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{{Monaco page}}
 
 
[[File:Skin-wowwiki-monaco.png|thumb|WoWWiki's dark skin]]
 
 
In order to '''create a dark Monaco skin''' (i.e. white text on a dark background), you will need to do more customization than for a light skin, but it is entirely possible. You can see a dark skin in action on [[wowwiki:|WoWWiki]].
 
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== What do I need to do? ==
 
In order to make sure a dark skin will not cause problems for users who choose to use a light skin, you will need to put all layout and light skin coloring in a separate CSS file, MediaWiki:Common.css (this should always be done whether or not you are customizing a skin).
 
 
''Note that this method will currently unavoidably cause problems for the "Gaming" theme.''
 
 
This is because the load order for a dark wiki is:
 
# MediaWiki:Common.css
 
# MediaWiki:Monaco.css
 
 
Whilst users on a light skin (Monaco, monobook) will only get:
 
# MediaWiki:Common.css
 
 
In summary:
 
* [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] for all article and template layouts, and light skin coloring.
 
* [[MediaWiki:Monaco.css]] for all dark skin coloring.
 
 
== Where do I start? ==
 
Your best bet is to look at WoWWiki's [[w:c:wowwiki:MediaWiki:Monaco.css|MediaWiki:Monaco.css style sheet]]. It is intended to skin the entirety of Monaco without bugs.
 
 
It is split into four sections, most of which are commented:
 
* The first section covers the basics of switching Monaco to a dark style. You will want to copy all of this.
 
* The second section covers more design tweaks, and fixes some bugs. You will want to copy most of this.
 
* The third section lists WoWWiki-specific template and article designs. You should not need this, though it may be of interest.
 
* The fourth section is a testing area. This is unlikely to be of use, unless it contains a bug fix.
 
 
For reference, all WoWWiki's layout and light skin CSS is on the [[w:c:wowwiki:MediaWiki:Common.css|MediaWiki:Common.css style sheet]].
 
 
Note that these stylesheets are actively updated to deal with issues as and when they crop up.
 
 
== Examples of dark Monaco skins ==
 
You can find examples of dark Monaco skins on [[Help:Examples of customized Monaco skins]]. Feel free to add your own!
 
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