Problems Subtheming Acquia Slate [#551986]

I'm trying to subtheme Acquia Slate, but I'm running into several snags.

I start off with just the following code in a acquia_slate_custom.info file:

name = Acquia Slate - Custom
description = Acquia Slate, customized
core = 6.x
base theme = acquia_slate

Switching to that theme then does use the .tpl.php files of acquia_slate, but not the style.css, and block regions are missing. I could proceed to copy them in to my theme, but that defeats the purpose of subtheming.

Could you offer any suggestions regarding how to subtheme acquia_slate? Or would it be better to consider this theme non-subthemable?

Thank you,
-david

Comments

Comment #1

macmladen commented 29 August 2009 at 04:53

Version:

6.x-1.4

» 6.x-2.x-dev

I ran into same problem.

As a matter of fact, I ran into this problem with other sites also having special theme hooks: subtheming just don't work.

I could be wrong or missing something, but I think that subtheming is either not finished in Drupal (or just barely started) or its' documentation is lacking (or is not straightforward).

Therefore, my success in subthemnig is very low.

I would like to see some subtheming example along with theme that inherits nearly all properties from main theme yet it is completely different in appearance like White Slate.

If anyone can help with such example, I would be more than gratefull.