[support] Layout question

[Metzler, David]

Greg's got it and I'd also point out that panels also provide some
additional functionality that may cut down on the number of blocks that
you have: 

* You can add an individual piece of content (node) to a panel without
having to make a block out of it.  
* You can rename (retitle) an existing block. (e.g. random image) easily
with a panel. 

Basically if I wanted blocks to appear across the the site, or be
configurable by the user (e.g. hidden unless user says so) I'd do them
in themes. 

If I wanted to make an entry or home page that had some blocks on it
that didn't appear on other pages on the site, I'd use panels.  

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: support-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces at drupal.org] On
Behalf Of Greg Holsclaw
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 11:55 AM
To: support at drupal.org
Subject: Re: [support] Layout question

The panels module lets you reuse blocks in a sense that they are not
tied to a particular region, as when used from the blocks admin page.
You can also then copy the panel, and adjust as needed to further the
section pages that you mention.

Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: support-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces at drupal.org] On
Behalf Of Bruno De Bondt
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 11:27 AM
To: support at drupal.org
Cc: delux256-drupal at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [support] Layout question

Hi Dave,

> Yes, via a couple of ways. First I'd recommend that you examine the
> Panels module which can be used to place blocks on a page with a
variety
> of layouts.  It's probably the easiest way to get a "boxes" look that
> you're talking about. 
>
> Also I'd recommend you look at one of the themes that supports custom
> theme regions, and model your new theme after that.  You can make your
> own regions in which you can place blocks.  This way will require some
> knowledge of theme development and the customization of php code
within
> the theme. 
>   

Is there any of the above options that you would recommend over the
other?

On www.indymedia.be, I built our front page using my own regions and
placing blocks in them. This works great, however leads up to a great
number of blocks. This number will increase even further, because we
would like this "boxes" lay-out on sections' pages as well. Would the
other method (using panels.module) be more efficient? Or wouldn't this
make a big difference ('cause you might need the same amount of blocks)?

Furthermore, could Drupal encounter problems when it has a great number
(say +100) of blocks defined?

Thanks,
-- bruno
>  Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: support-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces at drupal.org]
On
> Behalf Of Jeff Lanzarotta
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 6:58 AM
> To: Drupal Support
> Subject: [support] Layout question
>
> Hello,
>
> At the top of the Drupal site there are several colored boxes that are
> always on the top of the main page. I would like to implement several
> boxes like this on my site, but the contents of these boxes would be
> driven off separate modules which pull their data from various
database
> tables.
>
> Is this possible?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Jeff
>
> -Jeff
>   
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