[Skins] Making your own skin for Cotonti {musiconly}

Skin creation covered

Trustmaster	#1 30. Juli 2009, 22:09
Administrators Thanked: 263 mal	This one is a really big thing because we need to teach people how to make templates and skins for Cotonti. Category: Skins Type(s): Tutorial, HOWTO (a screencast would be great but quite long, LOL) Language(s): English (others are optional) Contents: Where to start (copying good stuff from existing skins) A brief guide to XTemplate Making your own header/footer templates Customizing CSS files Going deeper: write your own templates for standard modules Even deeper: customizing plugin templates to match your skin Deeper than the deep: Admin panel layout made yourself Skin language files and translations Adding fancy JavaScript FX to your layouts Please post below if you want to write the article and what languages you will cover. Suggestions are also possible. May the Source be with you!
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Trustmaster (am 31. Juli 2009, 17:58, vor 14 Jahre) bearbeitet

Trustmaster

#1 30. Juli 2009, 22:09

This one is a really big thing because we need to teach people how to make templates and skins for Cotonti.

Category: Skins
Type(s): Tutorial, HOWTO (a screencast would be great but quite long, LOL)
Language(s): English (others are optional)

Contents:

Where to start (copying good stuff from existing skins)
A brief guide to XTemplate
Making your own header/footer templates
Customizing CSS files
Going deeper: write your own templates for standard modules
Even deeper: customizing plugin templates to match your skin
Deeper than the deep: Admin panel layout made yourself
Skin language files and translations
Adding fancy JavaScript FX to your layouts

Please post below if you want to write the article and what languages you will cover. Suggestions are also possible.

May the Source be with you!

Dieser Beitrag wurde von Trustmaster (am 31. Juli 2009, 17:58, vor 14 Jahre) bearbeitet

musiconly	#2 31. Juli 2009, 16:37
Contributors	Ok, one thing. I'd be willing to take this one. I have an idea how to do it, and I think I could explain those 9 chapters. BUT, if someone more experienced (one of the designers, dot, sergeich, stam or anyone else) would like to do this, I'd be happy to leave it to him - he might now some tricks I don't know

Trustmaster	#3 31. Juli 2009, 17:57
Administrators Thanked: 263 mal	It's not a problem - once article is written it can be edited/extended by others. So I bind this one to you May the Source be with you!

musiconly	#4 1. August 2009, 06:30
Contributors	I submited the first part. Please check for errors/outdated things, etc. I have to split it in more pages, because it will be too long for a one page. This is basically just info from neocrome.net about general things, the first real thing should be done tomorrow. Added 17 hours 59 minutes later: Added XTemplate overview. This was probably the hardest part for me, because I had to find all the info regarding the new XTemplate. So please correct if something is wrong. I hope to add another doc tomorrow.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von musiconly (am 2. August 2009, 00:30, vor 14 Jahre) bearbeitet

musiconly

#4 1. August 2009, 06:30

Contributors

I submited the first part. Please check for errors/outdated things, etc.

I have to split it in more pages, because it will be too long for a one page.

This is basically just info from neocrome.net about general things, the first real thing should be done tomorrow.

Added 17 hours 59 minutes later:

Added XTemplate overview.

This was probably the hardest part for me, because I had to find all the info regarding the new XTemplate. So please correct if something is wrong.

I hope to add another doc tomorrow.

Dieser Beitrag wurde von musiconly (am 2. August 2009, 00:30, vor 14 Jahre) bearbeitet

Trustmaster	#5 2. August 2009, 15:38
Administrators Thanked: 263 mal	Good job! XTemplate guide needs some corrections, see my comment there. May the Source be with you!

musiconly	#6 2. August 2009, 20:26
Contributors	Updated! The {FILE "skins/sed-light/mytext.tpl"} will be described in next tutorial, along with some graphic. Please, don't hesitate to correct me if something is explained wrong BTW, can you check this out? http://www.cotonti.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=3110&n=last#bottom Added 4 hours 13 minutes later: Another one finished. "Including HTML files in skin files and pages"
Contributors	Dieser Beitrag wurde von musiconly (am 3. August 2009, 00:42, vor 14 Jahre) bearbeitet

Trustmaster	#7 3. August 2009, 14:48
Administrators Thanked: 263 mal	Great! May the Source be with you!

musiconly	#8 4. August 2009, 22:23
Contributors	"Skin language files and translations" done. I caught some cold so it has slowed me down a bit, hopefully I'll do another one by tonight.

Trustmaster	#9 4. August 2009, 23:16
Administrators Thanked: 263 mal	Truthfully I didn't expect you're so good at writing tutorials, now that I'm amazed by your great work. Take care! May the Source be with you!

musiconly	#10 13. August 2009, 19:30
Contributors	I'm on vacation from 14.08. 'til 1.9. When I come back I'll finish the last few parts of this tutorial series. Enjoy it while I'm gone

Trustmaster	#11 13. August 2009, 21:28
Administrators Thanked: 263 mal	We're looking forward to these amazing series to continue. Have a nice time there! May the Source be with you!

pieter	#12 13. August 2009, 21:41
Team Thanked: 9 mal	Nice Job, I will translate them to Dutch. Have a nice holiday and enjoy it. ... can we help you ...