History: Theme Revamp

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            ((doc:Tiki13)) after the Tiki12LTS would be a great time to revamp the whole theme management in Tiki.

The bulk of the work could be done at a ((tw:TikiFest Design Revamp))

Below are some topics:

* [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.cms.tiki.devel/21224|theme & css work], including ((dev:Print)) revamp, after Tiki7 ((dev:Mobile)) and ((dev:Theme generator))
** Simplification of CSS
++ One target: reduce module content specific rules with module zone specific rules (needed because a module can be placed anywhere, and different zones have different colors, etc.)
*** Consolidation of stylesheet files
++ Rethink function and location of various CSS files (css directory vs. styles directory, feature-specific (admin.css) vs. global (layout.css and theme stylesheets), etc.
++ Reduce redundant rules (no need to specify ''body'' in three or four files, etc.)
* http://www.ohloh.net/p/assetic which can also do LESS, SASS, etc. and there is a http://github.com/widmogrod/zf2-assetic-module, 
* http://www.sitepoint.com/native-css-variables/
* ((Web Template Repositories))
* ((dev:CSS Frameworks and Preprocessors))
* [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.cms.tiki.devel/21224]
* Take advantage of [http://www.smarty.net/v3_overview|Smarty 3] enhancements.
* ((dev:HTML5))
* ((dev:CSS framework))(s) ?
* ((dev:print|CSS for print))
* Improve ((doc:Mobile)) Tiki
* ((dev:Accessibility))
* Improve ((doc:Theme Generator))
* SVG Icons using Raphael
* ((dev:Sprite Generator)) for small icons
* CSS3 Buttons
* Deployment of themes: Mods or profiles? If we continue with mods, we should improve them
* [http://dev.tiki.org/wish1582|Use any font in Tiki (not just web fonts) HTML5]
* Discuss theme strategy of other CMSs to see what we can learn and improve ([http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/why-wordpress-themes-are-derivative-of-wordpress/|WordPress], etc.)
** http://cmsshowdown.com/competition http://www.slideshare.net/Webnific/cms-comparisson-3850088
** http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2010/05/03/joomla-and-wordpress-a-matter-of-mental-models/
** http://www.majordojo.com/2011/02/how-did-wordpress-win.php
* http://mashable.com/2011/09/30/website-usability-tools/
* etc.