css contains layout, typography rules:
-Only alter this file if you want to change the layout of the site. Please note that, any updates to this in future laconica releases may not be compatible with your version.
+Only alter this file if you want to change the layout of the site. Please note that, any updates to this in future statusnet releases may not be compatible with your version.
 
 ./default/css/display.css contains only the background images and colour rules:
 This file is a good basis for creating your own theme.
 
+Let's create a theme:
 
-1. Copy over the default theme to start off (replace 'mytheme'):
-cp -r ./default ./mytheme
+1. To start off, copy over the default theme:
+cp -r default mytheme
 
 2. Edit your mytheme stylesheet:
-nano ./mytheme/css/display.css
+nano mytheme/css/display.css
 
-3. Search and replace a colour or a path to the background image of your choice.
+a) Search and replace your colours and background images, or
+b) Create your own layout either importing a separate stylesheet (e.g., change to @import url(base.css);) or simply place it before the rest of the rules.
+
+4. Set /config.php to load 'mytheme':
+$config['site']['theme'] = 'mytheme';