I did it! I installed esvn (http://zoneit.free.fr/esvn/) and added the
lace folder and files to the extras themes repository.  I would
appreciate it if one of you would doublecheck that I didnt destroy
everything in the process.  It *looks* ok to me, but what do i
know?  :)

On Mar 13, 2:51 pm, DazzlinDonna <[email protected]> wrote:
> I left Windows behind nearly a year ago. Running Ubuntu now.
> However...I'd be willing to bet there's a similar GUI for linux! It
> hadn't even crossed my mind to look for one.  Now I will. Off to hunt
> for a subversion gui client.  Thanks for the tip.
>
> On Mar 13, 2:40 pm, Josh Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > DazzlinDonna: What operating system do you run?
>
> > If that system is Windows, then TortoiseSVN (http://
> > tortoisesvn.tigris.org/) will give you a GUI client for subversion, as
> > well as copious documentation on using said GUI to perform all the
> > common svn ops.
>
> > I have personally never run this software, but it seems to have some
> > kind of consensus among developers who choose to use both Windows, and
> > Subversion, whatever that's worth... ;-)
>
> > -Josh
>
> > On Mar 12, 6:33 am, DazzlinDonna <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > ROTFL! Ok, great, I'll play around with those instructions and see if
> > > I can manage to avoid breaking things.  Thanks!
>
> > > On Mar 12, 7:56 am, Andy C <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I really hate to be another of those nauseating people that says "'I
> > > > have a draft called 'How to make millions, discover eternal peace and
> > > > live happily ever after' sitting in my Drafts folder but I haven't had
> > > > time to publish it due to Granny's illness and the dog eating my
> > > > homework" but I actually do have a 'Idiot's Guide to SVN' sitting in
> > > > my Drafts folder but haven't have the time to polish it off and
> > > > publish it due to Granny's illness and the dog eating my homework.
>
> > > > But basically, from memory, you create the necessary directory
> > > > structure (branches, tags, trunk) under the new plugin/theme
>
> > > > $ svn add whizzy                                                  #
> > > > Add the directory (recurses down the tree) to SVN
>
> > > > $ svn commit -m "Directory structure for whizzy plugin'              #
> > > > Commit the changes
>
> > > > Then, you add the actual files and
>
> > > > $ svn
> > > > diff                                                              #
> > > > Check the diffs are vaguely what you expect
>
> > > > $ svn commit -m 'Initial commit of whizzy plugin'   # Done. Put kettle
> > > > on.
>
> > > > You can also combine the steps into a single commit of everything.
>
> > > > On Mar 12, 12:26 pm, DazzlinDonna <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > While that primer is nice, it only deals with one half of the
> > > > > process.  Pulling data down.  It doesn't deal with pushing data up,
> > > > > which was the part that caused me to nearly faint with fear of
> > > > > destroying stuff. :)
>
> > > > > On Mar 11, 12:41 pm, Andy C <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Donna
>
> > > > > > This SVN primer may be helpful 
> > > > > > -http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/07/how-to-subversion-basics
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Andy
>
> > > > > > On Mar 11, 4:54 pm, DazzlinDonna <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Good to know. Hm, if anyone decides to walk me through the 
> > > > > > > process,
> > > > > > > I'd be happy to document it to make things easier for others in 
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > future.
>
> > > > > > > On Mar 11, 11:49 am, Sean T Evans <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > DazzlinDonna wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Ok, so, I was granted commit access to -extras...but then I 
> > > > > > > > > chickened
> > > > > > > > > out late last night.  I wasn't 100% sure of what I was doing 
> > > > > > > > > with svn,
> > > > > > > > > and despite reading very carefully to learn it, I thought it 
> > > > > > > > > best not
> > > > > > > > > to play with fire. So rather than potentially destroying 
> > > > > > > > > -extras, I
> > > > > > > > > decided not to upload the theme.
>
> > > > > > > > > Also, I'm not 100% positive that the theme is ASL, although I 
> > > > > > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > > see any actual licensing info.  Still, thought it best to 
> > > > > > > > > hesitate.
>
> > > > > > > > > So we still stand with it not uploaded because I went *bawk* 
> > > > > > > > > *bawk*!
> > > > > > > > > and chickened out.  Sorry. :(
>
> > > > > > > > Your trepidation is understandable. However there are people 
> > > > > > > > (not me!)
> > > > > > > > who can probably help walk you through it on your first try, 
> > > > > > > > and the
> > > > > > > > nice thing about SVN is that you can't "destroy" anything. 
> > > > > > > > Worst case is
> > > > > > > > that we have to revert your changes and let you try again. And 
> > > > > > > > that's a
> > > > > > > > relatively easy operation. So best of luck when you do feel 
> > > > > > > > ready.
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Sean
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