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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The best way to learn Drupal theming?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I would just copy something like Bluemarine (themes/bluemarine/)
to sites/all/themes/mytesttheme/ and start playing with the code from there,
using the theming docs on the Drupal site as reference. Really though, aside
from figuring out how to work with .info files, you may be able to figure out
the majority of what you need to do just by looking at the code. Learning with
Bluemarine is nice and easy, because the most complicated PHP you need to use
is <?php echo $title; ?>. Other themes (like Garland) may be a bit more
confusing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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themes-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:themes-bounces@drupal.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jared
Stoneberg<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> A list for theme developers<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [themes] How much php knowledge required?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>That php/mysql course is
overkill. IMO theming Drupal is 75% CSS/HTML 10% PHP and 15% Drupal
Configuration. If you only have a little CSS knowledge spend your time
there.<br>
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-Jared<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:52 AM, <a
href="mailto:saksiri.kridakara@yahoo.com">saksiri.kridakara@yahoo.com</a> <<a
href="mailto:saksiri.kridakara@yahoo.com">saksiri.kridakara@yahoo.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thank you everyone for these responses!<br>
<br>
I have watched the lullabot and <a href="http://lynda.com" target="_blank">lynda.com</a>
videos and have a good<br>
conceptual understanding at this point...along with a little css and<br>
html experience.<br>
<br>
I have not dug in and developed a theme yet, but getting prepared.<br>
I guess what I'm trying to extract is how php is used in relation to<br>
drupal themes.<br>
<br>
With so much else to get my head around, I'm hoping I can somehow<br>
learn just what's necessary for theme development so I don't have to<br>
read a whole additional book.<br>
<br>
For example there is a <a href="http://lynda.com" target="_blank">lynda.com</a>
php/mysql course but that might be overkill?<br>
<br>
Saki<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:43 AM, JasonN <<a href="mailto:imjasonn@gmail.com">imjasonn@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> What is your strength now? That's an important place to start.<br>
><br>
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 22:55, <a href="mailto:saksiri.kridakara@yahoo.com">saksiri.kridakara@yahoo.com</a><br>
> <<a href="mailto:saksiri.kridakara@yahoo.com">saksiri.kridakara@yahoo.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> How much php knowledge is required to develop / customize drupal<br>
>> themes efficiently?<br>
>><br>
>> Do I need to read a whole book or is there some basic documentation of<br>
>> the essential php used for drupal theming?<br>
>><br>
>> Any resources would be greatly appreciated!<br>
>><br>
>> Saki<br>
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