Dr Nic

I was getting annoyed at having to remember all the csspath/xpath expressions for a theme I reused in a new project.

So, install_theme now helps each theme folder remember the previously used settings.

gem install install_theme  # version 0.7.0+
install_theme path/to/rails_app path/to/template #content_box \
      --partial "header:#header h2" \
      --partial sidebar:#sidebar"

Now, the next time you apply that same theme to another project you don’t need to mention “#content_box” or use the --partial flags:

install_theme path/to/another_rails_app path/to/template

How?

If you squint your eyes just right, you’ll notice that your original template folder now has an install_theme.yml file. It contains your original settings. You can imagine for yourself how the rest of the “themes can remember things” magic might work.

Templates “For Ruby on Rails”

If you are a template maker, you can now easily make your HTML template “For Ruby on Rails” by including an install_theme.yml file. Think of the children.

Major change

I changed the order of the first two arguments. In future, the path/to/template will be optional. Why? Imagine if each theme you ever used was cached in ~/.install_theme/themes and you could select a theme from a list or by --theme theme_name. That seems neat.

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