In this chapter, you have learned a lot about creating some of the more advanced elements of your theme. You have learned how to change the appearance of the login screen, and have given a set width to your left-hand sideblocks. You should now also have a better understanding of the steps involved in changing the appearance of your sideblocks, and know how to use graphic files to create better visual effects. You have also learned how to find missing styles by copying these from other themes, should you not be able to find them in the standard theme.
Specifically, we covered:
Changing the appearance of the login screen
Setting the width of our sideblocks
Using a gradient graphic for our block headers and content areas
Styling the breadcrumb trail
Understanding the importance of browser compatibility and checking that our changes have worked
In the next chapter, you will be working on some of the more advanced theming techniques, and will be concentrating on changing the appearance of your...