Unable to modify the theme

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I am trying to modify the default theme in 5.7.3.1 but whatever I do I get lots of error code on the page and if I save changes the site is unusable. The error code is:

ParseError: Unexpected input in main.less on line 1, column 254 1| @preset-fonts-file: "build/fonts/blue-sky.less";@home-feature-icon-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@home-feature-title-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@title-caps-type-font-family: Noticia Text;@title-caps-type-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@title-caps-type-font-size: 1.73em;@image-caption-type-font-family: \'Helvetica Neue\', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;@image-caption-type-color: rgb(184, 196, 205);@image-caption-type-font-style: italic;@image-caption-type-font-size: 1em;@title-thin-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@title-thin-type-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@title-thin-type-font-size: 2.46em;@accent-header-color: rgb(107, 149, 178);@accent-background-color: rgb(223, 236, 242);@default-button-border-color: rgb(175, 228, 255);@content-section-divider-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);@footer-link-hover-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@footer-link-color: rgb(0, 159, 239);@footer-social-icon-hover-color: rgb(0, 159, 239);@footer-social-icon-color: rgb(209, 209, 209);@footer-section-divider-color: rgb(223, 236, 242);@footer-bottom-background-color: rgb(235, 248, 255);@footer-top-background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);@footer-site-title-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@footer-site-title-type-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@footer-site-title-type-text-transform: uppercase;@footer-site-title-type-font-weight: 900;@footer-site-title-type-font-size: 1.2em;@image-slider-navigation-active-color: rgb(0, 159, 239);@image-slider-navigation-color: rgb(96, 170, 204);@image-slider-paragraph-type-font-family: Noticia Text;@image-slider-paragraph-type-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);@image-slider-paragraph-type-font-weight: 400;@image-slider-paragraph-type-font-size: 1.1em;@image-slider-title-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@image-slider-title-type-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@image-slider-title-type-font-weight: 100;@image-slider-title-type-font-size: 3.2em;@image-slider-background-image: '/concrete/themes/elemental/images/background-slider-blue-sky.png';@blockquote-border-color: rgb(189, 207, 216);@blockquote-left-padding-size: 60px;@blockquote-type-color: rgb(91, 103, 108);@blockquote-type-font-weight: 300;@blockquote-type-font-size: 1.46em;@h6-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@h6-type-color: rgb(187, 232, 241);@h6-type-text-transform: uppercase;@h6-type-font-weight: 400;@h6-type-font-size: 0.73em;@h5-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@h5-type-color: rgb(159, 169, 173);@h5-type-text-transform: uppercase;@h5-type-font-weight: 700;@h5-type-font-size: 0.73em;@h4-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@h4-type-color: rgb(79, 88, 92);@h4-type-font-weight: 700;@h4-type-font-size: 1.05em;@h3-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@h3-type-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@h3-type-font-weight: 700;@h3-type-font-size: 1.25em;@h2-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@h2-type-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);@h2-type-font-weight: 700;@h2-type-font-size: 1.46em;@h1-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@h1-type-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);@h1-type-font-weight: 700;@h1-type-font-size: 2.1em;@header-navigation-menu-text-hover-color: rgb(0, 153, 255);@header-navigation-menu-text-color: rgb(162, 162, 162);@header-navigation-menu-border-color: rgb(237, 242, 243);@header-navigation-menu-background-hover-color: rgb(214, 247, 255);@header-navigation-menu-background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);@header-navigation-hover-color: rgb(0, 159, 239);@header-navigation-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@header-navigation-type-color: rgb(173, 180, 185);@header-navigation-type-text-transform: none;@header-navigation-type-font-weight: 1.1;@header-navigation-type-font-size: 1em;@header-search-input-background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);@header-search-input-border-color: rgb(203, 203, 203);@header-search-input-icon-color: rgb(203, 203, 203);@header-site-title-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@header-site-title-type-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@header-site-title-type-text-transform: none;@header-site-title-type-font-weight: 400;@header-site-title-type-font-size: 2.4em;@header-background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);@page-title-type-font-family: Roboto Slab;@page-title-type-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@page-title-type-text-transform: uppercase;@page-title-type-font-weight: 700;@page-title-type-font-size: 1.73em;@body-link-hover-color: rgb(0, 159, 239);@body-link-color: rgb(26, 89, 120);@body-type-font-family: Noticia Text;@body-type-color: rgb(110, 110, 110);@body-type-font-weight: 400;@body-type-font-size: 14px;@page-background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);

Has anyone got the same issue? How to resolve this?

Thank you

 
Jupiter replied on at Permalink Reply
Jupiter
Hi
darchorz,

Don't try to modify default theme...please installed new theme which is available in marketplace for this version..

Otherwise you have to overwrite the theme

Thanks & Regards
Jupiter
ashvin replied on at Permalink Reply 1 Attachment
Hi

I am having the same issue. Please fins attached the error code.
You are suggesting to install theme again but it will vanish all work I have done.
How to overwrote the theme without loosing any work?
ashvin replied on at Permalink Reply 1 Attachment
Hi

I am having the same issue. Please fins attached the error code.
You are suggesting to install theme again but it will vanish all work I have done.
How to overwrote the theme without loosing any work?
rsremole replied on at Permalink Reply
Did anyone find a solution to this issue? Please advise! Thanks.
cnd4ua replied on at Permalink Reply
I'm having the same issue as well.
MrKDilkington replied on at Permalink Reply
MrKDilkington
@cnd4ua

This problem appears to be caused by web hosts that don't provide enough memory (commonly inexpensive shared hosting). You will need to contact your host and request that they increase it.

The theme presets use Less which is a compiled CSS preprocessor. I am assuming that low memory prevents the Less from compiling resulting in the error.

The cause of the error was solved by community user ntisithoj:
https://www.concrete5.org/community/forums/5-7-discussion/elemental-...
"we discovered that this error is due to the low ram memory from the hosting provider. I had IXWebhosting, and they expected people to run their websites with 32 Mb... "
cnd4ua replied on at Permalink Reply
Thanks for the update. I had found the link you mentioned shortly after posting here. Thanks again for the reply!
Conkreet replied on at Permalink Reply
Conkreet
On the same panel, change all of the fonts from "Helvetica Neue" to "Helvetica"

The error will go away then.