Create New Sharepoint Theme = HELL?

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So I’ve been working on creating a new sharepoint theme. Sounds easy right? Not. First off, I have limited access to the server that runs this existing MOSS 2007. This means that I have to figure out to not mess up or miss any of the other sites that are already created since there’s a lot of content on these sites. But then there’s the issue of creating a new “core” theme for anyone that’s an administrator to use.

I found this link on MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa979310.aspx as well as this link on http://www.sharepointblogs.com/tigirry/archive/2007/07/03/custom-site-theme-for-sharepoint-2007-moss-2007-and-wss-3-0.aspx. Both of these say the same thing, that you should be able to create a theme by creating a copy of one of the ones you want to use. I’ve attempted to do this following their instructions, but it’s really not working yet. I think the main issue is the face that Sharepoint makes a copy of skins. So in order to really affect the skin I believe you would have to modify the CORE.CSS file. Using Sharepoint Designer I was able to modify ONE site. But now, every time I try to update the CSS file called mossextension.css or theme.css the site isn’t updating.

I’ll post more when I figure out the proper solution.

— Zeus ::)
Jun 03, 2009