[development] In 4.7 you can assign regions to any template (node, comment, etc.)

[Laura Scott]

On Jun 7, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Nedjo Rogers wrote:

> I at least had overlooked the fact that in 4.7 we have the ability  
> to assign regions not just to the page but to any other PHPTempalte  
> template, e.g., node.tpl.php. I've updated the handbook with  
> instructions on how to do this, http://drupal.org/node/29139.
>
> This approach should allow much more flexibility in theme design  
> and in block coding for targetted areas, though some care will be  
> needed to make it work intiutively. Issues include:
>
> * Users may be confused if they assign blocks to a region that only  
> appears on node pages
> * Need to distinguish between full node listings and teasers.
>
> See also this issue http://drupal.org/node/67681

Awesome!!

I'm cc'ing Docs list, as there now can be some comment cleanup on  
that page http://drupal.org/node/29139 regarding just this question.

Laura