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Re: How do i theme blog entries by content type?

2009-11-25T10:34:36Z

Hi Brendan,

1. If you are using pathauto, or url names that are more legible than
node/47 etc. then you should also get better theme template suggestions.
Make sure that you are linking to the page by its human-name, not its ID
number.

Some possible other solutions:

2. User devel to find the $node->type variable, and populate that in one
of your div tags id or class name at a high enough level, that you can
then detect and then theme just that page (or group of pages by type),
this would be done in your main page.tpl.php [and then you don't even
need a separate tpl.php files...]

3. Use Views to make a blog view that you like, and then you can theme
just that View [with however many 'pages' you make of that view as
daughters]

4. Use Panels with Views, and then theme on the Panels level.

I'm sure there are others I am forgetting [there is always more than 4
ways to skin a...]

brendan, fresh-off.com wrote:

> *Hello Themers!*
>
>
>
> */How do I theme a page based on content type?/*
> I’ve got a site with a few different custom pages and separate .tpl.php
> files for their custom layouts and CSS/XHTML. The “Blog” page is a View
> with a list of teasers. How do I create a custom .tpl.php file that
> only targets the “page” (and layout) that the individual/full blog
> entries are displayed on?
>
>
>
> The Theme Developer list these as the candidate files:
> *page-node-#.tpl.php *<* **page-node.tpl.php *<* **page.tpl.php. *
>
>
>
> But I don’t want to use “page.tpl.php” as its too broad in its reach and
> I may decide to add other pages non-blog pages in the future.
>
>
>
> I’ve tried “page-blog.tpl.php” – but it broke my layout. I still have
> some unresolved CSS/XHTML issues, so I’m wondering if
> “page-blog.tpl.php” is the correct naming convention, but I just have
> a few bugs in my code to work out?
>
>
>
>
>
> /A second (less important) question: /
>
> Keeping track of all those .tpl.php files is getting confusing! The
> Views pages are easy (“page-blog.tpl.php” or “page-work.tpl.php” for
> example), but Theme Developer is telling me that for all pages using the
> “page” content type, that I have to style them by their ID
> (“page-node-1.tpl.php” for the “about” page). Is there any way to name
> a .tpl.php file for a page content type in a more semantic/meaningful way?
>
>
>
> Such as “page-contact.tpl.php” instead of “page-node-392.tpl.php”
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *brendan, fresh-off.com*
>
> Creative Direction & Consultation: Web | Print | Brand
>
>
>
> http://fresh-off.com
>
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>
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How do i theme blog entries by content type?

2009-11-25T10:21:31Z

Hello Themers!

How do I theme a page based on content type?
I’ve got a site with a few different custom pages and separate .tpl.php files for their custom layouts and CSS/XHTML. The “Blog” page is a View with a list of teasers. How do I create a custom .tpl.php file that only targets the “page” (and layout) that the individual/full blog entries are displayed on?

The Theme Developer list these as the candidate files: page-node-#.tpl.php < page-node.tpl.php < page.tpl.php.

But I don’t want to use “page.tpl.php” as its too broad in its reach and I may decide to add other pages non-blog pages in the future.

I’ve tried “page-blog.tpl.php” – but it broke my layout. I still have some unresolved CSS/XHTML issues, so I’m wondering if “page-blog.tpl.php” is the correct naming convention, but I just have a few bugs in my code to work out?

A second (less important) question:

Keeping track of all those .tpl.php files is getting confusing! The Views pages are easy (“page-blog.tpl.php” or “page-work.tpl.php” for example), but Theme Developer is telling me that for all pages using the “page” content type, that I have to style them by their ID (“page-node-1.tpl.php” for the “about” page). Is there any way to name a .tpl.php file for a page content type in a more semantic/meaningful way?

Such as “page-contact.tpl.php” instead of “page-node-392.tpl.php”

Thanks!

brendan, fresh-off.com

Creative Direction & Consultation: Web | Print | Brand

http://fresh-off.com

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Free Drupal Themes

2009-11-19T19:09:33Z

Hi,

I wanted to share a website I'm building to release free new themes
daily to all the wonderful drupal users out there. My URL is

http://templates.computersteroids.com/

Thanks
Gilbert
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Re: promote free themes?

2009-11-19T12:31:36Z

drupal.org/forum
?

write to lullabot, drupal.org, and other streamcaster / bloggers /
ezines of drupal.

send the link to drupal mailing lists [like this one] -- assuming that
is permissible from a posting-policy perspective (?)

good SEO promotion of your page

maybe contact "theme garden" too?

Holly Ferree wrote:

> I'm sure there is somewhere on craigslist that you could post that info. And
> there should be some forum that you could post it.
>
>
> On 11/19/09 1:25 PM, "Mr Gilbert" <mrgilb@...> wrote:
>
>> i am wondering if anyone knows how i can promote a free drupal themes
>> website to get the word out
>>
>> thanks
>> gilbert
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Re: promote free themes?

2009-11-19T10:33:40Z

I'm sure there is somewhere on craigslist that you could post that info. And
there should be some forum that you could post it.

On 11/19/09 1:25 PM, "Mr Gilbert" <mrgilb@...> wrote:

> i am wondering if anyone knows how i can promote a free drupal themes
> website to get the word out
>
> thanks
> gilbert
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Holly Ferree, Graphic Designer, BFA
813.786.0852
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promote free themes?

2009-11-19T10:25:40Z

i am wondering if anyone knows how i can promote a free drupal themes
website to get the word out

thanks
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Color.module regarding the correct id and classes for preview.css

2009-11-18T22:49:29Z

Hello all,

I need some help figuring out the css id or class that are used in the
preview.css (regarding the top header and bottom header areas) when using
the color.mdoule. I have not found any documentation specifying the id's and
classes that can be used when styling areas in the preview.png, and am out
of possible names they could be.

Background:
I decided to learn more and create my own theme that integrates the
color.module. I have everything working and the colors switch to mercury,
ash, etc. without any trouble. :o) (very happy that it works)

But I am having difficulty with the preview.png showing correctly. It wants
to combine the top header color and the bottom header color in a gradient,
that is not used in my theme. And I figure that since the colors display the
properly when a different theme color set is chosen, it would be nice for
the preview.png to show the user an exact preview before they select their
new color set.

My theme uses the top header (with borwn) and the bottom header (with blue).
There is no gradient used, so I want it to reflect that in the preview.png.

Issue:
Need the know the css tag for displaying the top header and the bottom
header colors.

I have it semi working for the top 16px -- it shows the base color if I use
the css pasted below (but I want the top header color, since that is the
actual color it will be).

The bottom header area that is 48px high wants to display the gradient (top
header and bottom header...all I want is the bottom header color). Does
anyone know the correct css to insert so that it doesn't use the gradient
but uses the bottom header color?

Thanks,
Holly Ferree

----------------------
Preview.css:
(the top:17px allows the top header color to display perfectly :D. However
the height: 48px displays the gradient which I would like it to display the
bottom header color but I don't know the correct css tag. I've tried
changing #gradient to #bottom, #header, #headerbottom, and #header-bottom,
but no luck for either)

#preview #gradient { <-- what should I put here? #preview #_______?
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
top: 17px;
height: 48px;
z-index: 2;
}

*******************************
Color.inc:

fill' => array(
'base' => array(0, 74, 900, 426),
'top' => array(0, 0, 900, 17),
'bottom' => array(0, 17, 900, 48),
),

Example of the preview.png layout using Belgian Chocolate theme:
------------------------------------------
Top header, dark brown, #6c420e, height: 17px
------------------------------------------
Bottom Header, red, #971702, height: 48px;

------------------------------------------
THIS AREA IS DISPLAYING PERFECTLY

Content Area

base color, tan #d5b048
height: auto;

Link color: dark brown #6c420e
Text color: dark red, #494949
------------------------------------------

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Re: how to have a edit-tab button go to node, instead of view?

2009-11-13T15:09:10Z

oh excellent, thanks!

Peter Anderson wrote:

> To display an edit link that links to the edit page for each node, you
> add the 'Node: Edit link' field to the view.
>
> sebastian wrote:
>> Hello, not sure if this is a theming question, or a support question, so
>> I am asking both lists.
>>
>> This si hopefully a simple issue., but when I use a view to display a
>> set of nodes, the edit buttons that appear, all link to the view, and
>> NOT the node in question.
>>
>> I obviously would never want my client to edit the view, as they would
>> have a heart attack, instead i want them to edit the actual content that
>> they are seeing in the view's output.
>>
>> How can I change the this so that the view displays edit buttons for the
>> nodes, instead of for itself?
>>
>> Thanks!!
>>
>> Kindly,
>>
>> Sebastian.
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Re: how to have a edit-tab button go to node, instead of view?

2009-11-13T14:45:04Z

To display an edit link that links to the edit page for each node, you add the 'Node: Edit link' field to the view.

sebastian wrote:

Hello, not sure if this is a theming question, or a support question, so 
I am asking both lists.

This si hopefully a simple issue., but when I use a view to display a 
set of nodes, the edit buttons that appear, all link to the view, and 
NOT the node in question.

I obviously would never want my client to edit the view, as they would 
have a heart attack, instead i want them to edit the actual content that 
they are seeing in the view's output.

How can I change the this so that the view displays edit buttons for the 
nodes, instead of for itself?

Thanks!!

Kindly,

Sebastian.
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how to have a edit-tab button go to node, instead of view?

2009-11-13T11:51:38Z

Hello, not sure if this is a theming question, or a support question, so
I am asking both lists.

This si hopefully a simple issue., but when I use a view to display a
set of nodes, the edit buttons that appear, all link to the view, and
NOT the node in question.

I obviously would never want my client to edit the view, as they would
have a heart attack, instead i want them to edit the actual content that
they are seeing in the view's output.

How can I change the this so that the view displays edit buttons for the
nodes, instead of for itself?

Thanks!!

Kindly,

Sebastian.
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Re: how to theme [class/id] a nord_form? SOLVED

2009-11-11T13:47:37Z

Hello comrades,

So I wasn't sure how to reference specific fields when most of the
"standard" fields only have an id or class with something ultra generic
like: "collapse-processed" or "filefield" ; which all the other fields
also say...

So instead I wrote a function which finally achieved what I wanted: I'd
be curious if this is not the best way to approach this though? as in
future projects I want to repeat this again as it really does provide
for a MUCH cleaner interface to just turn completely OFF anything that I
don't think a user needs 99% of the time. The only thing missing here
right now, is a user (role) check to toggle whether they are shown or
not [I still want to see them, for odd occasions, but the 'client'
doesn't need to]
I use "node_type to actually figure out which node is in question as
otherwise i can't do very good specific theming! I finally figured out
today how to traverse the $form Array; which is a big help...
;)

Code follows:

function phptemplate_node_form($form) {
$output = "\n<div class=\"node-form\">\n";

// Admin form fields and submit buttons must be rendered first, because
// they need to go to the bottom of the form, and so should not be
part of
// the catch-all call to drupal_render().
$admin = '';

$buttons = drupal_render($form['buttons']);

// Everything else gets rendered here, and is displayed before the
admin form
// field and the submit buttons.
$output .= " <div class=\"standard\">\n";

$output .= "<div class='" . $form['type']['#value'] . "'>\n";
$output .= drupal_render($form['title']);
$output .= drupal_render($form['field_page_area']);

if ( $form['type']['#value'] == "wide_image") {
$output .= drupal_render($form['field_wide_image']);
} else {
$output .= drupal_render($form['body_field']);
}

$output .= "<div class='hidden'>\n";
$output .= drupal_render($form);

$output .= " </div>\n";

if (!empty($admin)) {
$output .= " <div class=\"admin\">\n";
$output .= $admin;
$output .= " </div>\n";
}
$output .= $buttons;
$output .= "</div>\n";
$output .= "</div>\n";
$output .= "</div>\n";

return $output;
}

Christopher M. Jones wrote:

> What you could do is create overrides for each form element type, adding
> an id or class based on the name or some other attribute of the form
> element. I've done this to style specific form elements in forms. That
> might be simpler than unsetting properties in the form array, and you
> could do it all from within your template rather than having to create a
> whole module. Have a look at the theme functions in the API
> documentation to see how you can do this.
>
> sebastian wrote:
>> Hi Thanks Lee, others,
>>
>> My ideal solution would be if the form elements had id or class names,
>> that were unique, so that I could simply hide [display:none] the form
>> elements that I don't feel like the less-tech savvy content admins need
>> to see.
>>
>> My back-up solution was turning them off as a function, as part of the
>> drupal_render function.
>>
>> This is for the node creation, of several node types; but right now I am
>> just trying the basic: node->create->page type.
>>
>> Couple of questions:
>>
>> 1. is there a way to inject class and/or node ID's to the basic
>> node_edit form? I would want the title to always have something like
>> "id="node_title" on ALL of my node edit forms; whether it is for adding
>> a 'page' type, or a new type not yet imagined but latter added. [that
>> way if I am always hiding the 'publishing options' section, for a
>> particular user, it would be hidden site-wide on all forms]
>>
>> 2. if it is NOT possible to do the above, then my backup is to use
>> drupal_render(), as described below. Am I correct that I would just use:
>>
>> unset($form['name_of_element']);
>> drupal_render($form);
>>
>> ?
>>
>> 3. If there is anyway I could take my work [above] and make it into a
>> module for others to benefit from this change, I would love to
>> contribute this to the drupal community. As I think I must not be the
>> only person who wants to style specific elements on the node-creation
>> page, and right now there is simply no way to target these fields in CSS...
>>
>> I've never contributed before though, and still learning, so not sure if
>> whatever changes I make will be compatible as a "module"
>>
>> Thank you so much for your help!!
>>
>> Sebastian.
>>
>> Lee Rowlands wrote:
>>>> When I have a nord_form, either for creation or editing, I get a lot of
>>>> id's like: #thmr_81, thmr_86, #thmr_91, #thmr_98
>>> These are inserted by the devel_themer module and should not be relied upon
>>>
>>>> But if I replace $output .= drupal_render($form); with
>>>>
>>>> $output .= drupal_render($form['title']);
>>>> $output .= drupal_render($form['body_field']);
>>>> $output .= drupal_render($form['custom_select_field']);
>>>>
>>>> Which are the only three I actually need to have displayed for a
>>>> non-admin, then the page will NOT save, [no errors, it just reloads the
>>>> page and erases all my changes]
>>> The call to drupal_render($form) actually renders the hidden elements such
>>> as form id and build id which are needed to determine if the form was
>>> submitted by the Form API. If these aren't found, the Form API thinks it
>>> wasn't submitted and hence no submit function is called and no data is
>>> saved.
>>> You need to examine the $form variable and unset (using the unset function)
>>> any array members (form elements) you don't want then add a final
>>> drupal_render($form) to the end of your output and thiss will add all the
>>> hidden stuff (and anything else that still yet to be rendered).
>>> I'm assuming you don't have a module here? Otherwise you could do the
>>> unsetting in hook_form_alter.
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> themes mailing list
>>> themes@...
>>> http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes
>>>
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Re: how to theme [class/id] a nord_form?

2009-11-11T12:07:33Z

What you could do is create overrides for each form element type, adding
an id or class based on the name or some other attribute of the form
element. I've done this to style specific form elements in forms. That
might be simpler than unsetting properties in the form array, and you
could do it all from within your template rather than having to create a
whole module. Have a look at the theme functions in the API
documentation to see how you can do this.

sebastian wrote:

> Hi Thanks Lee, others,
>
> My ideal solution would be if the form elements had id or class names,
> that were unique, so that I could simply hide [display:none] the form
> elements that I don't feel like the less-tech savvy content admins need
> to see.
>
> My back-up solution was turning them off as a function, as part of the
> drupal_render function.
>
> This is for the node creation, of several node types; but right now I am
> just trying the basic: node->create->page type.
>
> Couple of questions:
>
> 1. is there a way to inject class and/or node ID's to the basic
> node_edit form? I would want the title to always have something like
> "id="node_title" on ALL of my node edit forms; whether it is for adding
> a 'page' type, or a new type not yet imagined but latter added. [that
> way if I am always hiding the 'publishing options' section, for a
> particular user, it would be hidden site-wide on all forms]
>
> 2. if it is NOT possible to do the above, then my backup is to use
> drupal_render(), as described below. Am I correct that I would just use:
>
> unset($form['name_of_element']);
> drupal_render($form);
>
> ?
>
> 3. If there is anyway I could take my work [above] and make it into a
> module for others to benefit from this change, I would love to
> contribute this to the drupal community. As I think I must not be the
> only person who wants to style specific elements on the node-creation
> page, and right now there is simply no way to target these fields in CSS...
>
> I've never contributed before though, and still learning, so not sure if
> whatever changes I make will be compatible as a "module"
>
> Thank you so much for your help!!
>
> Sebastian.
>
> Lee Rowlands wrote:
>>> When I have a nord_form, either for creation or editing, I get a lot of
>>> id's like: #thmr_81, thmr_86, #thmr_91, #thmr_98
>> These are inserted by the devel_themer module and should not be relied upon
>>
>>> But if I replace $output .= drupal_render($form); with
>>>
>>> $output .= drupal_render($form['title']);
>>> $output .= drupal_render($form['body_field']);
>>> $output .= drupal_render($form['custom_select_field']);
>>>
>>> Which are the only three I actually need to have displayed for a
>>> non-admin, then the page will NOT save, [no errors, it just reloads the
>>> page and erases all my changes]
>> The call to drupal_render($form) actually renders the hidden elements such
>> as form id and build id which are needed to determine if the form was
>> submitted by the Form API. If these aren't found, the Form API thinks it
>> wasn't submitted and hence no submit function is called and no data is
>> saved.
>> You need to examine the $form variable and unset (using the unset function)
>> any array members (form elements) you don't want then add a final
>> drupal_render($form) to the end of your output and thiss will add all the
>> hidden stuff (and anything else that still yet to be rendered).
>> I'm assuming you don't have a module here? Otherwise you could do the
>> unsetting in hook_form_alter.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> themes mailing list
>> themes@...
>> http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes
>>
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Re: how to theme [class/id] a nord_form?

2009-11-11T11:52:08Z

Hi Thanks Lee, others,

My ideal solution would be if the form elements had id or class names,
that were unique, so that I could simply hide [display:none] the form
elements that I don't feel like the less-tech savvy content admins need
to see.

My back-up solution was turning them off as a function, as part of the
drupal_render function.

This is for the node creation, of several node types; but right now I am
just trying the basic: node->create->page type.

Couple of questions:

1. is there a way to inject class and/or node ID's to the basic
node_edit form? I would want the title to always have something like
"id="node_title" on ALL of my node edit forms; whether it is for adding
a 'page' type, or a new type not yet imagined but latter added. [that
way if I am always hiding the 'publishing options' section, for a
particular user, it would be hidden site-wide on all forms]

2. if it is NOT possible to do the above, then my backup is to use
drupal_render(), as described below. Am I correct that I would just use:

unset($form['name_of_element']);
drupal_render($form);

?

3. If there is anyway I could take my work [above] and make it into a
module for others to benefit from this change, I would love to
contribute this to the drupal community. As I think I must not be the
only person who wants to style specific elements on the node-creation
page, and right now there is simply no way to target these fields in CSS...

I've never contributed before though, and still learning, so not sure if
whatever changes I make will be compatible as a "module"

Thank you so much for your help!!

Sebastian.

Lee Rowlands wrote:

>> When I have a nord_form, either for creation or editing, I get a lot of
>> id's like: #thmr_81, thmr_86, #thmr_91, #thmr_98
> These are inserted by the devel_themer module and should not be relied upon
>
>> But if I replace $output .= drupal_render($form); with
>>
>> $output .= drupal_render($form['title']);
>> $output .= drupal_render($form['body_field']);
>> $output .= drupal_render($form['custom_select_field']);
>>
>> Which are the only three I actually need to have displayed for a
>> non-admin, then the page will NOT save, [no errors, it just reloads the
>> page and erases all my changes]
> The call to drupal_render($form) actually renders the hidden elements such
> as form id and build id which are needed to determine if the form was
> submitted by the Form API. If these aren't found, the Form API thinks it
> wasn't submitted and hence no submit function is called and no data is
> saved.
> You need to examine the $form variable and unset (using the unset function)
> any array members (form elements) you don't want then add a final
> drupal_render($form) to the end of your output and thiss will add all the
> hidden stuff (and anything else that still yet to be rendered).
> I'm assuming you don't have a module here? Otherwise you could do the
> unsetting in hook_form_alter.
>
> _______________________________________________
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Re: how to theme [class/id] a nord_form?

2009-11-11T06:28:29Z

I think #thmr_81, thmr_86, #thmr_91, #thmr_98 are generated by devel
module.. its just to help devel module highlight certain elements of
the theme ... disable it or ignore those ids while theming.

Regards
Raffi Hovhannesian
http://www.psd2drupal.com

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On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:09 AM, Christopher M. Jones
<cjones@...> wrote:

> Those ids are inserted by the devel themer module. Disable the module
> and they go away.
>
> sebastian wrote:
>> Hello Drupalites,
>>
>> I am tryign to figure this out.
>>
>> When I have a nord_form, either for creation or editing, I get a lot of
>> id's like: #thmr_81, thmr_86, #thmr_91, #thmr_98
>>
>> If I try and use CSS to access them [perhaps setting display:non for
>> non-tech savy web admins]
>>
>> Then this works, UNTIL something else changes on the page, and then the
>> numbers all change... SO, I need to find a way to give these random
>> place holding id's actual ID's that relate to the content inside of them
>> [authored by, published, file upload etc.]
>>
>> I found the hook:
>>
>> <?php
>> /*
>> * Theming the node form
>> */
>> function phptemplate_node_form($form) {
>> $output = "\n<div class=\"node-form\">\n";
>>
>> // Admin form fields and submit buttons must be rendered first, because
>> // they need to go to the bottom of the form, and so should not be
>> part of
>> // the catch-all call to drupal_render().
>> $admin = '';
>>
>> $buttons = drupal_render($form['buttons']);
>>
>> // Everything else gets rendered here, and is displayed before the
>> admin form
>> // field and the submit buttons.
>> $output .= " <div class=\"standard\">\n";
>> $output .= drupal_render($form);
>>
>>
>> $output .= " </div>\n";
>>
>> if (!empty($admin)) {
>> $output .= " <div class=\"admin\">\n";
>> $output .= $admin;
>> $output .= " </div>\n";
>> }
>> $output .= $buttons;
>> $output .= "</div>\n";
>>
>> return $output;
>> }
>> ?>
>>
>> But if I replace $output .= drupal_render($form); with
>>
>> $output .= drupal_render($form['title']);
>> $output .= drupal_render($form['body_field']);
>> $output .= drupal_render($form['custom_select_field']);
>>
>> Which are the only three I actually need to have displayed for a
>> non-admin, then the page will NOT save, [no errors, it just reloads the
>> page and erases all my changes]
>>
>> Also, the function:
>>
>> drupal_render()
>>
>> Doesn't really give me much control over how to theme the sub-parts of
>> the form...
>>
>> Can anyone help me to please give real class and/or id names to the
>> elements of the form?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Sebastian
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Re: how to theme [class/id] a nord_form?

2009-11-10T19:09:57Z

Those ids are inserted by the devel themer module. Disable the module
and they go away.

sebastian wrote:

> Hello Drupalites,
>
> I am tryign to figure this out.
>
> When I have a nord_form, either for creation or editing, I get a lot of
> id's like: #thmr_81, thmr_86, #thmr_91, #thmr_98
>
> If I try and use CSS to access them [perhaps setting display:non for
> non-tech savy web admins]
>
> Then this works, UNTIL something else changes on the page, and then the
> numbers all change... SO, I need to find a way to give these random
> place holding id's actual ID's that relate to the content inside of them
> [authored by, published, file upload etc.]
>
> I found the hook:
>
> <?php
> /*
> * Theming the node form
> */
> function phptemplate_node_form($form) {
> $output = "\n<div class=\"node-form\">\n";
>
> // Admin form fields and submit buttons must be rendered first, because
> // they need to go to the bottom of the form, and so should not be
> part of
> // the catch-all call to drupal_render().
> $admin = '';
>
> $buttons = drupal_render($form['buttons']);
>
> // Everything else gets rendered here, and is displayed before the
> admin form
> // field and the submit buttons.
> $output .= " <div class=\"standard\">\n";
> $output .= drupal_render($form);
>
>
> $output .= " </div>\n";
>
> if (!empty($admin)) {
> $output .= " <div class=\"admin\">\n";
> $output .= $admin;
> $output .= " </div>\n";
> }
> $output .= $buttons;
> $output .= "</div>\n";
>
> return $output;
> }
> ?>
>
> But if I replace $output .= drupal_render($form); with
>
> $output .= drupal_render($form['title']);
> $output .= drupal_render($form['body_field']);
> $output .= drupal_render($form['custom_select_field']);
>
> Which are the only three I actually need to have displayed for a
> non-admin, then the page will NOT save, [no errors, it just reloads the
> page and erases all my changes]
>
> Also, the function:
>
> drupal_render()
>
> Doesn't really give me much control over how to theme the sub-parts of
> the form...
>
> Can anyone help me to please give real class and/or id names to the
> elements of the form?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sebastian
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Re: how to theme [class/id] a nord_form?

2009-11-10T19:05:58Z

> When I have a nord_form, either for creation or editing, I get a lot of
> id's like: #thmr_81, thmr_86, #thmr_91, #thmr_98
These are inserted by the devel_themer module and should not be relied upon

> But if I replace $output .= drupal_render($form); with
>
> $output .= drupal_render($form['title']);
> $output .= drupal_render($form['body_field']);
> $output .= drupal_render($form['custom_select_field']);
>
> Which are the only three I actually need to have displayed for a
> non-admin, then the page will NOT save, [no errors, it just reloads the
> page and erases all my changes]
The call to drupal_render($form) actually renders the hidden elements such
as form id and build id which are needed to determine if the form was
submitted by the Form API. If these aren't found, the Form API thinks it
wasn't submitted and hence no submit function is called and no data is
saved.
You need to examine the $form variable and unset (using the unset function)
any array members (form elements) you don't want then add a final
drupal_render($form) to the end of your output and thiss will add all the
hidden stuff (and anything else that still yet to be rendered).
I'm assuming you don't have a module here? Otherwise you could do the
unsetting in hook_form_alter.

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how to theme [class/id] a nord_form?

2009-11-10T18:51:11Z

Hello Drupalites,

I am tryign to figure this out.

When I have a nord_form, either for creation or editing, I get a lot of
id's like: #thmr_81, thmr_86, #thmr_91, #thmr_98

If I try and use CSS to access them [perhaps setting display:non for
non-tech savy web admins]

Then this works, UNTIL something else changes on the page, and then the
numbers all change... SO, I need to find a way to give these random
place holding id's actual ID's that relate to the content inside of them
[authored by, published, file upload etc.]

I found the hook:

<?php
/*
* Theming the node form
*/
function phptemplate_node_form($form) {
$output = "\n<div class=\"node-form\">\n";

// Admin form fields and submit buttons must be rendered first, because
// they need to go to the bottom of the form, and so should not be
part of
// the catch-all call to drupal_render().
$admin = '';

$buttons = drupal_render($form['buttons']);

// Everything else gets rendered here, and is displayed before the
admin form
// field and the submit buttons.
$output .= " <div class=\"standard\">\n";
$output .= drupal_render($form);

$output .= " </div>\n";

if (!empty($admin)) {
$output .= " <div class=\"admin\">\n";
$output .= $admin;
$output .= " </div>\n";
}
$output .= $buttons;
$output .= "</div>\n";

return $output;
}
?>

But if I replace $output .= drupal_render($form); with

$output .= drupal_render($form['title']);
$output .= drupal_render($form['body_field']);
$output .= drupal_render($form['custom_select_field']);

Which are the only three I actually need to have displayed for a
non-admin, then the page will NOT save, [no errors, it just reloads the
page and erases all my changes]

Also, the function:

drupal_render()

Doesn't really give me much control over how to theme the sub-parts of
the form...

Can anyone help me to please give real class and/or id names to the
elements of the form?

Thanks!

Sebastian
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Re: add color choices to theme and insert a css

2009-11-09T15:36:30Z

I got this to work using this in my template.php file:

$banners = theme_get_setting('banners');
switch($banners) {
case ("white-gray"):
drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/white-gray.css', 'theme',
'all');
break;
case ("blue-gray"):
drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/blue-gray.css', 'theme', 'all');
break;
default:
drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/red-blue.css', 'theme', 'all');
break;
}

And this in my theme-settings.php file:

<?php
function graphicDesign_settings(&$saved_settings) {
$defaults = array(
'banners' => 'red-blue',
);
$settings = array_merge($defaults, $saved_settings);

$form['banners'] = array(
'#type' => 'select',
'#options' => array(
'red-blue' => 'Red/Blue',
'blue-gray' => 'Blue/Gray',
'white-gray' => 'White/Dark Gray'),
'#default_value' => $settings['banners'],
'#title' => t('Choose a Banner Color Combination'),
);
return $form;
}

Quoting Brent Hardinge <brent@...>:

> Tracey,
>
> It seems that in order to get the css into the system, you need to use
> drupal_add_css outside of the preprocess function because it is the
> template_preprocess_page function that is used to add the css to the
> $variables['styles'] function.
>
> So what I would recommend doing is adding the following at near the
> top of your template.css file:
>
> drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/' .theme_get_setting('banners')
> .'.css', 'theme', 'all');
>
> That should replace your switch function and print the appropriate css
> file based on the settings.
>
> Cheers,
> Brent
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Design / Interaction / Strategy
> http://brenthardinge.net
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Tracey Hummel
> <thummel@...> wrote:
>> My trying a add page preprocess that will allow site administrators
>> to be able
>> to configure a theme and choose different banners/color
>> combinations. Based on
>> what they select, a different css file would be added that would modify the
>> banners graphics/colors.
>>
>> I added three choices to the theme's configuration page by adding
>> this to the
>> theme-settings.php file:
>>
>>
>> function graphicDesign_settings(&$saved_settings) {
>> $defaults = array(
>> 'banners' => 'red-blue',
>> );
>> $settings = array_merge($defaults, $saved_settings);
>>
>> $form['banners'] = array(
>> '#type' => 'select',
>> '#options' => array(
>> 'red-blue' => 'Red/Blue',
>> 'blue-gray' => 'Blue/Gray',
>> 'white-gray' => 'White/Dark Gray'),
>> '#default_value' => $settings['banners'],
>> '#title' => t('Choose a Banner Color Combination'),
>> );
>> return $form;
>> }
>>
>>
>> In the template.php file, I'm trying to use the variable passed to add a css
>> file based on what they select. In the template.php file:
>>
>> function graphicDesign_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
>> $banners = theme_get_setting('banners');
>> drupal_set_message(print_r($banners,true));
>>
>> switch($banners) {
>> case ("white-gray"):
>> drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/white-gray.css', 'theme', 'all');
>> break;
>> case ("blue-gray"):
>> drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/blue-gray.css', 'theme', 'all');
>> break;
>> default:
>> drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/red-blue.css', 'theme', 'all');
>> break;
>> }
>> }
>>
>> The css is not being added. Is anyone doing something similar and would be
>> willing to help me?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tracey
>>
>> --
>> Tracey Hummel
>> Web Developer
>> University Information Technology Services
>> Learning Technologies Services
>> University of Arizona
>> (520) 626-5139
>> tracey@...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: add color choices to theme and insert a css

2009-11-09T14:50:49Z

Brent,

Thank you for your reply. If I added this line to my template's css
file, would
the css file need to change to a php file? Or would the line go in my page
template file?

drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/' .theme_get_setting('banners').'.css',
'theme', 'all');

Thank you,
Tracey

Quoting Brent Hardinge <brent@...>:

> It seems that in order to get the css into the system, you need to use
> drupal_add_css outside of the preprocess function because it is the
> template_preprocess_page function that is used to add the css to the
> $variables['styles'] function.
>
> So what I would recommend doing is adding the following at near the
> top of your template.css file:
>
> drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/' .theme_get_setting('banners')
> .'.css', 'theme', 'all');
>
> That should replace your switch function and print the appropriate css
> file based on the settings.
>
> Cheers,
> Brent
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Design / Interaction / Strategy
> http://brenthardinge.net
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Tracey Hummel
> <thummel@...> wrote:
>> My trying a add page preprocess that will allow site administrators
>> to be able
>> to configure a theme and choose different banners/color
>> combinations. Based on
>> what they select, a different css file would be added that would modify the
>> banners graphics/colors.
>>
>> I added three choices to the theme's configuration page by adding
>> this to the
>> theme-settings.php file:
>>
>>
>> function graphicDesign_settings(&$saved_settings) {
>> $defaults = array(
>> 'banners' => 'red-blue',
>> );
>> $settings = array_merge($defaults, $saved_settings);
>>
>> $form['banners'] = array(
>> '#type' => 'select',
>> '#options' => array(
>> 'red-blue' => 'Red/Blue',
>> 'blue-gray' => 'Blue/Gray',
>> 'white-gray' => 'White/Dark Gray'),
>> '#default_value' => $settings['banners'],
>> '#title' => t('Choose a Banner Color Combination'),
>> );
>> return $form;
>> }
>>
>>
>> In the template.php file, I'm trying to use the variable passed to add a css
>> file based on what they select. In the template.php file:
>>
>> function graphicDesign_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
>> $banners = theme_get_setting('banners');
>> drupal_set_message(print_r($banners,true));
>>
>> switch($banners) {
>> case ("white-gray"):
>> drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/white-gray.css', 'theme', 'all');
>> break;
>> case ("blue-gray"):
>> drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/blue-gray.css', 'theme', 'all');
>> break;
>> default:
>> drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/red-blue.css', 'theme', 'all');
>> break;
>> }
>> }
>>
>> The css is not being added. Is anyone doing something similar and would be
>> willing to help me?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tracey
>>
>> --
>> Tracey Hummel
>> Web Developer
>> University Information Technology Services
>> Learning Technologies Services
>> University of Arizona
>> (520) 626-5139
>> tracey@...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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add color choices to theme and insert a css

2009-11-09T10:00:16Z

My trying a add page preprocess that will allow site administrators to be able
to configure a theme and choose different banners/color combinations. Based on
what they select, a different css file would be added that would modify the
banners graphics/colors.

I added three choices to the theme's configuration page by adding this to the
theme-settings.php file:

function graphicDesign_settings(&$saved_settings) {
$defaults = array(
'banners' => 'red-blue',
);
$settings = array_merge($defaults, $saved_settings);

$form['banners'] = array(
'#type' => 'select',
'#options' => array(
'red-blue' => 'Red/Blue',
'blue-gray' => 'Blue/Gray',
'white-gray' => 'White/Dark Gray'),
'#default_value' => $settings['banners'],
'#title' => t('Choose a Banner Color Combination'),
);
return $form;
}

In the template.php file, I'm trying to use the variable passed to add a css
file based on what they select. In the template.php file:

function graphicDesign_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
$banners = theme_get_setting('banners');
drupal_set_message(print_r($banners,true));

switch($banners) {
case ("white-gray"):
drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/white-gray.css', 'theme', 'all');
break;
case ("blue-gray"):
drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/blue-gray.css', 'theme', 'all');
break;
default:
drupal_add_css(path_to_theme() . '/red-blue.css', 'theme', 'all');
break;
}
}

The css is not being added. Is anyone doing something similar and would be
willing to help me?

Thanks,
Tracey

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Re: Workflow Question

2009-10-29T05:27:37Z

2009/10/24 Tony Crockford <tonyc@...>:
> I'm also trying to get my head round how Drupal would choose different
> page layouts
This is probably what you're going to find hardest Tony. Which tpl
files address which bits of the page, when to use a block or a region
or a custom node.tpl and so on. Once you grasp it it's fairly
straightforward I guess, but coming at it new it's confusing - theme
developer module will be your friend (part of devel module).

> - e.g. If I have one for articles one column) and one for
> a form (two column) is that just down to body class?
Well most themes generate body class based on theme features, so for
instance whether a sidebar is output (that often depends on whether
there's anything to go in it).

Then there are regions, defined in the .info file and usually printed
in page.tpl...

> How do you match content in Drupal with different page layouts?
It comes down to what the layout is, and what content drives the
layout - you might do well to take some advice on a particular design
and how best to do it. If you don't want to do that publicly then pop
on irc.freenode.net channel #drupaluk and pm me or get in touch via my
contact page, site link below.
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Re: passing variables to a tlp.php file

2009-10-29T03:57:54Z

Hi Matt,

I believe Nick Lewis answered your question in this fabulous post:
http://www.nicklewis.org/drupal-hackers-cookbook/theming/hook_theme-and-template-files

Israel

2009/10/28 Matt Funk <matze999@...>

Hi,

this is probably a basic question for most, but i am stuck on this.

I have a custom module enabled which has a function:
theme_mymod_myfcn($myarg) {
...
}

I am trying to override this fcn via the file:
mymod_myfcn.tpl.php

However, whenever i try to print $myarg in the tpl.php file it appears to be empty. Why?

Is there a way to access the $myarg variable in the tpl.php file.

thanks
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Re: how toi theme a box and how to theme a file ?

2009-10-28T20:14:06Z

On Wednesday 28 October 2009 5:35:35 am Michel Morelli wrote:
> Hi all. I have a template file called "foo.tpl.php", and I have $vars.
>
> How can i theme "foo.tpl.php" with $vars ?
>
> I have thinked that I need to use "theme" function(), but how ?
>
> And for a box ?
>
> M.

You're actually putting the cart before the horse, it looks like.

Somewhere in code, you'll need to format some data. OK, you want to use a
template. So you first add a hook_theme[1] entry to define your theme key
(foo), and you specify that it uses a template file (foo.tpl.php by default).
Then you call:

$output = theme('foo', $somevar, $anothervar, $somethingelse);

in your module code where you want to turn $somevar, $anothervar, and
$somethingelse into rendered HTML.

With the theme hook setup correctly, that will result in foo.tpl.php getting
called with $somevar, $anothervar, and $somethingelse, along with various
other globally added variables. You can also use a template_preprocess_foo()
function of your own to filter and mutate $somevar, $anothervar, and
$somethingelse as needed or add more variables at that point. see the theming
guide[2] for more information.

You should start thinking from the point in code where you need to have
something rendered, not from the template and then finding a place to put it.
It will conceptually make more sense that way when you implement it.

[1] http://api.drupal.org/api/function/hook_theme/6
[2] http://drupal.org/theme-guide/6

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passing variables to a tlp.php file

2009-10-28T09:14:51Z

Hi,

this is probably a basic question for most, but i am stuck on this.

I have a custom module enabled which has a function:
theme_mymod_myfcn($myarg) {
...
}

I am trying to override this fcn via the file:
mymod_myfcn.tpl.php

However, whenever i try to print $myarg in the tpl.php file it appears to be empty. Why?

Is there a way to access the $myarg variable in the tpl.php file.

thanks
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Re: zen custom theme and link to node

2009-10-28T04:25:33Z

hi mark and rohan!
thx so much for both of your advice! it is fixed now!
barb

> yes, I added
> position:relative;
> top:-20px;
>
> to #navbar and i could click the link so either resize or move it.
>
>
> R.A.Smith
> Manager/Technical Lead
> Exterbox - "Thinking outside of the box"
> http://www.exterbox.com
> rohan@...
> 1-876-449-7506
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:22 AM, Mark Shropshire <mdshrops@...>wrote:
>
>> Barb,
>>
>> The title definitely has a link. I wonder if reducing the size of the
>> #navbar (primary nav) box from 72px to much smaller will help. Looks
>> like that box is moving over top of the title. You may want to make it
>> 5px or something just to test if the link then appears. Then you could
>> tweak the height from there.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>>

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how toi theme a box and how to theme a file ?

2009-10-28T03:35:35Z

Hi all. I have a template file called "foo.tpl.php", and I have $vars.

How can i theme "foo.tpl.php" with $vars ?

I have thinked that I need to use "theme" function(), but how ?

And for a box ?

M.

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Re: zen custom theme and link to node

2009-10-28T03:34:46Z

yes, I added

position:relative;

top:-20px;

to #navbar and i could click the link so either resize or move it.

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On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:22 AM, Mark Shropshire <mdshrops@...> wrote:

Barb,

The title definitely has a link. I wonder if reducing the size of the
#navbar (primary nav) box from 72px to much smaller will help. Looks
like that box is moving over top of the title. You may want to make it
5px or something just to test if the link then appears. Then you could
tweak the height from there.

Thanks,
Mark

On Oct 28, 2009, at 6:04 AM, barb wrote:

> Hello!
> i have troubles with zen custom theme and the link to the first node
> on
> the frontpage. i don't know why it is reacting like this, but on the
> frontpage the first article on the very top cannot be accessed by
> clicking on the title. it seems that the title has shot above the
> frame.
>
> does someone know what i did wrong? also the breadcrumbs don't work as
> links as they should. it seems that i have a whole area in the theme,
> that reacts kind of 'numb'.
>
> this is the page: http://col-me.info/
>
> does anyone know what i did wrong?
>
> thanx
> barb
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Re: zen custom theme and link to node

2009-10-28T03:22:22Z

Barb,

The title definitely has a link. I wonder if reducing the size of the
#navbar (primary nav) box from 72px to much smaller will help. Looks
like that box is moving over top of the title. You may want to make it
5px or something just to test if the link then appears. Then you could
tweak the height from there.

Thanks,
Mark

On Oct 28, 2009, at 6:04 AM, barb wrote:

> Hello!
> i have troubles with zen custom theme and the link to the first node
> on
> the frontpage. i don't know why it is reacting like this, but on the
> frontpage the first article on the very top cannot be accessed by
> clicking on the title. it seems that the title has shot above the
> frame.
>
> does someone know what i did wrong? also the breadcrumbs don't work as
> links as they should. it seems that i have a whole area in the theme,
> that reacts kind of 'numb'.
>
> this is the page: http://col-me.info/
>
> does anyone know what i did wrong?
>
> thanx
> barb
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zen custom theme and link to node

2009-10-28T03:04:22Z

Hello!
i have troubles with zen custom theme and the link to the first node on
the frontpage. i don't know why it is reacting like this, but on the
frontpage the first article on the very top cannot be accessed by
clicking on the title. it seems that the title has shot above the frame.

does someone know what i did wrong? also the breadcrumbs don't work as
links as they should. it seems that i have a whole area in the theme,
that reacts kind of 'numb'.

this is the page: http://col-me.info/

does anyone know what i did wrong?

thanx
barb
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Re: Workflow Question

2009-10-25T20:26:10Z

On Sunday 25 October 2009 5:14:06 am Mark Shropshire wrote:

> Thanks to the original poster for bringing up this issue. It has been
> great to see some different approaches for theming in Drupal.
>
> Zirafa,
>
> I definitely agree with your last statement that there is no real
> "right" way for theming. I think there are best practices and we have
> seen a few of those in this email thread. I have to admit that I have
> actually done the same thing with downloading foundation and renaming
> the theme folder.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark

There is no one right way, but there certainly are wrong ways. :-) Large gobs
of PHP logic in your template files is a Wrong Way(tm), regardless of whether
you're using a base-theme approach or a from-scratch approach. (That's what
preprocess functions are for.) And if you put SQL in a template file I will
hit you. :-)

Also remember that the HTML Drupal spits out to you by default is already very
extensive and complete, and more importantly is dynamic. As your site
evolves, the structure of the HTML will change, too. Not page.tpl.php,
necessarily, but what CCK fields you have will change over time, what Views you
have will change over time, blocks will get added and shift around, etc.

I highly recommend the "sustainable theming" blog series by Colleen
Carroll[1]. It discusses the practical benefits of "trusting Drupal" and going
"with the grain" of the CMS in your theming just as you should in your code.
There are cases where you don't need or or shouldn't, but in the long run
you'll save yourself time by leveraging what Drupal already gives you as much
as possible.

[1]
http://www.palantir.net/blog/colleen-carroll

Specifically (I need to yell at our site admin to shorten URLs...):
http://www.palantir.net/blog/sustainable-markup-how-be-a-themer-drupal
http://www.palantir.net/blog/graycor-drupal-theming-works
http://www.palantir.net/blog/drupal-theming-getting-your-hands-dirty-and-
building-house
http://www.palantir.net/blog/drupal-theming-applying-sustainable-method-views

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Re: Workflow Question

2009-10-25T06:13:13Z

On 25 Oct 2009, at 10:14, Mark Shropshire wrote:

> Thanks to the original poster for bringing up this issue. It has been
> great to see some different approaches for theming in Drupal.

It has been very useful, thanks to everyone who put forward responses,
I'm now happier that there's no *right* way, and that there are
several good ways, so I can take a much more pragmatic approach.

I shall do my first couple of themes as Zen Sub-Themes as they are for
someone that prefers that approach, but I think it would be safe to
say that, like all things worth doing, there are no shortcuts to
perfection.

I shall try all the suggested approaches and hopefully will reach a
'works for me' compromise, in the same way that I have a library of
starter code for a PSD to XHTML project that is ever evolving and took
a while to get comfortable with.

Thanks for all the input. I hope if I have any more questions, they
also create useful discussion!

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Re: Workflow Question

2009-10-25T03:14:06Z

Thanks to the original poster for bringing up this issue. It has been
great to see some different approaches for theming in Drupal.

Zirafa,

I definitely agree with your last statement that there is no real
"right" way for theming. I think there are best practices and we have
seen a few of those in this email thread. I have to admit that I have
actually done the same thing with downloading foundation and renaming
the theme folder.

Thanks,
Mark

On Oct 24, 2009, at 6:25 PM, Farsheed wrote:

> I generally like Squiggy's approach in creating static html and then
> inserting Drupal after the fact. My approach is slightly different
> though:
>
> 1) take the Framework theme, rename it as a new theme (making sure
> to rename .info files and template.php function names)
> 2) comment out or remove all the content related drupal variables in
> page.tpl.php (sometimes i'll replace it with static dummy text)
> 3) this leaves me with a skeleton html tpl.php file but still loads
> in JS and CSS dynamically through Drupal
> 4) I'll build out the theme using style.css (again commenting or
> deleting when it is distracting)
> 5) Then I'll replace the variables from #2 and continue styling
> those regions individually
>
> I like Framework for this because it has a well structured CSS file
> and very basic tpl.php files, and minimum cruft to read through/
> delete. Readability is important for me.
>
> I also prefer to not use subthemes because it seems less confusing,
> easier, and faster to just rename a downloaded theme as a new theme.
>
> I like to leave the dynamic JS/CSS load because I want to know what
> kind of CSS or JS is coming down the pipeline from other modules
> that might potentially cause css class name or style conflicts with
> my own style.css. Nothing is more frustrating to me than thinking
> I'm done but then having a module conflicting with it.
>
> I rely heavily on Webdeveloper & Firebug for Firefox, and Devel
> module for printing out variable content dsm($node) and clearing all
> caches quickly which is critical for theming advanced stuff in
> Drupal. Theme developer I'll use occasionally when battling strange
> bugs but it tends to slow down page loads, which reduces my
> productivity.
>
> The important thing I think is to adapt Drupal to your workflow and
> not the other way around. It's helpful to play around with existing
> themes to learn how they work but despite what anyone says there is
> no real "right" or standard way of doing it.
>
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Re: Workflow Question

2009-10-24T15:25:43Z

I generally like Squiggy's approach in creating static html and then inserting Drupal after the fact. My approach is slightly different though:

1) take the Framework theme, rename it as a new theme (making sure to rename .info files and template.php function names)
2) comment out or remove all the content related drupal variables in page.tpl.php (sometimes i'll replace it with static dummy text)
3) this leaves me with a skeleton html tpl.php file but still loads in JS and CSS dynamically through Drupal
4) I'll build out the theme using style.css (again commenting or deleting when it is distracting)
5) Then I'll replace the variables from #2 and continue styling those regions individually

I like Framework for this because it has a well structured CSS file and very basic tpl.php files, and minimum cruft to read through/delete. Readability is important for me.

I also prefer to not use subthemes because it seems less confusing, easier, and faster to just rename a downloaded theme as a new theme.

I like to leave the dynamic JS/CSS load because I want to know what kind of CSS or JS is coming down the pipeline from other modules that might potentially cause css class name or style conflicts with my own style.css. Nothing is more frustrating to me than thinking I'm done but then having a module conflicting with it.

I rely heavily on Webdeveloper & Firebug for Firefox, and Devel module for printing out variable content dsm($node) and clearing all caches quickly which is critical for theming advanced stuff in Drupal. Theme developer I'll use occasionally when battling strange bugs but it tends to slow down page loads, which reduces my productivity.

The important thing I think is to adapt Drupal to your workflow and not the other way around. It's helpful to play around with existing themes to learn how they work but despite what anyone says there is no real "right" or standard way of doing it.

zirafa

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> From: Mark Shropshire <mdshrops@...>
> Subject: Re: [themes] Workflow Question
> To: "A list for theme developers" <themes@...>
> Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 3:21 PM
> Laura,
> Sub-themes outside of the the theme folder is
> very important. It has really helped me when I update the
> base contrib themes since the sub-themes no longer have to
> be a subfolder within the base theme as in Drupal
> 5.
> Thanks for bringing this up!
> Mark
> On Oct 24, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Laura
> wrote:
> Something others have not said, but is
> extremely important: Do not
> modify a theme you download. Make your theme a sub-theme of
> the base
> theme you select, and then just override what you want.
> More info on
> that is here: http://drupal.org/node/225125
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Re: Workflow Question

2009-10-24T12:21:24Z

Laura,

Sub-themes outside of the the theme folder is very important. It has really helped me when I update the base contrib themes since the sub-themes no longer have to be a subfolder within the base theme as in Drupal 5.

Thanks for bringing this up!

Mark

On Oct 24, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Laura wrote:

Something others have not said, but is extremely important: Do not
modify a theme you download. Make your theme a sub-theme of the base
theme you select, and then just override what you want. More info on
that is here: http://drupal.org/node/225125

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Re: Workflow Question

2009-10-24T12:15:40Z

agreed. can't find a single review about themegenie online, and the box
on the front of the website is rather poorly photoshopped together.

Steve Ringwood wrote:

> themegenie appears to be vapor ware, most (all) of the links are
> broken.
>
>> if you use Dreamweaver try dreamweaver extension for drupal themeing.
>> look here
>> www.themegenie.net
>>
>> On 10/24/09, Vincent // basicmagic.net <vincent@...> wrote:
>>
>>> > if i were you, i would consider
>>> >
>>> > 1- downloading the tao and singular themes from developmentseed.org instead
>>> >
>>> > 2- customizing singular to make your first theme, by adapting the
>>> > existing templates and css to your visual design
>>> >
>>> > 3- as you gain more experience... use tao/singular as a model for
>>> > creating your own theme from html/css
>>> >
>>> > 4- or, you can do the same with bluemarine instead of tao/singular
>>> > (dump out the tables in bluemarine when you do it-
>>> > and change them to divs in the page templates and css...)
>>> >
>>> > 5- i don't use garland and i don't prefer zen, but people are free to
>>> > do what they want now aren't they... that's what its all about
>>> >
>>> > 6- kickin' new thing i am looking at is adapting one of my themes to
>>> > css dry for drupal
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > drupal is the best theming platform in the world
>>> >
>>> > i have been on it for the past 5+ years, love it
>>> > phptemplate is the bomb...
>>> > that's good i think!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -vincent, in buffalo
>>> > http://basicmagic.net
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 10/24/09, Tony Crockford <tonyc@...> wrote:
>>>
>>>> >> I'm new to Drupal Theming, but have solid experience in PSD to HTML/
>>>> >> CSS template creation, in other words I can build the HTML and CSS
>>>> >> for a visual, efficiently and quickly.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> So my question is is it easier to adapt the Zen theme to a visual
>>>> >> design, or is it easier to convert a set of HTML and CSS to a Drupal
>>>> >> theme?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> or am I asking the wrong question?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> What do you do?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> TIA
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
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