On 10/11/2013 02:03 PM, support-request@drupal.org wrote:

I am no longer inheriting from the

...

Bartik base theme; I will have a copy which means that any changes to the base theme will be ignored and I don't really have a sub-theme; I have a modified new base-theme. I am lead to believe that what I have done is sufficient.

Iincorrect assumption #1!

I am no longer inheriting from the

Bartik base theme; I will have a copy

As I tried to explain you will "inherit" much of the bartik theme system but to createe the theme circumstance you need a minimum of set up data in your "personal" sub theme.

Incorrect assumption #2.

which

means that any changes to the base theme will be ignored and I don't really have a sub-theme;

As explained previously. You will be using pretty much all of teh Bartik theme code and Drupal core code.

Incorrect assumption #3.

I

have a modified new base-theme.

No! you have a subset which calls on most of the base theme.

Incorrect assumption #3 I am lead to

believe that what I have done is sufficient.

Not at all! If it were sufficient you would have a working theme.

Roger