RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-09 Thread Paul Turner 
Have you checked all the paths in the theme... you cannot really use relative 
paths because you don't know how deep the site will be in the site structure.

i.e. having an image like this:won't work 
when the site is more than one level down.

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From: ozmoss@ozmoss.com [ozm...@ozmoss.com] On Behalf Of Ajay 
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Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 8:53 AM
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Subject: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site 
collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.

If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but does 
not apply it.

Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only team 
site ones do not.

Can anyone help how to fix this.


Thanks
A


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RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-09 Thread Paul Noone 
Hi Ajay,

Team Site is not a publishing template. Is it using a different master page by 
any chance? Reason I ask is because I intentionally remove the theme tag from 
my custom master pages to prevent use of them.

Regards,

Paul
Online Developer, ICT
CEO Sydney

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Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 9:23 AM
To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com
Subject: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site 
collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.

If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but does 
not apply it.

Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only team 
site ones do not.

Can anyone help how to fix this.


Thanks
A

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Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-09 Thread Sezai Komur 
That is probably it, when you create a new Team Site it doesn't have the
custom Master Page applied by default. You might be able to navigate to the
home page of the site collection and re-apply your custom Master and select
it to be inherited by all subsites which might switch it for the team sites
and solve the problem.

Sezai.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Paul Noone <
paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au> wrote:

>  Hi Ajay,
>
>
>
> Team Site is not a publishing template. Is it using a different master page
> by any chance? Reason I ask is because I intentionally remove the theme tag
> from my custom master pages to prevent use of them.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> Online Developer, ICT
> CEO Sydney
>
>
>
> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Ajay
> *Sent:* Friday, 10 July 2009 9:23 AM
> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
> *Subject:* Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>
>
>
> I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site
> collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.
>
> If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but
> does not apply it.
>
> Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only
> team site ones do not.
>
> Can anyone help how to fix this.
>
>
> Thanks
> A
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Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-09 Thread Ajay 
Cheers, will check this.



On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Paul Noone <
paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au> wrote:

>  Hi Ajay,
>
>
>
> Team Site is not a publishing template. Is it using a different master page
> by any chance? Reason I ask is because I intentionally remove the theme tag
> from my custom master pages to prevent use of them.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> Online Developer, ICT
> CEO Sydney
>
>
>
> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Ajay
> *Sent:* Friday, 10 July 2009 9:23 AM
> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
> *Subject:* Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>
>
>
> I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site
> collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.
>
> If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but
> does not apply it.
>
> Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only
> team site ones do not.
>
> Can anyone help how to fix this.
>
>
> Thanks
> A
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Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-12 Thread Ajay 
This is not for My sites but other sites using different templates.
Can you please elaborate little on custom site definition..

This is for client of mine and they are building intranet on their own.. am
not sure if they will have skills to create custom site defs..

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Paul Noone <
paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au> wrote:

>  And by “new sites” do you mean My Sites (which are created automatically
> using the default template) or user-created sites via newsbweb.aspx?
>
>
>
> If you’re referring to the latter than you could provide one or more custom
> site definitions globally and just insist that they use it.
>
>
>
> e.g.
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> Online Developer, ICT
> CEO Sydney
>
>
>
> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Ajay
> *Sent:* Monday, 13 July 2009 12:25 PM
> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
> *Subject:* Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>
>
>
> Hi Paul/Sezai,
>
> This worked fine and we could retrofit the theme to sites already created.
>
> Now the next question/problem is
>
> how to get new sites to default to the correct theme,  as some users are
> allowed to create sites (because they wont have the understanding or
> permissions to go and edit master page settings).
>
> On the page that sets the master page, the tick box to enable all child
> sites to inherit the master page does not stay ticked. When you navigate
> away from the page then re-open it, the settings have “undone” themselves –
> hence new sites don’t inherit the settings.
>
> How can I make sure these settings stay ticked?
>
> Thanks
> Ajay
>
>  On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Ajay  wrote:
>
> Cheers, will check this.
>
>
>   On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Paul Noone <
> paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au> wrote:
>
>  Hi Ajay,
>
>
>
> Team Site is not a publishing template. Is it using a different master page
> by any chance? Reason I ask is because I intentionally remove the theme tag
> from my custom master pages to prevent use of them.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> Online Developer, ICT
> CEO Sydney
>
>
>
> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Ajay
> *Sent:* Friday, 10 July 2009 9:23 AM
>
>
> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
> *Subject:* Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>
>
>
> I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site
> collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.
>
> If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but
> does not apply it.
>
> Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only
> team site ones do not.
>
> Can anyone help how to fix this.
>
>
> Thanks
> A
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RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-12 Thread Paul Culmsee 
For me, a stapled feature to an OOTB def for auto-theming is the lesser evil
or a complete custom site def. I know someone who wrote a feature to do this
but I'm not sure if he released it. Ping me privately if it is of interest
and I will ask my friend. 

 

(In fact this example was how I learned how feature stapling worked)

 

From: ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] On Behalf Of Paul Noone
Sent: Monday, 13 July 2009 10:50 AM
To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com
Subject: RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

 

Create a site definition feature to provide master page and CSS overrides or
use feature stapling to apply the theme.

 

This link describes how to affect look-and-feel for new and existing sites
using a feature. Themes are just whack, I'm afraid. J

 

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mirjam/archive/2008/02/22/customizing-the-my-
site-look-and-feel.aspx

 

Sadly there is no SiteCreated event you can harness, that I am aware of,
otherwise a simple event receiver could be written?

 

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Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-12 Thread Ajay 
Hi Paul/Sezai,

This worked fine and we could retrofit the theme to sites already created.

Now the next question/problem is

how to get new sites to default to the correct theme,  as some users are
allowed to create sites (because they wont have the understanding or
permissions to go and edit master page settings).

On the page that sets the master page, the tick box to enable all child
sites to inherit the master page does not stay ticked. When you navigate
away from the page then re-open it, the settings have “undone” themselves –
hence new sites don’t inherit the settings.

How can I make sure these settings stay ticked?

Thanks
Ajay


On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Ajay  wrote:

> Cheers, will check this.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Paul Noone <
> paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Ajay,
>>
>>
>>
>> Team Site is not a publishing template. Is it using a different master
>> page by any chance? Reason I ask is because I intentionally remove the theme
>> tag from my custom master pages to prevent use of them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> Online Developer, ICT
>> CEO Sydney
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Ajay
>> *Sent:* Friday, 10 July 2009 9:23 AM
>> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
>> *Subject:* Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>>
>>
>>
>> I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site
>> collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.
>>
>> If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but
>> does not apply it.
>>
>> Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only
>> team site ones do not.
>>
>> Can anyone help how to fix this.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> A
>>  --
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RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-12 Thread Paul Noone 
Create a site definition feature to provide master page and CSS overrides or 
use feature stapling to apply the theme.

This link describes how to affect look-and-feel for new and existing sites 
using a feature. Themes are just whack, I'm afraid. :)

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mirjam/archive/2008/02/22/customizing-the-my-site-look-and-feel.aspx

Sadly there is no SiteCreated event you can harness, that I am aware of, 
otherwise a simple event receiver could be written?

From: ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] On Behalf Of Ajay
Sent: Monday, 13 July 2009 12:25 PM
To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com
Subject: Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

Hi Paul/Sezai,

This worked fine and we could retrofit the theme to sites already created.

Now the next question/problem is

how to get new sites to default to the correct theme,  as some users are  
allowed to create sites (because they wont have the understanding or 
permissions to go and edit master page settings).

On the page that sets the master page, the tick box to enable all child sites 
to inherit the master page does not stay ticked. When you navigate away from 
the page then re-open it, the settings have "undone" themselves - hence new 
sites don't inherit the settings.

How can I make sure these settings stay ticked?

Thanks
Ajay

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Ajay 
mailto:akhanna...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Cheers, will check this.


On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Paul Noone 
mailto:paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au>> 
wrote:

Hi Ajay,



Team Site is not a publishing template. Is it using a different master page by 
any chance? Reason I ask is because I intentionally remove the theme tag from 
my custom master pages to prevent use of them.



Regards,

Paul

Online Developer, ICT
CEO Sydney



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Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 9:23 AM

To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com<mailto:ozmoss@ozmoss.com>
Subject: Custom theme not inheriting on team site



I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site 
collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.

If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but does 
not apply it.

Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only team 
site ones do not.

Can anyone help how to fix this.


Thanks
A



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RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-12 Thread Paul Noone 
And by "new sites" do you mean My Sites (which are created automatically using 
the default template) or user-created sites via newsbweb.aspx?

If you're referring to the latter than you could provide one or more custom 
site definitions globally and just insist that they use it.

e.g.

[cid:image001.jpg@01CA03B8.D3B32800]

Regards,

Paul
Online Developer, ICT
CEO Sydney

From: ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] On Behalf Of Ajay
Sent: Monday, 13 July 2009 12:25 PM
To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com
Subject: Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

Hi Paul/Sezai,

This worked fine and we could retrofit the theme to sites already created.

Now the next question/problem is

how to get new sites to default to the correct theme,  as some users are  
allowed to create sites (because they wont have the understanding or 
permissions to go and edit master page settings).

On the page that sets the master page, the tick box to enable all child sites 
to inherit the master page does not stay ticked. When you navigate away from 
the page then re-open it, the settings have "undone" themselves - hence new 
sites don't inherit the settings.

How can I make sure these settings stay ticked?

Thanks
Ajay

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Ajay 
mailto:akhanna...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Cheers, will check this.


On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Paul Noone 
mailto:paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au>> 
wrote:

Hi Ajay,



Team Site is not a publishing template. Is it using a different master page by 
any chance? Reason I ask is because I intentionally remove the theme tag from 
my custom master pages to prevent use of them.



Regards,

Paul

Online Developer, ICT
CEO Sydney



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[mailto:ozmoss@ozmoss.com<mailto:ozmoss@ozmoss.com>] On Behalf Of Ajay
Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 9:23 AM

To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com<mailto:ozmoss@ozmoss.com>
Subject: Custom theme not inheriting on team site



I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site 
collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.

If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but does 
not apply it.

Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only team 
site ones do not.

Can anyone help how to fix this.


Thanks
A



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RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-12 Thread Paul Noone 
Hi Ajay,

The term "site template" gets sued quite a bit and can refer to both templates 
and definitions. Which makes everything very confusing for the uninitiated. :)

Site templates can be created from the "Save site as template" link on the 
settings page for any non-publishing site.

Site definitions live in the /12/TEMPLATE/SiteTemplates/ and, as you can see, 
are also referred to as templates. These can have their own set of problems and 
require programming, or at least good copying skills ;).

Rather than go down this path, have you taken a look at the SharePoint Site 
Configurator Feature<http://spsiteconfigurator.codeplex.com/>? I'm not sure if 
it can set the theme but it's worth a look.

Regards,

Paul
Online Developer, ICT
CEO Sydney

From: ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] On Behalf Of Ajay
Sent: Monday, 13 July 2009 1:13 PM
To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com
Subject: Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

This is not for My sites but other sites using different templates.
Can you please elaborate little on custom site definition..

This is for client of mine and they are building intranet on their own.. am not 
sure if they will have skills to create custom site defs..
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Paul Noone 
mailto:paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au>> 
wrote:

And by "new sites" do you mean My Sites (which are created automatically using 
the default template) or user-created sites via newsbweb.aspx?



If you're referring to the latter than you could provide one or more custom 
site definitions globally and just insist that they use it.



e.g.



[cid:image001.jpg@01CA03BC.D6BCC1B0]



Regards,

Paul

Online Developer, ICT
CEO Sydney



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Sent: Monday, 13 July 2009 12:25 PM
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Subject: Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site



Hi Paul/Sezai,

This worked fine and we could retrofit the theme to sites already created.

Now the next question/problem is

how to get new sites to default to the correct theme,  as some users are  
allowed to create sites (because they wont have the understanding or 
permissions to go and edit master page settings).

On the page that sets the master page, the tick box to enable all child sites 
to inherit the master page does not stay ticked. When you navigate away from 
the page then re-open it, the settings have "undone" themselves - hence new 
sites don't inherit the settings.

How can I make sure these settings stay ticked?

Thanks
Ajay

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Ajay 
mailto:akhanna...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Cheers, will check this.


On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Paul Noone 
mailto:paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au>> 
wrote:

Hi Ajay,



Team Site is not a publishing template. Is it using a different master page by 
any chance? Reason I ask is because I intentionally remove the theme tag from 
my custom master pages to prevent use of them.



Regards,

Paul

Online Developer, ICT
CEO Sydney



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Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 9:23 AM

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Subject: Custom theme not inheriting on team site



I have publishing site using a custom theme. In this site I have a site 
collection based on team site template but this one does not show the theme.

If I see the settings of team site, it shows custom theme as selected but does 
not apply it.

Other site collections based on publishing template display the theme only team 
site ones do not.

Can anyone help how to fix this.


Thanks
A



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Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-12 Thread Sezai Komur 
Agreed, go with feature stapling. Even though that blog talks about My Sites
you can use the same concept for automatically applying a theme, master page
or custom css url for newly created sites of any type.
You need two features.
1) Create a Feature Stapling Feature which is a Feature that tells
SharePoint to automatically activate another feature whenever a site of a
specific type is created. (similar to
http://www.vanolstweb.nl/blog/images/designstaplingxml.jpg)
2) Create a Feature to change the theme, master page or css url, when the
feature is activated (similar to
http://www.vanolstweb.nl/blog/images/featureactivated.jpg).

Sezai

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Paul Culmsee <
paul.culm...@sevensigma.com.au> wrote:

>  For me, a stapled feature to an OOTB def for auto-theming is the lesser
> evil or a complete custom site def. I know someone who wrote a feature to do
> this but I’m not sure if he released it. Ping me privately if it is of
> interest and I will ask my friend.
>
>
>
> (In fact this example was how I learned how feature stapling worked)
>
>
>
> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Noone
> *Sent:* Monday, 13 July 2009 10:50 AM
> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
> *Subject:* RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>
>
>
> Create a site definition feature to provide master page and CSS overrides
> or use feature stapling to apply the theme.
>
>
>
> This link describes how to affect look-and-feel for new and existing sites
> using a feature. Themes are just whack, I’m afraid. J
>
>
>
>
> http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mirjam/archive/2008/02/22/customizing-the-my-site-look-and-feel.aspx
>
>
>
> Sadly there is no SiteCreated event you can harness, that I am aware of,
> otherwise a simple event receiver could be written?
>
>
>
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Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-13 Thread Ajay 
Thanks a lot guys.. will look into this .

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Sezai Komur wrote:

> Agreed, go with feature stapling. Even though that blog talks about My
> Sites you can use the same concept for automatically applying a theme,
> master page or custom css url for newly created sites of any type.
> You need two features.
> 1) Create a Feature Stapling Feature which is a Feature that tells
> SharePoint to automatically activate another feature whenever a site of a
> specific type is created. (similar to
> http://www.vanolstweb.nl/blog/images/designstaplingxml.jpg)
> 2) Create a Feature to change the theme, master page or css url, when the
> feature is activated (similar to
> http://www.vanolstweb.nl/blog/images/featureactivated.jpg).
>
> Sezai
>
>  On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Paul Culmsee <
> paul.culm...@sevensigma.com.au> wrote:
>
>>   For me, a stapled feature to an OOTB def for auto-theming is the lesser
>> evil or a complete custom site def. I know someone who wrote a feature to do
>> this but I’m not sure if he released it. Ping me privately if it is of
>> interest and I will ask my friend.
>>
>>
>>
>> (In fact this example was how I learned how feature stapling worked)
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul
>> Noone
>> *Sent:* Monday, 13 July 2009 10:50 AM
>> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
>> *Subject:* RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>>
>>
>>
>> Create a site definition feature to provide master page and CSS overrides
>> or use feature stapling to apply the theme.
>>
>>
>>
>> This link describes how to affect look-and-feel for new and existing sites
>> using a feature. Themes are just whack, I’m afraid. J
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mirjam/archive/2008/02/22/customizing-the-my-site-look-and-feel.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>> Sadly there is no SiteCreated event you can harness, that I am aware of,
>> otherwise a simple event receiver could be written?
>>
>>
>>
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RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-13 Thread Paul Noone 
Hi Ajay,

I almost forgot. There's a feature on Codeplex that already does this I 
believe. If it doesn't get you all the way then it may at least prove to be a 
good starting point for your own.

Theme Changer and ThemeChangerStaple
This feature changes the site theme and alternate style sheet to those 
specified in the FEATURE.XML file.
http://features.codeplex.com/

They really need to get some more info up for each of these.

Regards,

Paul
Online Developer, ICT
CEO Sydney

From: ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] On Behalf Of Ajay
Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 2009 8:53 AM
To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com
Subject: Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

Thanks a lot guys.. will look into this .
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Sezai Komur 
mailto:sharepointse...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Agreed, go with feature stapling. Even though that blog talks about My Sites 
you can use the same concept for automatically applying a theme, master page or 
custom css url for newly created sites of any type.

You need two features.
1) Create a Feature Stapling Feature which is a Feature that tells SharePoint 
to automatically activate another feature whenever a site of a specific type is 
created. (similar to http://www.vanolstweb.nl/blog/images/designstaplingxml.jpg)
2) Create a Feature to change the theme, master page or css url, when the 
feature is activated (similar to 
http://www.vanolstweb.nl/blog/images/featureactivated.jpg).

Sezai

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Paul Culmsee 
mailto:paul.culm...@sevensigma.com.au>> wrote:

For me, a stapled feature to an OOTB def for auto-theming is the lesser evil or 
a complete custom site def. I know someone who wrote a feature to do this but 
I'm not sure if he released it. Ping me privately if it is of interest and I 
will ask my friend.



(In fact this example was how I learned how feature stapling worked)



From: ozmoss@ozmoss.com<mailto:ozmoss@ozmoss.com> 
[mailto:ozmoss@ozmoss.com<mailto:ozmoss@ozmoss.com>] On Behalf Of Paul Noone
Sent: Monday, 13 July 2009 10:50 AM
To: ozmoss@ozmoss.com<mailto:ozmoss@ozmoss.com>

Subject: RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site



Create a site definition feature to provide master page and CSS overrides or 
use feature stapling to apply the theme.



This link describes how to affect look-and-feel for new and existing sites 
using a feature. Themes are just whack, I'm afraid. :)



http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mirjam/archive/2008/02/22/customizing-the-my-site-look-and-feel.aspx



Sadly there is no SiteCreated event you can harness, that I am aware of, 
otherwise a simple event receiver could be written?



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Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site

2009-07-13 Thread Ajay 
Thanks for the links, seems this be a easy job with all the info I have

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Paul Noone <
paul.no...@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au> wrote:

>  Hi Ajay,
>
>
>
> I almost forgot. There’s a feature on Codeplex that already does this I
> believe. If it doesn’t get you all the way then it may at least prove to be
> a good starting point for your own.
>
> * *
>
> *Theme Changer and ThemeChangerStaple*
> This feature changes the site theme and alternate style sheet to those
> specified in the FEATURE.XML file.
>
> http://features.codeplex.com/
>
>
>
> They really need to get some more info up for each of these.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> Online Developer, ICT
> CEO Sydney
>
>
>
> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Ajay
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 14 July 2009 8:53 AM
> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
> *Subject:* Re: Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>
>
>
> Thanks a lot guys.. will look into this .
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Sezai Komur 
> wrote:
>
> Agreed, go with feature stapling. Even though that blog talks about My
> Sites you can use the same concept for automatically applying a theme,
> master page or custom css url for newly created sites of any type.
>
>
>
> You need two features.
>
> 1) Create a Feature Stapling Feature which is a Feature that tells
> SharePoint to automatically activate another feature whenever a site of a
> specific type is created. (similar to
> http://www.vanolstweb.nl/blog/images/designstaplingxml.jpg)
>
> 2) Create a Feature to change the theme, master page or css url, when the
> feature is activated (similar to
> http://www.vanolstweb.nl/blog/images/featureactivated.jpg).
>
>
>
> Sezai
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Paul Culmsee <
> paul.culm...@sevensigma.com.au> wrote:
>
>   For me, a stapled feature to an OOTB def for auto-theming is the lesser
> evil or a complete custom site def. I know someone who wrote a feature to do
> this but I’m not sure if he released it. Ping me privately if it is of
> interest and I will ask my friend.
>
>
>
> (In fact this example was how I learned how feature stapling worked)
>
>
>
> *From:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozm...@ozmoss.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Noone
> *Sent:* Monday, 13 July 2009 10:50 AM
> *To:* ozmoss@ozmoss.com
>
>
> *Subject:* RE: Custom theme not inheriting on team site
>
>
>
> Create a site definition feature to provide master page and CSS overrides
> or use feature stapling to apply the theme.
>
>
>
> This link describes how to affect look-and-feel for new and existing sites
> using a feature. Themes are just whack, I’m afraid. J
>
>
>
>
> http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mirjam/archive/2008/02/22/customizing-the-my-site-look-and-feel.aspx
>
>
>
> Sadly there is no SiteCreated event you can harness, that I am aware of,
> otherwise a simple event receiver could be written?
>
>
>
> ight want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists
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