On 6/19/07, brendan hello@fresh-off.com wrote:
*hello!* *i've got a wireframe/basic layout that i'd like to implement in drupal.
*i have some BASIC php skills, but am quite comfortable with xhtml & advanced CSS. I'm also in the middle of reading "Pro Drupal Development" - so i'm somewhat familiar with the idea of replacing certain template pages in order to customize the look of specific pages. (note, i actually haven't DONE that yet... just read about it in the book) - but it seems pretty doable!*
i think my site can be broken down into three page types:
- The Home Page
- Content Pages
- Portfolio Pages
you can see a wireframe illustration of my homepage here: http://img30.picoodle.com/img/img30/8/6/18/f_homepagem_68ba209.gif
*But, I dont know how to organize all the content types on the front page...
Questions:*
- Should i sent the homepage up as a "story", or as a "page"?
Probably in page.tpl.php. You maybe want to use the frontpage module or $is_front.
- Is positioning the blog teaser (right column), and the "image
gallery & caption" (left column) simply a matter of what theme i have installed?
Yes.
- Should i create a custom content type for the image gallery &
text description (left column)?
Probably, it can help/speed up theming a lot.
- Is there some other question i should be asking in regards to how
to carry this out?
i have drupal installed at http://drupal.fresh-off.com , but there's not
much to see yet.
Like others, i'm trying to document my learning process, and hope one day to be able to publish it for others to learn from! Thanks for any help you can give me. Also, if this question has been answered in the forums (which it likely has) - suggestions on what to search for might be helpful as well!
thanks every so much for reading, and any help you're able to offer!
*brendan*
Good luck with your theme/site!