[documentation] [Documentation feature] Basic Theming

[sepeck]

Issue status update for 
http://drupal.org/node/70393
Post a follow up: 
http://drupal.org/project/comments/add/70393

 Project:      Documentation
 Version:      <none>
 Component:    User Guide
 Category:     feature requests
 Priority:     normal
 Assigned to:  Anonymous
 Reported by:  pcwick
 Updated by:   sepeck
 Status:       active

If we get content that justifies a new section, then we'll start a new
section.  Not that big a deal.  I just don't want to have sections with
titles and no content.  If you want to collaborate I have a scratch site
you can have rights on to hammer out some content before moving it to
Drupal.org.




sepeck



Previous comments:
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Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:01:15 +0000 : pcwick

I'm not familiar with the way things work here in the documentation
area.  Not sure this is the appropriate way to make this request,
though I think it is a valid request.


I am thinking that a section titled "Basic Theming" might be well
placed under the  "Customizing and Theming" section.


I believe a comment by panatlantica should be a page in "Basic
Theming".
http://drupal.org/node/56574#comment-112329


This single post would have saved me many hours and much frustration
about 12 months ago.  Even today, it clarified the concept for me.


I believe I will be inspired to expand upon panatlantica's comment with
additional basic theming pages. 


I also note there is no option to select "Customizing and Theming" in
the "Component" drop down on this issue subsmission form.




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Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:08:46 +0000 : pwolanin

Yes, I agree that such a section would be good- and you (or I) can just
add it!  Go to the handbook and click "Add child page".  See also,
http://drupal.org/node/339


If you have the time just click this link:
http://drupal.org/node/add/book/parent/257


Or maybe it should be here, under "Theme how-to's":
http://drupal.org/node/add/book/parent/22803




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Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:33:40 +0000 : pcwick

Thanks for the reply.  I have sent a message to panatlantica.  If he
agrees, I will gladly take the time to post the comment to the
handbook.


By title alone, Theming Howto's sounds like a good place to put this
information, however, it took me several minutes to figure out where
theming howto's is located.  


Theme development sounds  more like a section in which to find theming
matters related to coding, and indeed it appears to be just that.  I
suggested "Basic Theming" as a place for fundamentals like how css
works in Drupal.  The stuff a new Drupaler is looking for, and when a
new Drupaler sees the title "Basic Theming" s/he says, "hey, that's
me."  First steps in making a Drupal site one's own.  


If I post the comment, I will try to put it in just such a new
category.  If panatlantica posts his own comment to the handbook, it
will be up to him where it goes, of course.