Hi Janet, Thank you for the advice. I'll give it a try.
- - - Steve On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Janet Sullivan <jmsulliva...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Stephen: > > I'm using a "son of yoothemes" template, that also uses the Warp > framework. In order for the "styles" folder to work, > you need to duplicate the "empty-style" folder in the framework, rename it > to something - (like my_custom_styles) then > ftp my-custom-styles to the Styles folder within the template folder, and > it seems to work. > > > Janet Sullivan > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Stephen Britton <sbrit...@gmail.com> > *To:* NYPHP SIG: Joomla <joomla@lists.nyphp.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2012 3:37 PM > *Subject:* Re: [joomla] How hard can it be to make an override? > > I agree the new YooTheme templates undergone major changes. The 2.5 > versions are far more code heavy than 1.5. The Warp framework has added > another layer to figure out. > > I am pulling my hair out trying to make a custom background work in > Symphony. YooTheme says you can create a "styles" folder and override the > CSS, but it doesn't work. > > As for the regular HTML overrides, like com_content and com_contact, I > have noticed no or very little difference between the two. It is not a > problem. > > On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Donna Marie Vincent < > donnamarievinc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Are you speaking of template overrides? If so, which template are you > using? I noticed on the Yootheme templates the template overrides were not > where I was expecting them to be. This was a function of their warp > system, not Joomla. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Helvécio da Silva <helvecio...@gmail.com> > *To:* NYPHP SIG: Joomla <joomla@lists.nyphp.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2012 3:22 PM > *Subject:* [joomla] How hard can it be to make an override? > > I just started a project where I needed to do some overrides. > > I've been doing this for years, as it was extremaly easy find the piece of > HTML code I wanted to change, then do it, while keeping functions around. > > Now, with 2.5 it seems things have changed drastically. I cannot find the > HTML as easy as I used to. Thus, it is impossible to change things to look > like I want to. If this is true, Joomla won't be a flexible CMS as it was > before because non-programmers WON'T know what and where to change. > > As I am NOT a programmer, I'm having a hard time with this issue, that I > never had before. > > Geez... > > -- > Helvecio "Elvis" da Silva > Rio de Janeiro - Brasil - helvecio...@gmail.com > http://www.helvecio.com - http://blog.helvecio.com > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > > > -- > Stephen Britton > Technology Consultant > sbrit...@gmail.com > Twitter: @StephenBritton > ph: 914-661-0040 > > "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - > George Bernard Shaw > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > -- Stephen Britton Technology Consultant sbrit...@gmail.com Twitter: @StephenBritton ph: 914-661-0040 "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw
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