August 2006 - Development - lists.drupal.org

ChipIn Module
by Rob Barreca 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

I've just committed a beta version of the ChipIn (see http://www.chipin.com) module to my sandbox (robroy). I'm writing the list for a couple reasons: 1. I was looking for some peer review of the module. I'll gladly return the favor, it's just nice to have another set of eyes look things over for usability, security, etc. So if you have a module/patch you'd like me to go over in return, let me know. 2. The folks over ChipIn dig(g) Drupal and after reading the fundraising bulletin at http://drupal.org/node/77562 wanted to help out. They have offered to waive all transaction fees for Drupal donations and wanted to throw a cool ChipIn Flash widget on that page (hence the module), in a block, whatever. Once this module is polished, is that something that people would be interested in? I think it's pretty cool to have the donation thermometer to see how much we still need for each fundraising drive and ChipIn.com is pretty well done. (I also included script.aculo.us in the chipin sandbox module for review purposes. Once this becomes a real module, I'm assuming those will have to go for licensing reasons. But, I'd like to include just the bare minimum of JS in there to get the color palette slide effect, and not have to force users to download an external JS helper module. What is the recommended route there?) Thanks, -- Rob Roy Barreca Founder and COO Electronic Insight Corporation http://www.electronicinsight.com rob(a)electronicinsight.com

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po import in install time
by Gabor Hojtsy 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi, I started to code this supposedly simple patch today and hit too many road blocks, so I figured I would ask here, if someone knows a bulletproof way to do this. I have this installer translation patch [1], which is not yet ready for core comitting (and might not be until the code freeze unfortunately). I thought I'd better focus on the more important issue first then: importing of PO files automatically on module enable (and possibly install time). The fundamental problem is that if I would try to import PO files, I would need the list of languages set up on the site. For this API I need the locale module already set up and enabled (loaded in), and for this we need the locale tables to set up. PO import on module enable would work this way: - drupal_install_module() calls the module's install hook if available - it would then call a locale_install_po($modulename) function, which would look for PO files in the modulefolder/po/it.po places, in the form of it.po, de.po, hu.po and such. we only need to look for po files for the enabled languages, and need to import them Getting the enabled languages is trivial, if locale module is already set up and working, and then this PO import becomes trivial as a result. The problem is that the locale module is enabled at an uncertain time by the install profile, so modules enabled after that in the install sequence will have their translations loaded, others will surely have not. This includes the system.module, which is forced to get installed first. We can also do PO import in drupal_install_modules(), and try to import PO files after all modules are installed. This is slightly better, but is not called by system.module in case you enable a module on the admin interface. Any ideas? Gabor

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Unified image/video management module
by Vernon Mauery 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi, as the author of Acidfree, I have gotten lots of praise for creating an image/video system that is easy for people to use. Granted at first it was not perfect, but it has made great advances and gained quite a following in the year. But I have also gotten a lot of flak from people saying that it wasn't done in the true spirit of Drupal. The praise came from users, the flak came from developers. Now that I have worked with the Drupal community for a year, I have realized that my approach was *not* fully in spirit with Drupal. Really, I probably should have stuck my head in a cold bucket and listened to Gerhard, Boris, and Dries and tried to work with other module authors. Acidfree is an awesome application -- it is simple to use (very usable UI), easy to theme, and has an appropriate feature set. But it still bugs me that I didn't quite do it right. So here is my first stab at repentance. But I have a question. I think I can do now what I should have done a year ago (but was unable to because of pride and lacking APIs). I have made a list of things that Acidfree does for me and have found that I can accomplish nearly all of the things I want to with new advances in APIs and a study of other modules that are available. I think by using Image, Video, Taxonomy, Views, and use of the form API, I could turn Acidfree into a management module and let the other node module take care of themselves. I guess the question is: should make a new module or just change Acidfree (by providing an upgrade path)? If I do this, I don't really want to have to manage Acidfree and this new module, plus, I really think the name is great. My opinion is that I should release a 4.8 version of Acidfree that defines 0 node types and simply works with the appropriate node types to offer a unified management interface. But I worry about all the users I have attracted. Maybe I should target 4.9 (or whatever 2 releases from now is) and say that Acidfree will be obsolete in that release and create a new module called something else. But I don't really want to pollute the module space. I remember a while back that the fact that Drupal does not really have a unified way of dealing with multimedia was a big deal. Are people still interested in this? Or should I just crawl back in my cave and continue plugging away at Acidfree? --Vernon

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Drupal.org services page
by noel hidalgo 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi I'm looking for the maintainer of the Drupal.org services page located at http://drupal.org/drupal-services I work for Trellon, LLC - the firm that employs Michael Haggerty - creator of Event Finder, Josh Koenig - aka outlandishjosh, Kevin Hemenway - aka morbus, David Norman - aka deekayen; just to name a few of our developers who maintain code for drupal and associated modules. I was wondering whom should I email about our having our profile posted? Could the page maintainer email me at nhidalgo (a/t) trellon.com? i would like to send you our profile. Thank You, Noel Hidalgo -- Noel Hidalgo Trellon, LLC - http://www.trellon.com (phone) 917.657.6999 (email) nhidalgo(a/t)trellon.com (aim) nonecknyc

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Re: [development] Overriding taxonomy term page
by Peter Wolanin 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

see: http://drupal.org/node/29688, at least regarding HEAD. You can now have a separate toxonomy page template that could include extra links, etc.

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Overriding taxonomy term page
by Dan Karran 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Hi all, I'm wanting to add a link to the bottom of a taxonomy term page, similar to the feed icon that is already there. What would be the best way to do this: add a hook in to the taxonomy module allowing other modules to insert their own bits, send the page through a theming function, or some other method? Any advice appreciated. Thanks, Dan -- Dan Karran dan(a)karran.net www.dankarran.com

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Release critical bugs for August 27, 2006
by drupal-devel＠drupal.org 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

/ bug reports 4.7 Beta/ CVS Errors assigned: msameer age: 22 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/55533 / bug reports Localization problem age: 13 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/64847 No check for loading chatbox with other name age: 39 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/38397 / bug reports update for deprecated settings hook age: 6 weeks 11 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/73917 / bug reports Major timezone bug in event module age: 1 week 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/78572 User warning: unknown column age: 9 weeks 3 days url: http://drupal.org/node/70131 event_start not being set age: 13 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/65609 Next link will not show for Junes events age: 15 weeks 7 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/63454 Fatal Error After activating "Browse Scheduled Events" in modules age: 16 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/61920 Event module preventing me from uploading age: 18 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/59775 INSTALL.txt incorrect age: 18 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/59019 event calendars off by day/not respecting timezones - fix? age: 21 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/56189 Flexinode generates an error age: 22 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/55135 Body text missing age: 23 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/54383 Calendar subscribing not working age: 23 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/54036 Problem Selecting Event by Type age: 24 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/52883 Drupal Event age: 35 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/41833 Event start and end times not getting saved in database age: 36 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/41300 Issues with list view for events age: 37 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/39943 Database error keeps popping up age: 38 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/39396 Date problem on calendar, off by a day age: 38 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/39193 Events module bugs adding and changeing events age: 39 weeks 2 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/39016 gmdate() warnings on windows install age: 1 year 8 weeks url: http://drupal.org/node/26140 / support requests Blank Page After Submit age: 19 weeks 17 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/58918 Can't Administer Event Module age: 33 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/43509 displaying event start info in flexinode tabular view? 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Please help. age: 33 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/43017 What does update-image.php do exactly? age: 35 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/42222 images not showing2 age: 38 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/39773 Image Folder Permissions age: 44 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/34839 Image Module Permissions age: 1 year 7 weeks url: http://drupal.org/node/26280 / tasks how to display limited images in one page and if more display on next page and how to give links to other pages in drupal assigned: anjeet age: 2 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/77605 / bug reports user lookup on name only assigned: zeroj age: 21 weeks 4 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/56936 Link to mailhandler does not use l() function age: 32 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/44599 Listhandler caused error in "comment.module on line 996" ? age: 42 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/36244 Listhandler 4.6.0 fails to send emails at all age: 1 year 5 weeks url: http://drupal.org/node/27095 / tasks Correct/Complete Documentation age: 44 weeks 17 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/34909 / support requests Creating a page using mailhandler age: 10 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/68947 Mail Body not downloaded age: 33 weeks 3 days url: http://drupal.org/node/43374 / bug reports Update: beta5 and possible problem with php 4 age: 25 weeks 3 days url: http://drupal.org/node/52004 Patch for member.module to bring it up to 4.7 age: 29 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/47829 foreach() assigned: neablo age: 34 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/42350 / bug reports Error on delete node age: 2 days 19 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/80505 can't use php functions in body of nodes assigned: Robrecht Jacques age: 1 week 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/79315 / feature requests Enable nodewords for node type? 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age: 40 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/38181 please explain html2fpdf age: 40 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/37748 Management of french charaters age: 41 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/36605 / support requests Problem with PDFView age: 31 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/45092 / bug reports privatemsg module: - database error - incompatibility with relationship module age: 28 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/48866 / bug reports Tagging of Sub-projects. age: 13 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/65110 attachements missing after pressing preview age: 18 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/59039 SQL errors on issues and my projects pages age: 35 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/42160 Get disconnected from server on attempting to add an issue age: 42 weeks 3 days url: http://drupal.org/node/36124 Projects not listed and page not complete age: 1 year 12 weeks url: http://drupal.org/node/23956 / feature requests Need Documentation age: 37 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/40392 Allow subscription to individual project issues age: 44 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/34496 / support requests Project is unusable (to me) assigned: dww age: 6 weeks 3 days url: http://drupal.org/node/73460 Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference age: 23 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/53984 Add the project release manually without the scan feature age: 44 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/34500 / tasks New method for contributed project releases and versions assigned: dww age: 19 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/58066 / bug reports Error with URL to recipe age: 51 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/29885 / bug reports Argument #1 is not an array age: 10 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/69286 Cron job creates SQL error age: 12 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/66202 / bug reports Problem with %url in notification emails age: 3 days 20 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/80266 Bug Fix & Enhancement age: 6 days 2 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/79774 Enable Subscriptions module -> no comments are shown anymore age: 6 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/73666 / bug reports Error on Page with Internet Explorer 6 age: 10 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/68906 Taxonomy DHTML's cache ignores user privileges age: 14 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/64532 Does not work correctly in Internet Explorer age: 46 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/33354 javascrip downloads square.gif for every category age: 1 year 27 weeks url: http://drupal.org/node/17366 / feature requests A unique page for each category group? age: 44 weeks 3 days url: http://drupal.org/node/34610 / bug reports Taxonomy links only work for the first line of links assigned: PierreFWalter age: 26 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/51149 / support requests Taxonomy has dissapeared age: 46 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/33061 / bug reports Sends trackbacks for unpublished nodes assigned: ankur age: 1 year 30 weeks url: http://drupal.org/node/16239 / feature requests Use AKISMET to filter the spam, spam.module doesn't do the job age: 2 days 14 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/80558 / bug reports Fatal error for Drupal 4.7.0 installed with Fantastico age: 8 weeks 3 days url: http://drupal.org/node/71407 Sometimes when I open the drupal site in My Local machine I am getting the error. age: 24 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/52652 Event start/end date section should *not* show first on Submit event page age: 35 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/41869 meet age: 36 weeks 4 days url: http://drupal.org/node/40996 / feature requests A better Drupal.org Index (homepage) interface/layout mockup age: 30 weeks 6 days url: http://drupal.org/node/45967 A small but effective improvement to Improvement of admin/user accessability suggestion age: 45 weeks 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/34073 / support requests How can I stop visitors from being able to edit my blog posts? assigned: jsolochek age: 1 week 1 day url: http://drupal.org/node/79432 block module / side-content module age: 15 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/62506 Acess denied to login Newly installed and upgraded site that I need up and running A.S.A.P assigned: Johnny age: 40 weeks 16 hours url: http://drupal.org/node/38227 / bug reports Logging out error age: 21 weeks 2 days url: http://drupal.org/node/56663 / bug reports the wiki module can't work with HTML age: 29 weeks 5 days url: http://drupal.org/node/47124

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Translations for HEAD and a possible string freeze
by Konstantin Käfer 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hi, during the 4.7 release cycle, I have been very active translation Drupal into my language (German). I thought that I'll share my experiences with it. If I recall it correctly, there has been a "string freeze", meaning that strings will not change anymore from a certain date on. Unfortunately almost nobody cared about that freeze and strings were constantly changing. Having translated a string just find out that two days later, the string has been dropped or tweaked is quite annoying. In the first case, the work has been entirely superfluos, in the second case, you have to search the whole string for the parts that have changed - that can be even more sophisticated than translating the entire string anew. However, I have to admit that those string changes were necessary as they updated invalid URLs that have been changed from 4.6 to 4.7. I suggest that we'll do a string freeze for the HEAD version one month after the code freeze. That would be October 1st. I think that this would give documentation patches enough time to get in after the code "freeze" (which is actually not a freeze as patches still go in, it's more of a "feature freeze") while giving translators enough time to update their translations for HEAD before it is released to the public. I urge all developers to respect that "string freeze" and only break it if absolutely necessary. That means, that all major documentation patches should get in before October 1st. If you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to share them so we can discuss them. I'd like to know if everybody is okay with the date or if we should push or pull it. Regards, Konstantin

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Splitting up patches
by Neil Drumm 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

I've asked for many patches to be split up while I've been a core committer. Recently this has hit a couple nerves, so I'll explain a bit. Larger patches take more effort to review. There is more to test and more to think about. There are more places for bugs to hide and unintended changes to be hidden in. My job is to get as many good patches into the next release of Drupal as possible. My job is easier if patches are easier to review for myself and other reviewers. The different sections of a patch are usually of variable quality, some may go in immediately with only spot testing and some need thinking. I don't like rejecting good parts of patches because other parts need more work. When you are making a complex patch, weigh the effort for yourself to make smaller patches against the combined effort of reviewers (you should have at least two, someone else and then a core committer). Two examples: * PHP notice cleaning, which I like to see happen. Every change needs to be examined for correctness and potential for side effects. These patches usually have: - 3 to 10 individual changes - a pithy description like "Remove some PHP notices" - about half the changes are good and I'm not so sure about the others - no one else has reviewed it (I've already handled the ready-to-commits and criticals) If it were separated into smaller patches I could get half of the thing done and we could have specific discussion on the remainder. * Giant API or functionality changes, which I also like to see happen. These need to be somthing most people want and implemented well. Usually they: - are big and hard to be sure if everything relevant is tested. - have at least 50 follow-ups already, with less than one review per patch posted. - change one or two things as a side-effect of the main thing we should be reviewing. - always have bugs, some will be found after it is committed. - have a some interrelated changes that are big, complex, and inseparable. If the side-effect changes happened separately those could be committed faster and make the rest smaller and easier to review and test. For those still reading this rant that is too long, I think a plumbing analogy is appropriate. Think of the patch queue as a funnel with Dries and myself at the small end and over 200 patches in it at any given time. The larger patches clog the funnel and prevent them from being applied and sometimes block the path of other smaller patches. If patches are smaller they can flow through the funnel at a more steady and consistent rate, and get more things accomplished. If I am mistaken about the separation of a patch, then do what you do any other time I'm wrong (it happens)- provide a well-reasoned and concise response. There are no hard rules here since it is a bit subjective. -- Neil Drumm http://delocalizedham.com/

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How to nest a form within a form?
by Leo Burd 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hello there, I'm not sure this is the right place for this question, but what is the appropriate syntax to have a form nested within a form? I know that '#type' should be 'form' ... but what about the other attributes? Would anyone send me an example? Thanks in advance, .L.

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