[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18302: Improve child theme file inheritance by introducing a function to locate a file URI

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#18302: Improve child theme file inheritance by introducing a function to locate a
file URI
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 Reporter:  johnbillion             |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Template                |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => has-patch dev-feedback


Comment:

 Here we have a [attachment:ticket:18302:18302.patch patch] that introduces
 `locate_theme_file()`. It does the same as `locate_template()` but returns
 a URI instead of the file name.

 There's also a [attachment:ticket:18302:18302.twentyeleven.patch patch]
 showing usage in TwentyEleven. A child theme of TwentyEleven could now
 simply include its own version of any of its CSS or JS files and they
 would be used in place of TwentyEleven's.

 To discuss:

  * Does this function need a better name?
  * Do we also need an abstracted wrapper function in `general-
 template.php`?

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