yes .

you see /*....*/ in this code ?

<?php

/**

 * Elgg CSS file

 *

 * @package Elgg

 * @subpackage Core

 */

---- 

/*  

---- 

require_once(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . "/engine/start.php");

$default_css = elgg_view("css");

header("Content-type: text/css", true);

header('Expires: ' . date('r',time() + 864000), true);

header("Pragma: public", true);

header("Cache-Control: public", true);

header("Content-Length: " . strlen($default_css));

echo $default_css;

----

*/

----

define('externalpage',true);

global $viewinput, $override;

$viewinput['view'] = 'css';

$viewinput['viewtype'] = $_GET['viewtype'];

.......

......

.....

then remove this documentation /*....*/ , and you can edit views/css.php .

sorry for my bad english .

see the exemple :  http://www.paixland.com , it's my site

Your best bet is to make a plug-in of your own rather than messing around with the main files.

First, create a blank directory in mod and name it 'yourtheme' copy all files from views/default

css,navigation, page. Then modify to your hearts content.

Make sure to have a manifest.xml and start.php in the yourtheme directory.

Start.php needs to have

function yourthemename_theme_init() {
this section you can modify other elgg functions like layout not just colors

elgg_register_event_handler('init', 'system', 'yourthemename_theme_init');

the manifest needs:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<plugin_manifest xmlns="http://www.elgg.org/plugin_manifest/1.8"&gt;
    <name>Mytheme</name>
    <author>Me</author>
    <version>0.1</version>
    <category>theme</category>
    <description>
        Modifies your Elgg site to look how you want.
    </description>
    <website>http://mydomain.com</website&gt;
    <copyright>(C) 2011 Me</copyright>
    <license>GNU Public License version 2</license>
    
    <requires>
        <type>elgg_version</type>
        <version>2011061200</version>(this is for 1.8b2)
    </requires>
    <requires>
        <type>priority</type>
        <priority>after</priority>
        <plugin>profile</plugin>
    </requires>
    <requires>
        <type>priority</type>
        <priority>after</priority>
        <plugin>groups</plugin>
    </requires>
    <requires>
        <type>priority</type>
        <priority>after</priority>
        <plugin>messages</plugin>
    </requires>
    <requires>
        <type>priority</type>
        <priority>after</priority>
        <plugin>search</plugin>
    </requires>
    <requires>
        <type>priority</type>
        <priority>after</priority>
        <plugin>thewire</plugin>
    </requires>
    
    <suggests>
        <type>plugin</type>
        <name>profile</name>
        <version>1.8</version>
    </suggests>
    <admin_interface>simple</admin_interface>
</plugin_manifest>

I'm just learning this stuff myself, so if someone has a better way, please let me know.

What was written above worked for me the first time around. Now when I do the same thing (Change the code in mod/socialweb/views/default/css.php and in /views/default/css.php - then I run upgrade.php.

When i go to see my updates, nothing happens.

@Gilead I don't want to make my own theme because i like the rotating main screen. But thanks for the help.

- Please Advise!