February 2008 - themes - lists.drupal.org

Dreamweaver Cheese
by Eric Lawrence 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

A Dreamweaver extension could serve the purpose of luring people in the right direction. I was the typical designer who started out with the Dreamweaver crutch before I discovered the joys of xhtml/css . Most people that use Dreamweaver use it because they don't know any better and you can't really change that until they sink their teeth into a project and find out that it is really holding them back. I explored Mambo/Joomla! before Drupal back in the day because it did have a Dreamweaver extension and that made me feel like I was on familiar ground. I've seen other designers do the same for similar reasons. In the end the extension would not be that useful but I see valuable PR opportunity. The perceived value of the extension would be transferring the wysiwyg power of Dreamweaver to Drupal theming but the true value would be it's role as a a helper tool/ or visual quick-start to visually understand the components of what makes a theme in Drupal. eric http://www.mambosolutions.com/dw_tutorial/#dw_extension > > Further up in the thread I alluded to the idea that many people chose > Joomla > because it had a Dreamweaver extension. For an advanced user like > yourself > this extension will probably not be helpful. The question is could it > pull > the next level of design talent towards Drupal? > > Cheers, > Kieran > > > On Aug 7, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Kieran Lal wrote: > > > Further up in the thread I alluded to the idea that many people > > chose Joomla because it had a Dreamweaver extension. For an > > advanced user like yourself this extension will probably not be > > helpful. The question is could it pull the next level of design > > talent towards Drupal? > > > I largely agree with Laura (that Dreamweaver is useless), but there > is non-trivial learning curve for dealing with phptemplate, and > creating a drupal theme. If work towards this extension would > flatten that learning curve I think it's a positive step. Needing a > button to insert <?php print $primary_links ?> into your template, > and knowing that $primary_links even exists are separate issues. I'm > much more interested in solving the latter ;) > > blake hall > > >

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Modules extending themes functionality
by Marek Sotak 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi, I am working on a theme, which needs a module to extend its functionality ( ajax callbacks, etc... -> http://sotak.co.uk/drupal-admin-theme-vol-1 ) I wonder what would be the best practice, how to give this module to users. Should I create a new project on d.o. in contrb/modules and put the module here and write into themes README file that you need to download and install it? Or should I commit it under theme's directory? Won't it be nice if drupal could look into themes directory too to check if there are some modules inside the themes so it can stay packed together? :) Maybe new line in .info file which will specify type of contribution? eg. module/theme marek -- __________________________________ ____ ___ __ _ .. .. . Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant. - Scott Adams http://sotak.co.uk

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Re: [themes] Change 'Log in' tab to say 'Sign in'
by jameson＠catalystcreative.ca 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Catalyst Creative has joined Junxion Strategy -- a full-service sustainability consulting firm. David Laulainen, former principal, can be reached at the Junxion offices: 604.263.0303. Evan Leeson and Jameson Long can be reached at Catalyst Internet offices in Victoria: 250 216-0043. For administrative inquiries, please send inquiries to catalyst_creative(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [themes] Change 'Log in' tab to say 'Sign in'
by jameson＠catalystcreative.ca 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Catalyst Creative has joined Junxion Strategy -- a full-service sustainability consulting firm. David Laulainen, former principal, can be reached at the Junxion offices: 604.263.0303. Evan Leeson and Jameson Long can be reached at Catalyst Internet offices in Victoria: 250 216-0043. For administrative inquiries, please send inquiries to catalyst_creative(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [themes] Change 'Log in' tab to say 'Sign in'
by jameson＠catalystcreative.ca 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Catalyst Creative has joined Junxion Strategy -- a full-service sustainability consulting firm. David Laulainen, former principal, can be reached at the Junxion offices: 604.263.0303. Evan Leeson and Jameson Long can be reached at Catalyst Internet offices in Victoria: 250 216-0043. For administrative inquiries, please send inquiries to catalyst_creative(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [themes] Change 'Log in' tab to say 'Sign in'
by jameson＠catalystcreative.ca 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Catalyst Creative has joined Junxion Strategy -- a full-service sustainability consulting firm. David Laulainen, former principal, can be reached at the Junxion offices: 604.263.0303. Evan Leeson and Jameson Long can be reached at Catalyst Internet offices in Victoria: 250 216-0043. For administrative inquiries, please send inquiries to catalyst_creative(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [themes] Change 'Log in' tab to say 'Sign in'
by jameson＠catalystcreative.ca 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Catalyst Creative has joined Junxion Strategy -- a full-service sustainability consulting firm. David Laulainen, former principal, can be reached at the Junxion offices: 604.263.0303. Evan Leeson and Jameson Long can be reached at Catalyst Internet offices in Victoria: 250 216-0043. For administrative inquiries, please send inquiries to catalyst_creative(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [themes] Change 'Log in' tab to say 'Sign in'
by jameson＠catalystcreative.ca 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Catalyst Creative has joined Junxion Strategy -- a full-service sustainability consulting firm. David Laulainen, former principal, can be reached at the Junxion offices: 604.263.0303. Evan Leeson and Jameson Long can be reached at Catalyst Internet offices in Victoria: 250 216-0043. For administrative inquiries, please send inquiries to catalyst_creative(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [themes] Change 'Log in' tab to say 'Sign in'
by jameson＠catalystcreative.ca 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Catalyst Creative has joined Junxion Strategy -- a full-service sustainability consulting firm. David Laulainen, former principal, can be reached at the Junxion offices: 604.263.0303. Evan Leeson and Jameson Long can be reached at Catalyst Internet offices in Victoria: 250 216-0043. For administrative inquiries, please send inquiries to catalyst_creative(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [themes] Change 'Log in' tab to say 'Sign in'
by jameson＠catalystcreative.ca 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Catalyst Creative has joined Junxion Strategy -- a full-service sustainability consulting firm. David Laulainen, former principal, can be reached at the Junxion offices: 604.263.0303. Evan Leeson and Jameson Long can be reached at Catalyst Internet offices in Victoria: 250 216-0043. For administrative inquiries, please send inquiries to catalyst_creative(a)hotmail.com

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