It’s not that I’m so smart , it’s just that I stay with problems longer . ~ Albert Einstein

Windows (Vista/XP) can sometimes get annoying for it’s incapability to support community based protocols. I faced this problem when I wanted to download Subversion [1. Subversion (SVN) is a version control system initiated in 2000 by CollabNet Inc. It is used to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. Its goal is to be a mostly-compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS).  ~Wikipedia] of Monotone theme for WordPress. Monotone theme is still under development and is only available as subversion download.

Because of my ignorance on how to achieve SVN download using Windows, I was hit upon by TortoiseSVN [2. TortoiseSVN is an easy to use SCM / source control software for Microsoft Windows and maybe the best standalone Subversion client there is. It is implemented as a Windows shell extension, which makes it integrate seamlessly into the Windows explorer. Since it's not an integration for a specific IDE you can use it with whatever development tools you like.].

tortoisesvn

Following is a step by step guide to download subversion repository of Monotone theme for wordpress.

  1. Download a copy of TortoiseSVN and install it. You’ll have to reboot your machine as TortoiseSVN will integrate into Windows Explorer.
  2. Right click in your Documents folder (assuming that you want to have the download in your Documents folder) and select SVN Checkout… (Check out the gallery below).
  3. Enter the Source URL (in case of monotone theme repo it is http://svn.automattic.com/wpcom-themes/monotone/)and hit Ok.

That’s all! If every thing went fine, you’ll see the following (Last image in the gallery) directory structure. Now, you just have to copy the files and folders under the red box and put them in a directory called monotonetheme and upload the folder to your WordPress theme folder.

Note: You won’t need the .svn folder as part of of your theme files.