Files needed to Create a Child Theme

Hi Zac:

In your video you suggest we use this code in the style.css to setup using a child theme - and to import the parent stylesheet.

@import "../bootstrapWP/style.css";

However, Codex, says that: "@import should not be used to import the parent stylesheet into the child theme. The correct method is to use wp_enqueue_style() to enqueue the parent stylesheet, using this code in your child theme's "functions.php". "

If this is true... can you please update your Teacher's notes to indicate the change from what you are saying in the video?

So this is what I am using to setup my child theme.. can you verify if it is correct and complete? In the child-theme's folder there are these 4 files:

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index.php - (complete copy of the parent's index.php file)

style.css - as follows:

     /*
     Theme Name: bootstrap to WP child
     Theme URI: http://mysite.com.au/
     Author: Dawn Foster
     Author URI: http://mysite.com.au/
     Description: Child theme for the Template theme using Bootstrap.
     Template: bootstrapWP   
     Version: 1.0
     */

     /* =Theme customization starts here
     -------------------------------------------------------------- */

function.php - as follows:

     <?php
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_parent_theme_style' );
       function enqueue_parent_theme_style() {
             wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style',    get_template_directory_uri().'/style.css' );
       }   
     ?>

Is this all I need? I tried to cover all the items that have been suggested (in this video's questions, and elsewhere).. that might be required on different themes.

A couple extra questions:

1. Once I have created the child theme, and I look at it with a live demo option.. does it display exactly as it should look if it is activated? (When I do it on my child theme [that I created using the parent theme from the bootstrap course].. the home page shows blog widgets in the LHS column.)

2. And if I activate the child theme (just to see what it will look like), then try to go back and activate the parent theme.. do I loose any of the customisation from the original parent theme setup? Or is it totally seemless?

Thanks for your help. Dawn