How would such an extension deal with pre-existing CSS and HTML generated by core/other modules?
template.php? individual tpl.php files?
perhaps my questions are out of scope, and i'll admit i don't have any idea how extensions work.
I'm imagining a scenario where somebody uses Dreamweaver to design the page.tp.php file and this plugin would help them be like, "make this a block region" and then update template.php accordingly and place a $region in the page.tpl.php file. It would then ask if they want to modify the way a block looks, which would lead them to start editing block.tpl.php.
As a process, I see template design in layers, starting with page.tpl.php. It would be great if there was a way to somewhat step the designer through so they can dive in to the various sublayers without getting distracted/confused by template.php.
Commenting is one way to deal with some of these barriers, too.
Farsheed
--- Peter Apokotos drupal@apokotos.com wrote:
On Aug 10, 2007, at 10:59 AM, sime wrote:
Hi
Since I'm getting value out of reading this
thread, my conscience
says I should mention my current project, even though
I've only used dw for a
sum total of 3 days in my life.
I plan to let dw users edit some individual page
elements with
Dreamweaver, individual files for things like
"blocks", "left
sidebar", complete with dummy content. I'm going to mark up
these files with
locked tags. Then another process will do the
conversion into a real
theme using these tags (the designer won't see
that). The designer
will need to follow instructions to make sure things
are done right (eg.
css files are correctly linked etc).
It won't be a purist solution, but then again my
goals are not lofty.
Simply allow dw designers to mess with a theme a
little, and in a
controlled way.
In the meantime, I'll keep reading this thread :)
Simon
One of the key features of this extension would be the comments for each of the template files. In the comments you would read what php functions you can use or what should be used. Also the standard CSS things like how to wrap the text around a picture in the content. Or how to assign a common photo or icon to distinguish what category this content falls under. Like you would find in the CMS Geeklog. And that is just the beginning. For example I use the Well Rounded DW extension. Why? Is it because I am too lazy...no it's because there is a tool that is drag and drop and saves me time.
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