Building New Apex Themes

Question

Hi,
My company are an Oracle Platinum Partner who have been using Apex as their main bespoke development tool for the past 5 years.
We have built many advanced applications using our core PL/SQL skill set as well as skills picked up along the way such as JavaScript and XML.
We have always stuck to using the in-built standard themes rather than trying to create our own.
This now needs to change; we are required to incorporate a potential customers current CSS and Look & Feel.
Could someone please give us some ideas on where to start. Do we alter the CSS of an in-built theme or do we try to create our own from scratch.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
Regards
Kevin

Answer 1

Hi Kevin
This is standard stuff available in the documentation, but ..
1. Open your application (e.g. 200), and navigate to Themes
Home > Application Builder > Application 200 > Shared Components > Themes
2. Click on the "Manage Workspace Themes" link in the Tasks section on the right hand side.
3. This opens the Workspace Themes Wizard, choose Create option and then press Next button.
4. Then select an Application Theme to copy and press Next.
Every application has at least 1 theme.
5. You can change the name and number for the new workspace theme to be created, then press Next.
6. If all went well press Create Workspace Theme to publish your theme.
If any template classes are missing, you will need to create them before you can publish your theme.
You are now back at the Themes page, at Home > Application Builder > Application 200 > Shared Components > Themes.
To verify the theme is available:
Either in the current page, or navigate to the Themes page in your second application in the same workspace, navigate to:
Home > Application Builder > Application ??? > Shared Components > Themes
1. Choose Create to create a new theme.
2. Choose From the Repository and press Next
3. Choose Show Custom Themes to view your theme.
4. To create it choose your theme and press Next
5. Press Create when the Confirm dialog comes up.
You now have a copy of your theme, exactly as it was when you published it.
Themes cannot be subscribed, only templates can be subscribed.
Since themes are a snapshot you have better control, as you can publish versions of the entire theme.
Regards
Mark