Update readme to include theme instructions (#753)

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Non `.fish` files as well as directories inside those locations will be copied to `$fisher_path` under `functions`, `conf.d`, or `completions` respectively.
## Creating a theme
A theme is just like a regular Fish plugin, except it has a `.theme` file in the `themes` directory. Themes were introduced in [Fish 3.4](https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/releases/tag/3.4.0) and work with the `fish_config` builtin. A theme can also have files in `functions`, `conf.d`, or `completions` if necessary. This is what a typical theme plugin might look like.
<pre>
<b>sosuke</b>
├── <b>conf.d</b>
│ └── sosuke.fish
└── <b>themes</b>
└── sosuke.theme
</pre>
## Using `$fisher_path` with themes
If you customize `$fisher_path` to use a directory other than `$__fish_config_dir`, your themes won't be available via `fish_config`. That's because Fish expects your themes to be in `$__fish_config_dir/themes`, not `$fisher_path/themes`. This is not yet configurable in Fish, but there is [a request to add that feature](https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/issues/9456).
This problem can easily be solved by symlinking Fisher's `themes` directory into your Fish config. First, backup any existing themes directory.
```console
mv $__fish_config_dir/themes $__fish_config_dir/themes.bak
```
Then, symlink Fisher's themes directory.
```console
ln -s $fisher_path/themes $__fish_config_dir/themes
```
If you want to use theme plugins and also maintain your own local themes, you can read more about how to do that here: [#708](https://github.com/jorgebucaran/fisher/issues/708).
### Event system
Plugins are notified as they are being installed, updated, or removed via Fish [events](https://fishshell.com/docs/current/cmds/emit.html).

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