[development] Front page module - The way it should be.[tm]

[Bèr Kessels]

Actually, I do not want to spoil your day, but dashboard module is the future. 
Let frontpage module die. It has served its time, we now have something FAR 
better. :)

Br

Op dinsdag 31 januari 2006 02:45, schreef Trae McCombs:
> http://drupal.org/node/47164
>
> Sorry, I'm a bad boy... I created an issue.
> Thanks,
> Trae
>
> Earl Miles wrote:
> > Trae McCombs wrote:
> >> Hey peeps,
> >>
> >> Since Gerhard was thinking the module isn't maintained, I thought I'd
> >> stick a comment here on the list.
> >>
> >> Currently, when you install the front page module, you have to go and
> >> change:
> >>
> >> admin > settings > "node" to "front_page" if you want your stuff to
> >> show up.
> >>
> >> To us "dorky end users", this is quite confusing.  I would suggest
> >> that there is something inside the: admin > settings > front_page area
> >> that says:
> >>
> >> [x] Enable this option site wide.
> >>
> >> Help text: *** Warning, if you enable this, when people visit:
> >> your_drupal_site.com they will see what you have put here on this
> >> front page form.  To change this action back, simply disable this
> >> option.
> >>
> >> --- This would then actually go set node to be front_page --
> >> ...
> >>
> >> What do you guys(gals) think?
> >
> > Easy to do, the option is just set via variable. You can even be smart
> > on the form and look at the variable, and put up text saying "front_page
> > isn't currently set as your default front page" like web browsers do,
> > and not show the checkbox at all (or even a nice happy "front_page is
> > set as your front page!") message.

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