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Moodle Theme Development

By : Silvina Paola Hillar
Book Image

Moodle Theme Development

By: Silvina Paola Hillar

Overview of this book

Theming is one of the main features of Moodle, and it can be used to customize your online courses and make them look exactly how you want them to,according to your target audience. If you have been looking for a book that will help you develop Moodle themes that you are proud of, and that your students will enjoy, then this is the book for you. We start off by introducing Moodle 3 and explaining what it is, how it works, and what tools you might need to create a stunning Moodle theme. We then show you how to choose and change the pre-installed Moodle themes in detailed steps, and explain what Moodle themes are and how they work. Next, we show you how to change an existing theme and test the changes that you have made. You can not only plan the customization of theme, but also tailor it using advanced Moodle theming processes; this book is your one-stop guide to creating your own personalized Moodle 3 theme.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Moodle Theme Development
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Dedication
Preface

Checking the properties of the PNG file


We have edited the SVG file and we have exported it as a PNG. Therefore, we have to check in order to be sure that the number of pixels is the same as the original file. In the example, the number of pixels has not changed since we have only changed the color.

We have to make sure that they are the same size, especially if you alter the file rendering or customize the vector graphic in a different way. We have to work with the original file and the new one; the one that we have edited. Follow these steps in order to do it:

  1. Look for the original file and right-click on it.

  2. Click on Properties.

  3. Click on Details, as shown in the following screenshot:

  4. The details show that the image has Width 24 pixels and Height 24 pixels.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Click on the file that we have just edited, even though it was checked in Inkscape for the same number of pixels.

  7. Right-click on the file.

  8. Click on Properties.

  9. Click on Details, as shown in the following screenshot:

  10. The details show...