Thread:Project:Support desk/designing an own skin

I know this is not really an urgent topic. But after trying for months, I want to ask if somebody knows how to design a new skin for my latest MediaWiki installation 1.19.0.

I tried to copy/rename a default skin, renaming and updating the 2 PHP files in skins root with new class and lib names etc. But all what I get is a skin without any styles etc. I checked 2 internet pages for help, but they are showing the content for the skin and not what to do if I want to copy and modify a skin. I don't want to destroy one of my default skins and the help page for Skinning are old in here (it's ok because not many users want to change a skin).

Can please somebody give me a hint what I maybe do wrong and should do to start with a complete new skin or modifying a copied skin.

thanx a lot Mike