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Using Phoenix


Getting Started


If you're an eclipse.org committer and wish to use Phoenix for your project website
  • Download the Phoenix Starter Kit
  • Extract the starter kit to your project's webspace
  • Edit the _projectCommon.php file to select your theme and define navigation links for your project
  • Copy template.php as the PHP file you want to create, and add your HTML content between the markers
  • Commit _projectCommon.php and your new PHP pages to the Eclipse Website CVS repository
  • Refer to Using Phoenix in the Committer Tools


If you wish to use Phoenix for your web site:
  • Connect to our CVS repository and checkout the org.eclipse.phoenix project from the technology repository
  • Copy the checked-out directories to your web site
  • Edit the default/_projectCommon.php file to select your theme and define navigation links for your project
  • Copy the default/template.php file and add your HTML content
  • Familiarize yourself with the CSS styles and customize the interface as desired


If you wish to submit a new skin for eclipse.org:
  • Connect to our CVS repository and checkout the org.eclipse.phoenix project from the technology repository
  • Familiarize yourself with the CSS styles in layout.css and visual.css and their rendering components (the PHP files)
  • Create a new skin using the same CSS class names (homeitem, midcolumn, etc)
  • Submit your new skin as a zipped attachment to a bugzilla bug. Submit your attachment to Phoenix/templates

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