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Hook_help()
by Holly Ferree 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

I want to put a specific help message on admin/settings/admin. I am creating a theme that I plan to upload to the drupal projects board for free use. So I want it to tell people that it can be colorized. I actually tried using hook_help (so it either doesn't work or I'm doing something wrong...(I'd bet the later)). ------------------------- I tried in hook_help() in the template.php: <?php function hook_help($path, $arg) { switch ($path) { // Help info for the administration theme page case 'admin/settings/admin': return '<p>' . t('This theme is integrated with the color module! To customize this theme go to the <a href="/admin/build/themes/settings/accolade">settings page</a>. ') . '</p>'; } }; ?> Does anyone know what I did wrong? Thanks for your help, Holly Ferree, Graphic Designer, BFA 813.786.0852 hferree(a)gmail.com http://www.designbyholly.com/

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New version control policies/system? (was: Consolidating duplicate contrib modules for D7)
by Cameron Eagans 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Ooo, huge +1 to both points (contrib free-for-all, and moving to something that's not CVS or Subversion). It would be a lot of work to get to that point, and would likely not be something that could happen for the Drupal 7 release, but it sounds like a fair goal for Drupal 8! ----- Cameron Eagans Owner, Black Storms Studios, LLC http://www.blackstormsstudios.com On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Marcel Partap <mpartap(a)gmx.net> wrote: > [...] > Totally agree with your analysis but not with the conclusion that creating > documentation of duplicate module's differences is a feasible way out. > Especially, all problems tied to the fact that there's an individual person > who has sole sovereignty over a certain part of the code - ain't tackled a > bit. If the maintainer is 'malfunct' (in some way or the other), 'his' > module is doomed, even though it's licensed as FOSS. Only way of > circumventing the problem is forking - something the Drupal project really, > really does not need more of (quite the contrary!). > > Instead, IMHO, the responsibility for contrib code development should move > from indiviual people to the collective, i.e. every svn ... uuhm cvs account > holder should have commit access to all code. Sounds unmanageable at first > but seems to work out very well, f.e. with the KDE project. It's kind of > like the shared space 'urban design concept' ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space) - a lack of strict regulation > means individuals have to care a lot more about their interaction with other > participants. This way communication _and cooperation_ actually become > obligatory to making decisions - consequently a more swarmwork-oriented > style of interaction evolves. (..and in contrast to real world shared space > traffic, in the rare cases where this process fails and b$ code changes > indeed are committed, it's very easy to roll back and rework.) > > So imho Drupal contrib repository should be freed from > only-maintainer-writable-restriction to accessible-for-all-devs. The new way > of avoiding bogus code commits is not to prohibit developers (who might be > perfectly qualified for the task at hand) from changing certain code, but by > giving more clearance to everybody. With more power comes more > responsibility of course: covert, disagreed code changes are only prevented > by social mechanisms, not repository access rights. > To reiterate: this process works perfectly well for KDE: although i have > only done some tiny commits here and there, my SVN account is not limited! > Nothing there to prevent me from committing havoc to core kdelibs code > straight away, right now... Still - it never happens! > > Proceeding from there, the pitiful situation of duplicate modules with > overlapping functionality could be entirely prevented for D7 by > - identifying with which functionality this has happened in the past > - collecting ideas for frameworks (such as messaging, search functionality, > shopping cart, payment, web questionaires, workflows, file handling - oh > wait that one's cared for already) or spotting existing ones most fit to do > the job in D7 > - implement frameworks with focus on modularity, customizability > - port functionality from existing modules to these new interfaces > - raise the bar on adding new 'isolated' modules > > The switch to D7 is also a good time to introduce these workflow changes, > because with the major API restructuring it has seen, most modules will have > to change substantially anyways (and be it just to comply with new coding > standards) to be in line with HEAD - a good time for converging, tidying up > and trashing cruft code constructs from contrib. > > Earlier this year i already tried to win some support for this idea > (admittedly a bit differently in form) but for all reasons, failed > miserably. Bytes are cheap though so SCNR to bring it up again. > > BTW, using the drupalfr.org GIT mirror for D7 and the infamious tig CLI > interface makes the repo really much more friendly to manage - is D7 still > not the time to move to a 21st century source control system? > > regards, > marcel. > > -- > GRATIS für alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! > Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01 >

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Error defining parameters in hook_theme
by Steve Edwards 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

In a module I'm creating, I'm embedding the subqueue edit form from the Nodequeue module, and I need to replace the title with a text field and use a custom theme function (overriding theme_form_element) for the textfield. I've registered my theme function with hook_theme: /** * Implementation of hook_theme */ function mymodule_theme() { return array( 'mymodule_subqueue_title' => array( 'arguments' => array($element => NULL, $value => NULL), ), ); } And then call it in my hook_form_alter" $form[$item->nid]['item_title'] = array( '#default_value' => $item->title, '#type' => 'textfield', '#size' => 10, '#maxlength' => 50, '#theme' => 'mymodule_subqueue_title', ); and define my function: function theme_mymodule_subqueue_title($element, $value) { The problem I'm getting is this error message: Missing argument 2 for theme_mymodule_subqueue_title() in .../sites/all/modules/custom/feature_package/mymodule.module on line 450. I'm guessing the problem is in how I define my arguments in hook_theme. Is that what I'm doing wrong, or is it something else? Thanks, Steve

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Where to put views questions?
by Richard Morse 06 Dec '09

06 Dec '09

Hi! I posted a question (http://groups.drupal.org/node/36080) to the views developers group on g.d.o quite a while ago. I haven't received any response yet, and I'm wondering if I posted it to the wrong location? Is there some other forum I should be using to ask for help with views? I tried to find other views groups on g.d.o, but didn't find any. Thanks, Ricky The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail.

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HTTP headers to get the head of the page
by nitin gupta 06 Dec '09

06 Dec '09

Hi, I am currently using curl (CURLOPT_NOBODY) to exclude the body and to just get the headers returned by the sever for a http request. I am specifically interested in the return status code and the content length. Can I do it using drupal_http_request? What will be the suitable value for the $headers, so that I don't need to download the whole page? http://api.drupal.org/api/function/drupal_http_request/6 -- Regards, Nitin Kumar Gupta http://publicmind.in/blog/

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Problem with Flash connection
by Gustavo Cabral 06 Dec '09

06 Dec '09

Hello all, I've a problem with connection between my flash application and drupal. I've only received this error in flash's console: 106 Unknown error type D:\UniServer\www\flash\sites\all\modules\services\servers\amfphp\amfphp.module AMFPHP_RUNTIME_ERROR I've enabled this modules: Services, Key Authentication, AMFPHP, Node Service and System Service. And my code is: var baseURL:String = "http://localhost/flash"; var gateway:String = baseURL + "/services/amfphp"; var sessionId:String = ""; var drupal:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); drupal.objectEncoding = ObjectEncoding.AMF3; drupal.connect(gateway); var responder:Responder = new Responder( onConnect, onError); drupal.call("system.connect", responder); function onConnect(result:Object) { sessionId = result.sessid; trace( "Estamos Conectados"); trace ("Session ID: " + sessionId); } function onError(error:Object) { for each (var item in error){ trace (item); } } Like you can see, I'm trying to do a exercise of a book Flash with Drupal. Thanks for yours suggestions. Greetings. Gustavo.-

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Consolidating duplicate contrib modules for D7
by Brian Vuyk 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

I know the whole 'duplication in contrib' issue has been discussed to death on this list, so I will try to keep this short. Obviously, the duplication in contrib is something we are working hard as a community to avoid. Nevertheless, in some cases, duplication has still crept in, and this leads to a poorer user experience, and user confusion. One prime example is the node access modules, which all perform nearly identical functions with more or less polish: Node Access: http://drupal.org/project/node_access Nodeaccess: http://drupal.org/project/nodeaccess Content Access: http://drupal.org/project/content_access Now, is there anything we as a community can do to clean up this sort of issue in contrib? I realize that in individual cases, the best policy is to post in the issue queues for the individual projects, but on a larger scale, is it worth starting something along the lines of #D7CX to consolidate the dupes in the name of a better user experience?

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Granular Permissions for Administer Content Types
by Shai Gluskin 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Anyone know of a module that adds granual permissions to "administer content-types"? I'm looking for * create content-type * administer own content-type If the module does't aleady exist... I'm wondering about approaches in making it. It seems like simply adding a contenttype-user table is the key first step. But I don't know a lot about Drupal's access control system. Ideas? Thanks, Shai Gluskin

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finding time zone name string
by Chris Johnson 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

I need to write some code which will produce the user's desired time zone string (e.g. "Europe/Paris", "America/Chicago", etc.) using Drupal 6. Drupal 6 core only stores the user's time zone as minutes offset from GMT, and likewise stores minutes offsets from GMT for the site default time zone. Using the popular contrib date module adds a timezone field to the {users} table as well as another variable in the {variable} table with the string I need, but of course, this module is not always present. The most direct way to convert the minute offset to the standardized string is using the PHP 5.1.3 and later function timezone_name_from_abbr(). [despite its horribly wrong design :-) ] My questions are: 1. Is there an existing function or functions in Drupal core, or more likely the contrib date module, I should be calling to do this? I'm thinking I will do an existence check for the date module, and code differently if it is enabled and in use, for example. 2. What if neither the user nor the site has a time zone set? It appears not setting a time zone for a site explicitly defaults to GMT, since the default minute offset in the most of the variable_get() calls is zero, hence GMT. 3. Should I bother to code a check for PHP version, and try to implement a replacement for timezone_name_from_abbr() if PHP is less than 5.1.3? Thanks. ..chris

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Any Postgres users - help needed!
by Brian Vuyk 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hi all. I am sure many of you are familiar (and affected by) the issues with db_rewrite_sql() and DISTINCT in D6 as described in this issue (http://drupal.org/node/284392) A benoitg posted a patch (http://drupal.org/node/284392#comment-2340722) that seems to fix it on MySQL, and potentially does it on Postgres as well. However, since there is a shortage of Postgres testers floating around, I am hoping to be a little proactive and reach out for one, since this is a high priority issue that is affecting a fair number of D6 sites. It would really be appreciated if someone with a postgres environment and a few minutes to spare could test out this patch, and confirm if it fixes the issue. Thanks! Brian

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