Introduction to Drupal

October 27 2010 Chat Log

[17:03] == heatherjhey [59643fc0@gateway/web/freenode/ip.89.100.63.192] has joined #p2pu-webcraft/introduction-drupal
[17:07] <@Ida> views?
[17:07] I read about theme regions in the Drupal handbooks.
[17:14] == eric has changed nick to Guest52019
[17:25] can you put slides on slide share and then show browser via gotomeeting?
[17:27] hey everyone. Marcky here. I'll help Heather with your questions.
[17:28] right now she is demo-ing the task of "Overriding" theme template files.
[17:29] <@Ida> Unfortunately, I can't stay until the end of the webinar. Thanks for another great lessons. I look forward to watching the recording of the webinar.
[17:32] The Zen layout is a good example of moving things around using CSS. The content area comes first in the HTML file, good for SEO, and then the CSS moves it in between the left and right sidebars.
[17:33] benji__ is right. I also want to add that Zen is not alone. There are a lot of awesome "base-themes" you can play with.
[17:35] on my client-projects, I use Genesis, Basic, and my favorite: Fusion
[17:35] here's a blog post on popular Drupal base-themes: http://mogdesign.eu/blog/19-base-themes-for-drupal/
[17:36] another blog post: http://www.chapterthree.com/blog/squiggy_rubio/review_drupal_6_starter_t...
[17:41] Couldn't you also hide the "Member for" line using CSS: disaply: none;
[17:44] TIP: if you HATE clearing cache most times, consider enabling http://drupal.org/project/cache_disable
[17:45] ;-)
[17:47] Please forgive this very basic question - What do you do if you are not hosting your site locally- ie as in using Webenabled?
[17:47] heatherjhey is now discussing VIEWS THEMING
[17:47] kristen: yes
[17:48] I use WebEnabled and no longer develop locally.
[17:50] kristen: I develop with WE instead of hogging my laptop / machine with all the server resources required for WebDev
[17:51] I think Heather is mis-describing the "parents" section of the theme-dev display. It shows which template file is included by which other template file, not the most specific to least specific template "suggestions."
[17:56] Windows user? I recommend PSPad editor for editing theme files: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSPad
[17:56] Mac / Linux / Windows user? Try Komodo Edit --» http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit
[17:58] I think kristen is asking how to edit the files on the WE server since she is not serving the site from her local computer. Will PSPad or Komodo Edit handle files on a remote server?
[17:59] http://tinyurl.com/joshuadeploy
[18:00] benji__ + kristen: right. There are many ways to edit files on a remote server. My favorite way is to synchronize locally-edited files using Beyond Compare or WinSCP.
[18:01] Articles on how these Tools: http://www.webenabled.com/using-winscp + http://www.webenabled.com/using-beyond-compare
[18:01] :-)
[18:02] If you are a keyboard junkie, then you can use Vim (Vi Improved) to edit files on a remote computer.
[18:03] CSS will only hide it, but the markup will still be there
[18:05] Yes- thank you benji and marcky!
[18:05] kristen: no prob :-)
[18:05] And of course Heather, too!
[18:05] want to dig deep into Theming?
[18:06] watch videos produced by MustardSeedMedia --» http://mustardseedmedia.com/podcast
[18:06] http://amcboston.fisherfam.org/activities.html
[18:09] bye
[18:09] Byeee!!
[18:09] Thank you!
[18:09] if you still have questions, just pour them in.
[18:09] bye- thanks, Heather!
[18:10] I'll be keeping my eye on the forums.
[18:11] heather... you actually need to stop the broadcast... we still hear your microphone
[18:11] you stopped sharing your screen but your mic and the session are still open
[18:11] oh noes!
[18:12] yes
[18:12] :-)
[18:12] np
[18:12] Thanks, Eric
[18:12] Was I talking to myself??
[18:12] I do that!
[18:12] Probably saying 'oh shit'!
[18:12] it might be nice to archive the IRC chats with the sessions... My browser locked up and I lost the chat. Is the archive available?
[18:13] the links would be good to have access to ... esp if you rerecord
[18:13] cool, I will put in the chat log now.
[18:13] I meant to ask for some help actually. I was going to show people how to edit the course pages. Bugger!
[18:14] Next time!
[18:14] did p2pu change something with IRC setup? in past I could access this room using colloquy... this time only via webpage on p2pu
[18:14] may explain why fewer people in irc
[18:14] The idea is that ppl can edit directly. But I think ppl are waiting for someone else to do it. It's really meant to be wii style. So I think this is a error on my part for being so formal
[18:15] oh strange, i didn't notice.

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