[support] Arranging multiple blocks in custom region

[Hakan]

Clearfix resolved the problem. I did look at your site and yes, it is
similar. In the absence of the clearfix fix, I was interested in the
other solution also as a learning tool.

On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:52:34 -0700 (PDT), Ms. Nancy Wichmann wrote:

>Just adding blocks on the front page only does not require a special template. That's standard block settings. "Show on only..." and "<front>.
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>I can't recall whether the "content bottom" region is standard in D7. But I did exactly what you want (D6) on http://www.bostonpublicschools.org
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>I simply floated the blocks in the content bottom region and gave them a width of 30% with a bit of right margin. No special template.
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>Nancy 
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>> From: Hakan
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>>Using Drupal 7 ... Zen theme as a base, created a subtheme etc. which went well.
>>After creating a tpl.php file just for the front page, I have now added a custom region
>> (between the main content and the footer) and added three blocks to this custom
>>region using the Block Administration page of the theme. Using weights
>>I can arrange the order of the three blocks I have, provided I want
>>them one below the other.
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>>However, I want them side-by-side and I want each block to have some
>>custom formatting. After Googling the drupal site I found this link
>>http://drupal.org/node/1151704 which seems to address my problem.
>>