Merge pull request #96 from The-Strategy-Unit/88_93

Adds info on adding new page, contributing via forking, and fixes dark mode

Author: yiwen-h

README.md

@@ -12,31 +12,38 @@ This repo features:
 
 ## Contributing to this repo
 
-* Request access from a member of [the Data Science team](https://the-strategy-unit.github.io/data_science/about.html), they need to add you as a contributor
-* Create an issue for the thing you want to add on GitHub
-* Clone the repository (in RStudio, File > New Project > Checkout a project from a version controlled repository). Paste in the URL of this repository
-* Check out the main branch and check it's up to date in the RStudio Terminal  (type `git checkout main && git pull` in terminal)
-* Check out a new branch  (`git checkout -b issue-number` in terminal)
+1. Request access from a member of [the Data Science team](https://the-strategy-unit.github.io/data_science/about.html), they need to add you as a contributor. Alternatively, you can [fork the repository](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/fork-a-repo) to your own GitHub account.
+2. Create an issue for the thing you want to add on GitHub
+3. Clone the repository (in RStudio, File > New Project > Checkout a project from a version controlled repository). Paste in the URL of this repository, or the forked repository if you have forked it.
+4. Check out the main branch and check it's up to date in the RStudio Terminal  (type `git checkout main && git pull` in terminal)
+5. Check out a new branch  (`git checkout -b issue-number` in terminal)
 
-Please note this project uses renv. On Windows, I needed to install the R toolchain [RTools](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/) to compile some of the packages
+Please note this project uses {renv}. On Windows, I needed to install the R toolchain [RTools](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/) to compile some of the packages. If you have {renv} installed, run `renv::install()` in your Console to install all the packages required by this project to render the Quarto webpage.
 
 ### How to create a new presentation
 
-* Make the presentation with quarto, and put it in `presentations/` in a `YYYY-MM-DD_Talk-title` folder. Your presentation should conform to the SU branding.
-* Add a link to the presentation folder in the bulleted list in the `index.qmd` file in presentations:
-  * `* presentations/YYYY-MM-DD_Talk-title`
+1. Make the presentation with quarto, and put it in `presentations/` in a `YYYY-MM-DD_Talk-title` folder. Your presentation should conform to the SU branding.
+2. Add a link to the presentation folder in the bulleted list in the `index.qmd` file in presentations:
+  \n `* presentations/YYYY-MM-DD_Talk-title`
 
 
 ### How to create a new blogpost 
 
-* Navigate to the `blogs/posts` folder
-* Copy a previous blogpost file and use that as your template
-* If you want to see how it looks before pushing to GitHub, click Render in RStudio. The HTML version of your new post should open in your browser.
+1. Navigate to the `blogs/posts` folder
+2. Copy a previous blogpost file and use that as your template
+3. If you want to see how it looks before pushing to GitHub, click Render in RStudio. The HTML version of your new post should open in your browser.
 
 
-### Pushing your blog post/presentation to GitHub
+### How to create/edit pages on the website
 
-* Save your file, then add and commit it (`git add file.qmd` and `git commit -m "Add blog post/presentation about x"`)
-* Push your content to your branch in GitHub (`git push origin branchname`). 
-* Then, on GitHub, make a pull request to main. Put any member of the Data Science team down as a reviewer. Link your pull request with your issue by typing `Closes #issuenumber` in the comment field of your pull request.
-* When approved and merged to main, the Quarto page will automatically be rendered thanks to the GitHub action that has been set up.
+1. Find the `.qmd` file that you wish to edit. For example, if you want to add to the Style Guide page, edit the `style/style_guide.qmd` file.
+2. If creating a new page, copy an existing `.qmd` file and use that as a template.
+3. If you want to see how it looks before pushing to GitHub, click Render in RStudio. The HTML version of your new post should open in your browser.
+
+
+### Pushing your blog post/presentation/page to GitHub
+
+1. Save your file, then add and commit it (`git add file.qmd` and `git commit -m "Add blog post/presentation about x"`)
+2. Push your content to your branch in GitHub (`git push origin branchname`). 
+3. Then, on GitHub, make a pull request to main. Put any member of the Data Science team down as a reviewer. Link your pull request with your issue by typing `Closes #issuenumber` in the comment field of your pull request.
+4. When approved and merged to main, the Quarto page will automatically be rendered thanks to the GitHub action that has been set up.

theme-dark.scss

@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ $navbar-bg: #2c2825;
 $navbar-fg: #f9bf07;
 
 $body-bg: #2c2825;
+$code-block-bg: #000000;
 $body-fg: #f5f4f3;
+$body-color: #f5f4f3;
 $link-color: #5881c1;