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<font face="Georgia"><b>Thanks Johan!</b><br>
After reading your response, I was able to turn one of my barebones
xhtml/css layout templates into a drupal theme with mixed results; a
good learning experience but I'm still a little unclear as to how get
specific nodes from the content variable into two different columns..
I've the feeling its something obvious I've just overlooked...
(probably the custom content type)<br>
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Additionally, I stumbled across the SEOPostion theme: (
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://drupal.org/node/154312">http://drupal.org/node/154312</a> ) which has a layout similar to my
wireframe, so i'm going to try using/modifying it. I've also seen a
few modules that may be helpful: views & panels + cck. <br>
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<b>brendan-</b><br>
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:38:42 +0200
From: "Johan Forngren" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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Subject: Re: [themes] layout: translating wireframe into drupal
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On 6/19/07, brendan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:hello@fresh-off.com"><hello@fresh-off.com></a> wrote:
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<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> *hello!*
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>*i've got a wireframe/basic layout that i'd like to implement in drupal.
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>*
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>*i have some BASIC php skills, but am quite comfortable with xhtml &
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>advanced CSS. I'm also in the middle of reading "Pro Drupal Development" -
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>so i'm somewhat familiar with the idea of replacing certain template pages
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>in order to customize the look of specific pages. (note, i actually haven't
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>DONE that yet... just read about it in the book) - but it seems pretty
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>doable!*
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>i think my site can be broken down into three page types:
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> 1. The Home Page
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> 2. Content Pages
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> 3. Portfolio Pages
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>you can see a wireframe illustration of my homepage here:
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://img30.picoodle.com/img/img30/8/6/18/f_homepagem_68ba209.gif">http://img30.picoodle.com/img/img30/8/6/18/f_homepagem_68ba209.gif</a>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>*But, I dont know how to organize all the content types on the front
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>page...
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Questions:*
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> 1. Should i sent the homepage up as a "story", or as a "page"?
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->Probably in page.tpl.php. You maybe want to use the frontpage module or
$is_front.
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> 1. Is positioning the blog teaser (right column), and the "image
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> gallery & caption" (left column) simply a matter of what theme i have
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> installed?
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<pre wrap=""><!---->Yes.
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> 1. Should i create a custom content type for the image gallery &
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> text description (left column)?
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<pre wrap=""><!---->Probably, it can help/speed up theming a lot.
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> 1. Is there some other question i should be asking in regards to how
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> to carry this out?
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://drupal.org/node/509">http://drupal.org/node/509</a>
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i have drupal installed at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://drupal.fresh-off.com">http://drupal.fresh-off.com</a> , but there's not
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>much to see yet.
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Like others, i'm trying to document my learning process, and hope one day
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>to be able to publish it for others to learn from!
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Thanks for any help you can give me. Also, if this question has been
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>answered in the forums (which it likely has) - suggestions on what to search
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>for might be helpful as well!
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>thanks every so much for reading, and any help you're able to offer!
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span><b class="moz-txt-star"><span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>brendan<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span><a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes"><http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes></a>
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Good luck with your theme/site!
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Regards,
Johan Forngren :: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://johan.forngren.com/">http://johan.forngren.com/</a>
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