Bulletproof web design - CHAPTER 16 CHANGING THE LOOK OF YOUR
CHAPTER 16 CHANGING THE LOOK OF YOUR BLOG 443 Figure 16-8. A new base image for a theme To replace the header graphic in the theme, I cropped the image to match the dimensions of the original header graphic. I also overlaid the blog name onto the image. The original theme header deliberately left that area blank for the same purpose. My header image is shown in Figure 16-9. Figure 16-9. Cropped and modified image ready for the theme After you are happy with your main header image, copy it to the same name as the theme header image, overwriting the original. The theme now automatically uses your new version of the header image. You can continue to modify the other background images that accompany the theme, again copying over the originals. I re-created them using colors from the new masthead image to blend with it. Finally, I tweaked the CSS style sheet to use the same colors from the header
Searching for affordable and reliable webhost to host and run your web applications? Go to our java web server services and you will be pleased.