Chapter 5. Applying Themes
Most websites are designed with a common look and feel in mind. After all, if you went to a site that had pages that are distinctively different from one another, you might start to wonder (probably after the second page) if you were still surfing the same website.
In this chapter, we will see how a common look and feel can be applied efficiently to an MCMS site by using themes. We will create skins and cascading style sheets and demonstrate how they work together to define the appearance of a site. Finally, we will discuss an essential customization required for themes to work correctly in an MCMS site.
Themes versus Cascading Style Sheets
The challenge of maintaining a consistent look and feel across a website is not a new one. Not too long ago, developers used cascading style sheets (CSS) to define how the site should look. The use of CSS was a step towards separating design elements from HTML. Graphic designers could work independently on the CSS file, providing...
