Chapter 75 File Format for .skin File

The Portal Server software uses a View Designer for Sun Java System Portal Server to create and modify the look and feel of your portal. The plug-in allows you to upload a .skin file with your custom themes or download a .skin file that can be modified. This chapter discusses the format of the .skin file.

.skin File Format

The .skin file format includes static pages, images, and CSS files. The static pages use the specified style sheets and images. The files are installed as follows:

Heavy Theme

PortalServer-BaseDir/par-src/theme_support/static/web-src/desktop/themes/heavy/*

Lite Theme

PortalServer-BaseDir/par-src/theme_support/static/web-src/desktop/themes/lite/*

For each theme (heavy and lite), the following files are available:

   						-+-- WEB-INF	 -|-- web.xml
                            |
                           -|-- index.html
                            |
                           -|-- tabPreferences.html
                            |
                           -|-- pagePreferences.html
                            |
                           -|-- accountPreferences.html
                            |
                           -+-- css		-|-- All CSS files in this folder
                            |
                           -+-- images	 -|-- All images in this folder