Re: [xwiki-users] new skin example

Hello Riccardo, I was actually exactly like u a month ago and now I just finished my own skin:). I will try to give u some tips that might help you with the customization. First of all use the toucan skin as its very easy to customize its style. Download firebug http://www.getfirebug.com/ to use it with firefox. Using firebug you can simply using the mouse identify the location of each element in the CSS style file. After this you will need to change in the templates for the pages but I would say start and play around with firebug and try to change the style of the skin. Feel free to ask if u have any further questions. I know its painful in the beginning but its quiet easy after that. Cheers, Hosam Original Message: Hi Riccardo, <br /> <br />riccardo grazioli wrote: <br />> Hi, <br />> I'm new to XWiki and Velocity too, <br />> I don't understand how to set a new skin by the "Edit object" page. <br />> <br />> Can anyone help me to solve this issue? At the moment I'm trying to modify the Albatross skin by css... I know there is a better way to do this... but after I've read the guide I'm not able to do. <br />> <br />> I ask if someone can explain me by example... <br />I do understand that it is not easy to understand how the whole thing <br />work! Even because many features/structures are evolving in real time. <br />But what is clear for me is that it is not a good idea to start by <br />modifying the default skin. You will frequently, and easily, achieve <br />results that you will want to conserve/use in your wiki. And it is by no <br />means easy to make an update, which is usually needed to take advantage <br />of new features, and keep track of the changes you have done in the <br />default of base skins. <br /> <br />Perhaps "Modifying a skin" in <br />http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Skins is a bit <br />messy, but it is a perfect starting point. <br /> <br />Please, what have you done and at where are you stuck? I am sure we <br />could find the right way of doing the job and modifying this reference <br />document if needed. <br /> <br />Cheers, <br /> <br />Ricardo <br /> <br />-- <br />Ricardo Rodríguez <br />Your EPEC Network ICT Team <br /> <br />_______________________________________________ <br />users mailing list <br /&gt;users(a)xwiki.org <br />http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users <br /> --