prepare 0.4.8

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changes
 
+2018-01-29 (version 0.4.8)
+
+* Bring back the ability to create custom themes
+  ([@b-ryan](https://github.com/b-ryan/powerline-shell/pull/352))
+* Add the ability to customize the `time` segment in themes
+  ([@gaurav-nelson](https://github.com/b-ryan/powerline-shell/pull/338))
+
 2018-01-15 (version 0.4.7)
 
 * VCS segments (git, hg, etc.) can now show a symbol identifying what VPS the

README.md

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 The `powerline_shell/themes` directory stores themes for your prompt, which are
 basically color values used by segments. The `default.py` defines a default
 theme which can be used standalone, and every other theme falls back to it if
-they miss colors for any segments. Create new themes by copying any other
-existing theme and changing the values. To use a theme, set the `theme`
-variable in `~/.powerline-shell.json` to the name of your theme.
+they miss colors for any segments.
+
+If you want to create a custom theme, start by copying one of the existing
+themes, like the
+[basic](https://github.com/b-ryan/powerline-shell/blob/master/powerline_shell/themes/basic.py).
+and update your `~/.powerline-shell.json`, setting the `"theme"` to the path of
+the file. For example your configuration might have:
+
+```
+  "theme": "~/mythemes/my-great-theme.py"
+```
+
+You can then modify the color codes to your liking. Theme colors are specified
+using [Xterm-256 color codes](https://jonasjacek.github.io/colors/).
 
 A script for testing color combinations is provided at `colortest.py`. Note
 that the colors you see may vary depending on your terminal. When designing a
 theme, please test your theme on multiple terminals, especially with default
-settings.  Theme colors are specified using [Xterm-256 color codes](https://jonasjacek.github.io/colors/). 
+settings.
 
 ### Segment Configuration
 

powerline_shell/themes/basic.py

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-from .default import DefaultColor
+from powerline_shell.themes.default import DefaultColor
 
 
 class Color(DefaultColor):

powerline_shell/themes/solarized_dark.py

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-from .default import DefaultColor
+from powerline_shell.themes.default import DefaultColor
 
 
 class Color(DefaultColor):

powerline_shell/themes/solarized_light.py

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-from .default import DefaultColor
+from powerline_shell.themes.default import DefaultColor
 
 
 class Color(DefaultColor):

powerline_shell/themes/washed.py

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-from .default import DefaultColor
+from powerline_shell.themes.default import DefaultColor
 
 
 class Color(DefaultColor):

setup.py

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 setup(
     name="powerline-shell",
-    version="0.4.7",
+    version="0.4.8",
     description="A pretty prompt for your shell",
     author="Buck Ryan",
     url="https://github.com/banga/powerline-shell",