There are some specific tasks here but I"m not completely sure what all of them are.

1) We need to document the new way of writing theme engines -- it's extremely different now.
2) We need to document how .theme files need to register their functions (or just cut & paste the discovery function, which is the easiest way).
3) We need to document how themes can use templates or functions and why they might choose one over another.

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merlinofchaos’s picture

merlinofchaos commented

The issue for the theme registry is: http://drupal.org/node/130987

kbahey’s picture

kbahey commented

I added some basic information on this in the updating modules from 5.x to 6.x handbook page.

http://drupal.org/node/114774#theme_registry

dvessel’s picture

dvessel commented

I'll be working on this in a scratch site provided by sepeck. Think the whole theming handbook needs a revamp. I'm in the planning stages and will create issues as I get things sorted.

I'll bounce around ideas with anyone interested.

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senpai commented

Subscribing.

senpai’s picture

senpai commented

@Merlinofchaos: Where can I find the CVS documentation you've already put into this patch? It doesn't seem to be linked from the original issue page.

merlinofchaos’s picture

merlinofchaos commented

That's all on api.drupal.org -- look up hook_theme() and theme() and also there's that page I recently stuck in the module developer's guide as well.

add1sun’s picture

add1sun commented
Component: Customization and Theming Guide » New documentation
Status: Active » Fixed

Theme guide for 6 documents the new theme system quite well so we can probably close this now.

Anonymous’s picture

Anonymous (not verified) commented
Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.