[sims] SLG Themes

[SHimmer45]

anyone had any luck with editing or creating any of the default SLG themes provided by there LEA's?

 

as i would like to change colours to bring the gateway into line with the colour of the website and existing moodle VLE.

[CAM]

I worked with the LEA to make their themes for SLG. Set yourself plenty of time aside and ensure you have good knowledge of CSS before you start.

 

The tools I used were notepad++ to edit, IE8 to view the pages and it's developer tools to identify which CSS entry applies to which element on the page. And it's a total maze.

 

Best starter point is Heather Soloman's blog at Heather Solomon - MVP, WSS - SharePoint 2007 Branding and Design

[jamesb]

I worked with the LEA to make their themes for SLG. Set yourself plenty of time aside and ensure you have good knowledge of CSS before you start.

 

The tools I used were notepad++ to edit, IE8 to view the pages and it's developer tools to identify which CSS entry applies to which element on the page. And it's a total maze.

 

You can see the results quicker by loading up SharePoint Designer and opening the active theme file (it'll be in the site folder structure, under _layouts/themes if I remember correctly, and named with the first few letters of the theme name plus a string of numbers). Then you can see any modifications instantly with a reload of the page (not refresh) rather than having to do an iisreset each time.

 

Best starter point is Heather Soloman's blog at Heather Solomon - MVP, WSS - SharePoint 2007 Branding and Design

[vikpaw]

If you get desperate and or run out of time, Capita were offering to customise your theme/look/feel for a tidy little fee a while back.

[SHimmer45]

i dont believe i have access to the layouts folder to actually drop anything into it, looks like i will be contacting capita/LEA to see what they can offer.

[Ace1742334984]

i dont believe i have access to the layouts folder to actually drop anything into it, looks like i will be contacting capita/LEA to see what they can offer.

 

If you are 'Hosted' you won't have access to the folders, I do believe there is nothing to stop you developing a theme outside the SLG and then have Capita upload/install it for you.

[PhilNeal]

We do provide this for hosted schools so it is possible - I'd say essential really to get the school customised look.

[SHimmer45]

ok thanks for the information all.