themes March 2010

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Re: [themes] themes Digest, Vol 42, Issue 1
by Christo Steyn 24 Mar '10

24 Mar '10

Why dont you just use suckerfish js, and some css ? I mean sometimes the modules just dont work or are not as configurable as modifiying some script. http://www.noupe.com/tutorial/drop-down-menu-jquery-css.html http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/mega-drop-downs-w-css-jquery/ --- On Wed, 2/17/10, themes-request(a)drupal.org <themes-request(a)drupal.org> wrote: From: themes-request(a)drupal.org <themes-request(a)drupal.org> Subject: themes Digest, Vol 42, Issue 1 To: themes(a)drupal.org Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 2:00 PM Send themes mailing list submissions to themes(a)drupal.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to themes-request(a)drupal.org You can reach the person managing the list at themes-owner(a)drupal.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of themes digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Drop Down Menu options (Holly Ferree) 2. Re: Drop Down Menu options (Peter Anderson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:42:52 -0500 From: Holly Ferree <hferree(a)gmail.com> Subject: [themes] Drop Down Menu options To: Drupal Group <themes(a)drupal.org>, Drupal Group <consulting(a)drupal.org>, Drupal Group <development(a)drupal.org> Message-ID: <C7A0515C.836F%hferree(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hello All, I asked a few months ago about the best Drop down menu to use and got the answer Nice Menu's. My client and I have noticed that it has some odd behavior about pausing and not working (especially if the menu line is not active) and now that I actually use more than the first link now, it occurs so much that it is an issue. Is there a way to fix this or a better drop down menu system to use (need a horizontal menu able to do up to 4 levels of information (I will use menu block to split it, but still need the functionality). (please send links if possible) Thanks, Holly Ferree, Graphic Designer, BFA 813.786.0852 hferree(a)gmail.com http://www.designbyholly.com/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:36:38 +1100 From: Peter Anderson <list(a)panda.id.au> Subject: Re: [themes] Drop Down Menu options To: A list for theme developers <themes(a)drupal.org> Message-ID: <4B7B9C86.90208(a)panda.id.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" AFAIK, Nice Menus is the best 'drop-down' menu available for Drupal (short of building your own). If you're having problems with it, I recommend looking through the issue queue (http://drupal.org/project/issues/nice_menus) for possible solutions or, failing that, posting your own message to the issue queue describing the problems you're having. Someone can then help with your problem and anyone that has that same problem in the future will also be helped. Holly Ferree wrote: > Hello All, > > I asked a few months ago about the best Drop down menu to use and got the > answer Nice Menu's. My client and I have noticed that it has some odd > behavior about pausing and not working (especially if the menu line is not > active) and now that I actually use more than the first link now, it occurs > so much that it is an issue. > > Is there a way to fix this or a better drop down menu system to use (need a > horizontal menu able to do up to 4 levels of information (I will use menu > block to split it, but still need the functionality). (please send links if > possible) -- Kind regards, Peter Anderson. http://panda.id.au

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Re: [themes] themes Digest, Vol 43, Issue 12
by Christo Steyn 24 Mar '10

24 Mar '10

Hi from what youve just sayd, I take it blocks are the best route to go ? Simply populate the blocks in drupal and hook the blocks where needed via the template ? --- On Wed, 3/17/10, themes-request(a)drupal.org <themes-request(a)drupal.org> wrote: From: themes-request(a)drupal.org <themes-request(a)drupal.org> Subject: themes Digest, Vol 43, Issue 12 To: themes(a)drupal.org Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 4:09 AM Send themes mailing list submissions to themes(a)drupal.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to themes-request(a)drupal.org You can reach the person managing the list at themes-owner(a)drupal.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of themes digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: How much php knowledge required? (JasonN) 2. Re: How much php knowledge required? (Tomasz Kisielewski) 3. Re: How much php knowledge required? (Wahiaronkwas) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:58:29 -0500 From: JasonN <imjasonn(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [themes] How much php knowledge required? To: A list for theme developers <themes(a)drupal.org> Message-ID: <4df456281003161158q3c665b56yf77447079dbc9f6b(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Someone needs to do a training course that's pure Drupal design. I'll admit there's little out there about it, in a format that makes sense to non-PHP developers. The design process is quite simple. There's a template. The template has hooks for both code and design elements. You can position the template hooks in the "blocks" you want them to be manually. But, using the Drupal block management system requires a bit more flexibility and therefor a bit more sophisticated code layout. If I am blessed to have a few hours to mark this up, I'll share it with you all. Though, I tend to think for most on this list it's remedial. On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:07, Jared Stoneberg <jared(a)stonebergdesign.com>wrote: > 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. > > -Jared > > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:52 AM, saksiri.kridakara(a)yahoo.com < > saksiri.kridakara(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Thank you everyone for these responses! >> >> I have watched the lullabot and lynda.com videos and have a good >> conceptual understanding at this point...along with a little css and >> html experience. >> >> I have not dug in and developed a theme yet, but getting prepared. >> I guess what I'm trying to extract is how php is used in relation to >> drupal themes. >> >> With so much else to get my head around, I'm hoping I can somehow >> learn just what's necessary for theme development so I don't have to >> read a whole additional book. >> >> For example there is a lynda.com php/mysql course but that might be >> overkill? >> >> Saki >> >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:43 AM, JasonN <imjasonn(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > What is your strength now? That's an important place to start. >> > >> > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 22:55, saksiri.kridakara(a)yahoo.com >> > <saksiri.kridakara(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> How much php knowledge is required to develop / customize drupal >> >> themes efficiently? >> >> >> >> Do I need to read a whole book or is there some basic documentation of >> >> the essential php used for drupal theming? >> >> >> >> Any resources would be greatly appreciated! >> >> >> >> Saki >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> themes mailing list >> >> themes(a)drupal.org >> >> http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Jason A. Nunnelley >> > ---------------------------------------- >> > http://www.jasonn.com >> > Systems Administrator >> > +1 256 297 1652 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > themes mailing list >> > themes(a)drupal.org >> > http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> themes mailing list >> themes(a)drupal.org >> http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes >> > > > _______________________________________________ > themes mailing list > themes(a)drupal.org > http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/themes > > -- Jason A. Nunnelley ---------------------------------------- http://www.jasonn.com Systems Administrator +1 256 297 1652

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mail
by فرانسيس Franci$ 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

-- Regards Francis Fernandes A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.....................so Keep Smiling

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How much php knowledge required?
by saksiri.kridakara＠yahoo.com 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

How much php knowledge is required to develop / customize drupal themes efficiently? Do I need to read a whole book or is there some basic documentation of the essential php used for drupal theming? Any resources would be greatly appreciated! Saki

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Combining Themes
by saksiri.kridakara＠yahoo.com 14 Mar '10

14 Mar '10

Is it possible to combine the inner vertical region of one theme and the header and footer of another? For example, I would like to combine these two: http://demo.symphonythemes.com/index.php?theme=conch http://drupal.org/node/524396 To create this: http://www.thesolarforum.com/theme.jpg Any thoughts on who to have combine them and could I get it done for $100 since it's just the combination? Thanks!

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Theme menu system
by Roger 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Our page will be 2 parts. Animage header with regularly changing quotes and a wheel menu instead of a rectangular menu. Menu system will be a wheel with 12 spokes. Each gap between the spokes has an image. On mouseover the image will enlarge somewhat and when the gap between spokes is clicked a new page is opened. We can do this in javascript and html but I don't know how to call the javascript and make it go to the appropriate page with Drupal 7 I think I need to reference the correct node in the javascript but am stuck on how it should work. Thanks Roger

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Drupal themes problem
by Roger 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Hi all. I'm very new to Drupal but gradually getting there. Using Drupal 6.16 and will rebuild the site in Drupal 7 once I understand the complexities. The site does not have to be live for testing in D6 until July/August. In theming: Using BlueMarine as a starting/learning point. I've converted our index.html to page.tpl.php and the css to styles.css, I've set regions in the .info file all as per tuts and videos. I am working through the book Using Drupal: O'reilly. Our Layout: A large header, 780 x 250px in which a javascript file will play a swf and randomly display quotations overlaying the swf. 2 columns: Left 500px wide is the page information and the right 200px wide will be the menu. In the left I need to display a header - subject line for an event topic under that, a variable width line which varies in length according to the width dimension of an adjacent image an image, either which could be on the left, right or centre of the same region as the line a sub header under that, some accompanying text relative to the header. |--------------------------------------------------------| | logo swf file & quotes | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | | | Title or Topic large font | menu | |------------------------------------------ | | | sub topic small font | | | | | | accompanying text | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| On at least one page the Title or topic, line, subtext and other info will display variable dynamic information down the page like a calendar of events. Home and About us these will be static. I have created topic, subhead, subtext, text regions in the .info file and tried to set these appropriately in Admin-Blocks but don't know where to go from there. I have some of this working but the page shows the username, membership time and edit buttons. None of this is needed, I can't find in page.tpl.php where it prints these details as I've removed all the pre existing php code. How do I replace the user name with the topic or title ad create the sub head. Also I have admin theme set as Garland but the Block configuration system uses my user theme and I don't know how to change this. Help appreciated Roger

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GMap Display
by Bushidodeep 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Hi, After installing Gmap and Location modules, I've created content labeled Event. In this content I can see the desired map settings from the location panel during the preview. But when published, only the Title appears, and none of the content in the Location panel. What settings have I missed? ___________________________ Christopher Kennon Bushidodeep Principal/Developer/Designer (w) http://bushidodeep.com (e) field.ninja(a)gmail.com (gv) 818.322.4513

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Drop Down Menu options
by Holly Ferree 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

Hello All, I asked a few months ago about the best Drop down menu to use and got the answer Nice Menu's. My client and I have noticed that it has some odd behavior about pausing and not working (especially if the menu line is not active) and now that I actually use more than the first link now, it occurs so much that it is an issue. Is there a way to fix this or a better drop down menu system to use (need a horizontal menu able to do up to 4 levels of information (I will use menu block to split it, but still need the functionality). (please send links if possible) Thanks, Holly Ferree, Graphic Designer, BFA 813.786.0852 hferree(a)gmail.com http://www.designbyholly.com/

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How do i theme blog entries by content type?
by brendan, fresh-off.com 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Hello Themers! How do I theme a page based on content type? I've got a site with a few different custom pages and separate .tpl.php files for their custom layouts and CSS/XHTML. The "Blog" page is a View with a list of teasers. How do I create a custom .tpl.php file that only targets the "page" (and layout) that the individual/full blog entries are displayed on? The Theme Developer list these as the candidate files: page-node-#.tpl.php < page-node.tpl.php < page.tpl.php. But I don't want to use "page.tpl.php" as its too broad in its reach and I may decide to add other pages non-blog pages in the future. I've tried "page-blog.tpl.php" - but it broke my layout. I still have some unresolved CSS/XHTML issues, so I'm wondering if "page-blog.tpl.php" is the correct naming convention, but I just have a few bugs in my code to work out? A second (less important) question: Keeping track of all those .tpl.php files is getting confusing! The Views pages are easy ("page-blog.tpl.php" or "page-work.tpl.php" for example), but Theme Developer is telling me that for all pages using the "page" content type, that I have to style them by their ID ("page-node-1.tpl.php" for the "about" page). Is there any way to name a .tpl.php file for a page content type in a more semantic/meaningful way? Such as "page-contact.tpl.php" instead of "page-node-392.tpl.php" Thanks! brendan, fresh-off.com Creative Direction & Consultation: Web | Print | Brand http://fresh-off.com hello(a)fresh-off.com 206.328.1067

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