Issue status update for http://drupal.org/node/31123 Post a follow up: http://drupal.org/project/comments/add/31123 Project: Drupal Version: cvs Component: user system Category: feature requests Priority: normal Assigned to: Anonymous Reported by: Bèr Kessels Updated by: Bèr Kessels Status: patch (code needs review) Dub. There is still that plan to move profile data into nodes. which IMO is the route to take. But untill that day, this few-liner is a great improment :) (IMNSO) Bèr Kessels Previous comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:35:50 +0000 : Bèr Kessels Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/user_profile_themable_mutliarray.patch (1.46 KB) I want more power of the theming the user profiles. The recent patch for profiles imporves ti a little it, but leaves one mayor issue open; All fields in a "category' are passed along as one huge chunk. That is a pity, IMO, for you cannot really theme it anymore, exept re-use tha chunk of HTML. Or, if you really wish, you could pregreplace teh HTML. This minor patch leaves the default result exactly as it is, yet it allows themes to do some advanced stuff, without having to do database queries in the theme. An example is http://newsphoto.nl/user/2 where I curerntly need about 40 lines of code and two database calls, while with this simple patch, it will be theme function of only five lines! And then it allows me to use a .tpl.php file to use reach field as a variable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:40:19 +0000 : Dublin Drupaller I agree with the objective of making profiles more themable and in an easier way. I am working with kiev1.org on a patch for flexinode that unleashes themeability control, which is not reliant on any theme engine..the work in progress patch is called FlexiMAX and a this screenshot illustrates the simplicity of how it works [1] in a flexinode context. Without digressing from your patch, I was thinking about applying the flexiMAX idea to the profile.module as well. i.e. a flexiMAX type layout field is displayed with Profile_fields populated and converted into simple to use tags to insert into a bespoke layout. I like the simplicity of control and it's non-dependence on the phptemplate.engine and tpl.php overrides..putting the power back into the .CSS file and with non-php programmers or designers without much php savvy. The phptemplate engine is superb. It's just a struggle sometimes to delve into relatively heavy coding for a simple design tweak. Just my 2eurocents. Dub [1] http://drupal.org/node/30376\" title=\"click for the ongoing discussion about the fleximax.module patch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:42:23 +0000 : Dublin Drupaller sorry..I goofed on that link.. the work in progress patch is called FlexiMAX [2] which allows simple layout control at the $content level and this screenshot illustrates how it works [3] in a flexinode context. [2] http://drupal.org/node/30376\" title=\"click for the ongoing discussion about the fleximax.module patch [3] http://cvs.drupal.org/viewcvs/drupal/contributions/sandbox/dublindrupaller/modules/fleximax/fleximax-screenshot.PNG?view=markup\" title=\"a screenshot of the flexiMAX.module layout control panel