WHERE TO START
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Welcome to Fusion! Most of Fusion's documentation lives on the web, but we'll 
give you a quick overview here and point to the most important resources.


INSTALLATION
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 1. Download Fusion from http://drupal.org/project/fusion

 2. Unpack the downloaded file, take the folders and place them in your
    Drupal installation under one of the following locations:
      sites/all/themes
        making it available to the default Drupal site and to all Drupal sites
        in a multi-site configuration
      sites/default/themes
        making it available to only the default Drupal site
      sites/example.com/themes
        making it available to only the example.com site if there is a
        sites/example.com/settings.php configuration file

    Note: you will need to create the "themes" folder under "sites/all/"
    or "sites/default/".

 3. Install the Skinr module: http://drupal.org/project/skinr
    Skinr makes Fusion even more powerful, giving you control over Fusion's 
    layout and style options in Drupal's interface. Download and install 
    this module like usual to get the most out of Fusion.

	* How to install modules: http://drupal.org/node/70151

 4. Follow the instructions below to build your own Fusion subtheme.


FURTHER READING
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Full documentation on using Fusion:
  http://fusiondrupalthemes.com/support/documentation

Full documentation on creating a custom Fusion subtheme:
  http://fusiondrupalthemes.com/support/theme-developers

Drupal theming documentation in the Theme Guide:
  http://drupal.org/theme-guide


BUILD YOUR OWN SUBTHEME
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*** IMPORTANT ***

* If you add a new template (.tpl.php) file to your subtheme, you will need to 
rebuild the "theme registry": http://drupal.org/node/173880#theme-registry

* If you modify any lines in your subtheme's .info file, you MUST refresh 
Drupal's cache by simply visiting the admin/build/themes page.


The Fusion Core base theme (parent theme) is designed to be easily extended by a 
subtheme (child theme). You shouldn't modify any of the CSS or PHP files in the 
fusion_core/ folder; but instead create a subtheme of Fusion. The examples below 
assume Fusion and your subtheme will be in sites/all/themes/

 1. Copy the fusion_starter or fusion_starter_lite folder and rename it to be 
    your new subtheme. IMPORTANT: Only lowercase letters and underscores should 
    be used for the name of your subtheme.

    For example, copy the sites/all/themes/fusion_starter folder and rename it
    as sites/all/themes/sunshine.

	* Which starter theme to use?
	  For a comparison of features, please visit:
          http://fusiondrupalthemes.com/support/theme-developers/subtheming-quickstart

 2. In your new subtheme folder, rename the .info file to include the name of your 
    new subtheme. Then edit the .info file to update the name and description.

    For example, rename the sunshine/fusion_starter.info file to 
    sunshine/sunshine.info. Edit the sunshine.info file and change "name = Fusion 
    Starter" to "name = My Sunshine Theme" and the description to 
    "description = A Fusion subtheme called Sunshine".

 3. On this line: stylesheets[all][] = css/fusion-starter-style.css, replace the 
    "fusion-starter" part with your theme's name. Rename the css file in the css/ 
    folder to match. 

    In our example, you would have a file at css/sunshine-style.css

    Then, visit your site's admin/build/themes to set your new theme as the default.

 4. Visit your subtheme's settings page (click "Configure" next to it at 
    admin/build/themes) to configure basic options and layout.

	* Learn more about .info file values and setting defaults for these theme
	  settings at: 
	  http://fusiondrupalthemes.com/support/theme-developers/subtheming-quickstart


Optional:

    MODIFYING TEMPLATE FILES:
    If you decide you want to modify any of the .tpl.php template files in the
    fusion_core folder, copy them to your subtheme's folder before making any 
    changes. Then rebuild the theme registry.

    For example, copy fusion_core/page.tpl.php to sunshine/page.tpl.php