[development] finding blocks and getting them simpler.

[Earl Miles]

Khalid B wrote:
> Like Ber and Merlin, I find myself using the delta too. In 
> template.php, I find
> myself doing this:
>
> function phptemplate_get_block($block_id) {
>  $block = block_block('view', $block_id);
>  return $block['content'];
> }
>
> Then in node/page.tpl.php I do:
>
> <?php print phptemplate_get_block(6); ?>
>
> Not pretty, and has hard coded block deltas, but it works.

I actually like this. As I get more into developing for Drupal on a 
professional level and less on a hobbyist level, I've come to realize 
that on this level, database dependencies for functionality can be bad. 
You can't easily but the database in version control; but you can put 
your template.php in version control. The fewer db dependencies you 
have, the easier it is to set up test sites for various purposes.