I want to create theme from Blank Html in magento. like should i copy base theme and change its content to my custom html...
I add custom css and js in page.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<layout version="0.1.0">
<!--
Default layout, loads most of the pages
-->
<default translate="label" module="page">
<label>All Pages</label>
<block type="page/html" name="root" output="toHtml" template="page/3columns.phtml">
<block type="page/html_head" name="head" as="head">
<action method="addJs"><script>prototype/prototype.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>lib/ccard.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>prototype/validation.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/builder.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/effects.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/dragdrop.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/controls.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/slider.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>varien/js.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>varien/form.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>varien/menu.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>mage/translate.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>mage/cookies.js</script></action>
<block type="page/js_cookie" name="js_cookies" template="page/js/cookie.phtml"/>
<action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/styles.css</stylesheet></action>
<action method="addItem"><type>skin_css</type><name>css/styles-ie.css</name><params/><if>lt IE 8</if></action>
<action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/widgets.css</stylesheet></action>
<action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/print.css</stylesheet><params>media="print"</params></action>
<action method="addItem"><type>js</type><name>lib/ds-sleight.js</name><params/><if>lt IE 7</if></action>
<action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/ie6.js</name><params/><if>lt IE 7</if></action>
</block>
<block type="core/text_list" name="after_body_start" as="after_body_start" translate="label">
<label>Page Top</label>
</block>
<block type="page/html_notices" name="global_notices" as="global_notices" template="page/html/notices.phtml" />
<block type="page/html_header" name="header" as="header">
<block type="page/template_links" name="top.links" as="topLinks"/>
<block type="page/switch" name="store_language" as="store_language" template="page/switch/languages.phtml"/>
<block type="core/text_list" name="top.menu" as="topMenu" translate="label">
<label>Navigation Bar</label>
<block type="page/html_topmenu" name="catalog.topnav" template="page/html/topmenu.phtml"/>
</block>
<block type="page/html_wrapper" name="top.container" as="topContainer" translate="label">
<label>Page Header</label>
<action method="setElementClass"><value>top-container</value></action>
</block>
<block type="page/html_welcome" name="welcome" as="welcome"/>
</block>
<block type="page/html_breadcrumbs" name="breadcrumbs" as="breadcrumbs"/>
<block type="core/text_list" name="left" as="left" translate="label">
<label>Left Column</label>
</block>
<block type="core/messages" name="global_messages" as="global_messages"/>
<block type="core/messages" name="messages" as="messages"/>
<block type="core/text_list" name="content" as="content" translate="label">
<label>Main Content Area</label>
</block>
<block type="core/text_list" name="right" as="right" translate="label">
<label>Right Column</label>
</block>
<block type="page/html_footer" name="footer" as="footer" template="page/html/footer.phtml">
<block type="page/html_wrapper" name="bottom.container" as="bottomContainer" translate="label">
<label>Page Footer</label>
<action method="setElementClass"><value>bottom-container</value></action>
</block>
<block type="page/switch" name="store_switcher" as="store_switcher" template="page/switch/stores.phtml"/>
<block type="page/template_links" name="footer_links" as="footer_links" template="page/template/links.phtml"/>
</block>
<block type="core/text_list" name="before_body_end" as="before_body_end" translate="label">
<label>Page Bottom</label>
<block type="page/html_cookieNotice" name="global_cookie_notice" as ="global_cookie_notice" template="page/html/cookienotice.phtml" before="-" />
</block>
</block>
<block type="core/profiler" output="toHtml" name="core_profiler"/>
</default>
<print translate="label" module="page">
<label>All Pages (Print Version)</label>
<!-- Mage_Page -->
<block type="page/html" name="root" output="toHtml" template="page/print.phtml">
<block type="page/html_head" name="head" as="head">
<action method="addJs"><script>prototype/prototype.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>mage/translate.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>lib/ccard.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>prototype/validation.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>varien/js.js</script></action>
<action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/styles.css</stylesheet></action>
<action method="addItem"><type>skin_css</type><name>css/styles-ie.css</name><params/><if>lt IE 8</if></action>
<action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/widgets.css</stylesheet></action>
<action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/print.css</stylesheet><params>media="print"</params></action>
<!--- custom css added here ------------------------------->
<action method="addItem"><type>skin_css</type><name>css/bootstrap.min.css</name><params/></action>
<action method="addItem"><type>skin_css</type><name>css/etalage.css</name><params/></action>
<action method="addItem"><type>skin_css</type><name>css/style.css</name><params/></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>gretong/jquery-1.11.1.min.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>gretong/noConflict.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>gretong/jquery-ui.min.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>gretong/jquery.jscrollpane.min.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>gretong/jquery.etalage.min.js</script></action>
<!--- custom css added here ------------------------------->
<action method="addItem"><type>js</type><name>lib/ds-sleight.js</name><params/><if>lt IE 7</if></action>
<action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/ie6.js</name><params/><if>lt IE 7</if></action>
</block>
<block type="core/text_list" name="content" as="content" translate="label">
<label>Main Content Area</label>
</block>
</block>
</print>
<!-- Custom page layout handles -->
<page_empty translate="label">
<label>All Empty Layout Pages</label>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/empty.phtml</template></action>
<!-- Mark root page block that template is applied -->
<action method="setIsHandle"><applied>1</applied></action>
</reference>
</page_empty>
<page_one_column translate="label">
<label>All One-Column Layout Pages</label>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/1column.phtml</template></action>
<!-- Mark root page block that template is applied -->
<action method="setIsHandle"><applied>1</applied></action>
</reference>
</page_one_column>
<page_two_columns_left translate="label">
<label>All Two-Column Layout Pages (Left Column)</label>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template></action>
<!-- Mark root page block that template is applied -->
<action method="setIsHandle"><applied>1</applied></action>
</reference>
</page_two_columns_left>
<page_two_columns_right translate="label">
<label>All Two-Column Layout Pages (Right Column)</label>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/2columns-right.phtml</template></action>
<!-- Mark root page block that template is applied -->
<action method="setIsHandle"><applied>1</applied></action>
</reference>
</page_two_columns_right>
<page_three_columns translate="label">
<label>All Three-Column Layout Pages</label>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/3columns.phtml</template></action>
<!-- Mark root page block that template is applied -->
<action method="setIsHandle"><applied>1</applied></action>
</reference>
</page_three_columns>
</layout>
I added my custom css after
<action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/print.css</stylesheet><params>media="print"</params></action>
in this block i added my css and js you can see in code ..i also mentioned comment
<block type="page/html_head" name="head" as="head">
but nothing is coming...I need a better guide line for creating theme from scratch.... And should I copy base theme and rename that for my theme and make changes in that is this good way for creating theme in magento.....