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I'm not sure if what I figured out while experimenting with installing my "own theme" in the process of figuring out how Drupal works - but this may be the quirk...
No matter what I did (name the info file mythemename.info or just "mythemename" not did not work whether I had the theme file in either C:\wamp\www\Drupal\themes or ...sites\all\themes)
I was confused by the fact that if I tried to create an info file from scratch using wordpad or note... that the file type was always "text file". SOOOOO - I dragged and dropped a copy of the pushbutton theme INFO file into my theme folder (within sites\all\themes) and then used word pad to edit that as needed... the bottom line being the file type needs to be INFO and no matter what I did - I could not get that to occur... other than taking an existing INFO file and using that as a model...
THis may be the fix you need - try this:
1- Copy pushbutton or someother theme INFO file into you art4green folder
2 - Use wordpad to open BOTH pushbutton and art4green info files
3 - Select all and delete the contents of pushbutton
4 - Select all of art4green and paste into pushbutton
5 - Delete or rename the art4green info to art4greenorig (just to cover yourself if this doesnt work)
6 - Save the modified pushbutton (which now contains the art4green stuff)
7 - End both Wordpad sessions
8 - Rename the modified pusbutton to art4green (or whatever the name of the theme is)
9 - go to Admin - site config - performance and clear the cache
10 - go to admin - site bld - themes and list.... it should appear in your theme list...
I'm afraid to say that this is not the same problem. I think the issue on your end is that you simply are not saving your document with the proper extension. Try this:
1. Open Notepad
2. Type whatever you need
3. Select Save-As
4. Change the File Type to *.* (ALL)
5. Save your file as whatever.info
Voila, you have a .info file.
If you get confused with file extensions, and even if you don't get confused, it is generally much easier to work on the computer with "hide known file extensions" turned off. I think you can access this by going to Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> Uncheck the "hide known file extensions" box. These instructions might not be exact as I don't use Windows, but should be close enough to find them.
ah - step 4 is the prob --- I was aware of file extensions etc - but did not realize I was shooting myself in the foot that way - also not aware of the ability to "hide known file extensions"... or not
I tried to use this theme in http://d-theme.com/art4_green. I found a few errors as described on the page, created a .info file and repaired the page.tpl.php file. They are both in a zip file on the page. The theme validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict with the repairs. Is anyone maintaining this theme?
Comments
Comment #1
Linuxluver commentedI have the same problem. I've installed the theme, but it isn't visible and can't be used with Drupal 6.1.
Comment #2
toddchris commentedSame here. Was this tested?
Comment #3
kcraven commentedI also have the same issue. Has anyone successfully added this theme to 6.1?
Comment #4
sykic commentedsame problem
Comment #5
scd8418 commentedSame problem. It's missing the .info file if that helps.
Comment #6
aseretni commentedSame probleme, please some body know the solution.
Thanks in advanve.
Comment #7
int commentedComment #8
ysda commentedSame problem...
Comment #9
beautifulLif3 commentedSame Problem
Comment #10
suvasish.manna commentedSame Prob...
Comment #11
Dave.Farrant commentedIt's simply a missing .info file. The theme isn't complete for Drupal 6.x.
Comment #12
Avitohol commentedThen why is it posted as Recommended for 6.x?
When could we expect it finished?
Comment #13
kojow7 commentedSame problem here. This theme does not work in 6.3
Comment #14
mainframejock commentedI'm not sure if what I figured out while experimenting with installing my "own theme" in the process of figuring out how Drupal works - but this may be the quirk...
No matter what I did (name the info file mythemename.info or just "mythemename" not did not work whether I had the theme file in either C:\wamp\www\Drupal\themes or ...sites\all\themes)
I was confused by the fact that if I tried to create an info file from scratch using wordpad or note... that the file type was always "text file". SOOOOO - I dragged and dropped a copy of the pushbutton theme INFO file into my theme folder (within sites\all\themes) and then used word pad to edit that as needed... the bottom line being the file type needs to be INFO and no matter what I did - I could not get that to occur... other than taking an existing INFO file and using that as a model...
THis may be the fix you need - try this:
1- Copy pushbutton or someother theme INFO file into you art4green folder
2 - Use wordpad to open BOTH pushbutton and art4green info files
3 - Select all and delete the contents of pushbutton
4 - Select all of art4green and paste into pushbutton
5 - Delete or rename the art4green info to art4greenorig (just to cover yourself if this doesnt work)
6 - Save the modified pushbutton (which now contains the art4green stuff)
7 - End both Wordpad sessions
8 - Rename the modified pusbutton to art4green (or whatever the name of the theme is)
9 - go to Admin - site config - performance and clear the cache
10 - go to admin - site bld - themes and list.... it should appear in your theme list...
Please let me know if that helps.
Cheers
Charlie
Comment #15
kojow7 commentedHi mainframejock,
I'm afraid to say that this is not the same problem. I think the issue on your end is that you simply are not saving your document with the proper extension. Try this:
1. Open Notepad
2. Type whatever you need
3. Select Save-As
4. Change the File Type to *.* (ALL)
5. Save your file as whatever.info
Voila, you have a .info file.
If you get confused with file extensions, and even if you don't get confused, it is generally much easier to work on the computer with "hide known file extensions" turned off. I think you can access this by going to Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> Uncheck the "hide known file extensions" box. These instructions might not be exact as I don't use Windows, but should be close enough to find them.
Comment #16
mainframejock commentedah - step 4 is the prob --- I was aware of file extensions etc - but did not realize I was shooting myself in the foot that way - also not aware of the ability to "hide known file extensions"... or not
thanks for the reply
Cheers
Charlie
Comment #17
peterx commentedI tried to use this theme in http://d-theme.com/art4_green. I found a few errors as described on the page, created a .info file and repaired the page.tpl.php file. They are both in a zip file on the page. The theme validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict with the repairs. Is anyone maintaining this theme?