This is what the README.txt says in 6.x-2.9:

- if you want to change the name of the theme from 'basic' to another name like 'mytheme',
follow these steps (to do BEFORE enabling the theme) :

	- rename the theme folder to 'mytheme'
	- rename basic.info to mytheme.info
	- Edit basic.info and change the name, description, projet (can be deleted)
	- In basic.info replace [basic_block_editing] and [basic_rebuild_registry]
	  by [mytheme_block_editing] and [mytheme_rebuild_registry]
	- In template.php change each iteration of 'basic' to 'mytheme'
	- In theme-settings.php change each iteration of 'basic' to 'mytheme'

First, this part:

	- rename basic.info to mytheme.info
	- Edit basic.info and change the name, description, projet (can be deleted)
	- In basic.info replace [basic_block_editing] and [basic_rebuild_registry]
	  by [mytheme_block_editing] and [mytheme_rebuild_registry]

Wouldn't it be less confusing if the renaming was done after, like this:

	- Edit basic.info and change the name, description, project (can be deleted)
	- In basic.info replace [basic_block_editing] and [basic_rebuild_registry]
	  by [mytheme_block_editing] and [mytheme_rebuild_registry]
	- Rename basic.info to mytheme.info

And what about [basic_zen_tabs] and [basic_wireframe], shouldn't those be changed as well?

Wouldn't it be easier to just change every occurrence of basic to mytheme in basic.info, just like the recommendation for template.php and theme-settings.php?

(And btw, core = "6.x" and project = "basic" is duplicated in the basic.info, because the drupal.org packaging script adds it in the bottom.)

Comments

drupov’s picture

And what about [basic_zen_tabs] and [basic_wireframe], shouldn't those be changed as well?

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SteveK’s picture

Assigned: Unassigned » SteveK

Agreed.

How does this look for theme setting replacements?

- In basic.info, replace the following instances of "basic_" to "mytheme_"
    - [basic_zen_tabs]
    - [basic_wireframe]
    - [basic_block_editing]
    - [basic_rebuild_registry]
    - [basic_breadcrumb]
    - [basic_breadcrumb_separator]
    - [basic_breadcrumb_home]
    - [basic_breadcrumb_trailing]
    - [basic_breadcrumb_title]
SteveK’s picture

Status: Active » Fixed

fixed in newer versions.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.