Will the following not do what you want? $> forrest site -Dproject.skin=krysalis-site
You'd have to rename the directory after each build if you wanted to compare side by side. I couldn't find a property to change the build-directory on the command line but I don't doubt that it exists too. As for your number 2, skinconf.xml will allow you to customize most things. --tim On 5/26/05, The Web Maestro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 26, 2005, at 3:57 AM, Maurice Lanselle wrote: > > > I am learning to use Forrest v0.6. I am very confused by the > > information on changing skins and skin properties, and I think there > > may be issues. I would like to simply: > > 1) Try the available skins, to see how they look and how they vary so > > I can choose my favorite. > > 2) Customize the colors of the chosen skin. > > I would second this. It would be nice to have the ability to generate > output for each type of skin, so they can be compared. This could be > done using the seed, or alternately using someone's forrest generated > site. They could output like this: > > build/site_crust/ > build/site_pelt/ > build/site_leather/ > > etc. > > Regards, > > Web Maestro Clay > -- > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - <http://homepage.mac.com/webmaestro/> > My religion is simple. My religion is kindness. > - HH The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet > >