[wp-hackers] wp-layout.css

[Scott Merrill]

Craig Hartel wrote:
> Scott Merrill wrote:
>> Any changes to index.php will _also_ get trampled unless a user backs 
>> up first, or selectively moves the upgraded files into their site from 
>> a temporary location.
>>
>> Better, I think, to have clear instructions on the download page 
>> reminding people to backup those files they've tweaked.
> 
> What if the alternative was for the upgrade scripts to not even bother 
> with wp-layout.css at all?

The upgrade script doesn't get executed until _after_ the user has 
extracted the files from the archive, and placed them into their WP 
directory.  By then, it's too late.

I liked Kitty's suggestion for honoring an extant layout.css before 
using wp-layout.css.