<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Yes. If a theme is not to be used as is, you should create a subtheme. http://drupal.org/node/225125 Then you can change only the bits you must and leave the base alone to be updated as needed.<br><div><span><br></span></div><div> </div><div><font color="#ff007f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="4"><i><b>Nancy</b></i></font> <br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.</font></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1">
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Tim Johnson</font><br></div>
I'm using the mayo theme on drupal 7.17.<br>I modified sites/all/themes/mayo/templates/node.tpl.php<br><br>Should there be an update for mayo available and should I install<br>it, I presume that node.tpl.php will be overwritten.<br><br>If I am correct, is there a good strategy for preserving my code<br>changes?<br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>