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Drupal 5 Themes. Create a new theme for your Drupal website with a clean layout and powerful CSS styling

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Drupal is an award winning open source Content Management System. Based on PHP/MySQL, its power and flexibility combined with its exceptional design mean it is already on the way to becoming the de facto standard for CMS Websites. Drupal?˘‚Ç¨‚Ń˘s modular design and structured source code make it both highly flexible and easily extended and modified. Drupal is extremely scalable, making it ideal for both a simple personal website as well as an industrial strength commercial or institutional web presence.Drupal is a model open source project in that it has a large, friendly community of people who contribute to the project in various ways. Drupal is not only free and easy to use, but this community provides on going mutual support.

Drupal 5 Themes
- Table of Contents
- Drupal 5 Themes
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- Preface
  - What This Book Covers
  - What You Need for This Book
  - Who is This Book for
  - Conventions
  - Reader Feedback
  - Customer Support
    - Downloading the Example Code for the Book
    - Errata
    - Questions
- 1. The Elements of a Drupal Theme
  - What is a Theme?
    - - Official Drupal Online Resources
  - What is a Templating Engine?
  - The Range and Flexibility of Drupal Themes
    - - Whos using Drupal? Some big names...
  - What You See on the Screen
  - The Big Picture: How Drupal Displays a Page
  - The Importance of Themes in Drupal
    - Key Concepts
      - You Can Theme It All
      - Build with Blocks
      - Intercept and Override
  - The Contents of the Drupal Distro
  - The Theme Files
    - The Files of a PHPTemplate Theme
    - The Files of a Pure PHP Theme
  - Summary
- 2. Theme Set Up and Configuration
  - Finding Additional Themes
  - Installing an Additional Theme
  - Configuring a Theme
    - Theme-Specific Configuration Options
      - Color Picker
        
        Enable/Disable Page Elements
        
        Logo Settings
        
        Favicon Settings
    - Global Configuration Settings
  - Managing Modules and Blocks
    - The Module Manager
    - The Blocks Manager
      - Configuring Individual Blocks
        
        Block Title
        
        User Specific Visibility Settings
        
        Role Specific Visibility Settings
        
        Page Specific Visibility Settings
    - Adding PHP to Blocks
  - Theming in Action: Dressing Up Garland
    - Set the Color Scheme
    - Change Display Settings
    - Upload Logo
    - Global Configuration
    - Enable Modules
    - Manage Blocks
    - Add Some Dummy Content and Links
    - Set Access Levels
    - Create a Custom Block
    - Set Block Visibility
  - Uninstalling Themes
  - Summary
- 3. Working with Theme Engines
  - What is PHPTemplate?
  - How does it Work?
  - Getting Started with PHPTemplate
    - A Look at the Theme Engine Files
      - block.tpl.php
        
        box.tpl.php
        
        comment.tpl.php
        
        default.tpl.php
        
        node.tpl.php
        
        template.engine
    - A Look at the Key PHPTemplate File Contained in the Theme
    - Two Contrasting Examples
      - A Basic PHPTemplate ThemeGagarin
      - A More Complex PHPTemplate ThemeGarland
  - Alternative Theme Engines
    - PHPTAL
    - Smarty
    - PHP XTemplate
  - Installing Additional Theme engines
  - Summary
- 4. Style Sheets and Themeable Functions
  - A Guide to Drupal Style Sheets
    - - admin.css
        
        aggregator.css
        
        block.css
        
        book.css
        
        color.css
        
        comment.css
        
        defaults.css
        
        farbtastic.css
        
        forum.css
        
        help.css
        
        locale.css
        
        maintenance.css
        
        node.css
        
        poll.css
        
        search.css
        
        style.css
        
        system.css
        
        tracker.css
        
        user.css
        
        watchdog.css
  - Identifying Themeable Functions
  - A Guide to Themeable Functions
    - Aggregator Module Functions
      - theme_aggregator_block_item
        
        theme_aggregator_feed
        
        theme_aggregator_page_item
        
        theme_aggregator_page_list
        
        theme_aggregator_summary_item
    - Block Module Functions
      - theme_block_admin_display
    - Book Module Functions
      - theme_book_admin_table
        
        theme_book_export_html
        
        theme_book_navigation
    - Color Module Functions
      - theme_color_scheme_form
    - Comment Module Functions
      - theme_comment_admin_overview
        
        theme_comment
        
        theme_comment_block
        
        theme_comment_controls
        
        theme_comment_flat_collapsed
        
        theme_comment_flat_expanded
        
        theme_comment_folded
        
        theme_comment_post_forbidden
        
        theme_comment_preview
        
        theme_comment_thread_collapsed
        
        theme_comment_thread_expanded
        
        theme_comment_view
        
        theme_comment_wrapper
    - Drupal Module Functions
      - theme_client_list
    - Filter Module Functions
      - theme_filter_admin_order
        
        theme_filter_admin_overview
        
        theme_filter_tips
        
        theme_filter_tips_more_info
    - Form Functions
      - theme_button
        
        theme_checkbox
        
        theme_checkboxes
        
        theme_date
        
        theme_fieldset
        
        theme_file
        
        theme_form
        
        theme_form_element
        
        theme_hidden
        
        theme_item
        
        theme_markup
        
        theme_password
        
        theme_password_confirm
        
        theme_radio
        
        theme_radios
        
        theme_textarea
        
        theme_textfield
        
        theme_token
        
        theme_select
    - Forum Module Functions
      - theme_forum_display
        
        theme_forum_icon
        
        theme_forum_list
        
        theme_forum_topic_list
        
        theme_forum_topic_navigation
    - Locale Functions
      - theme_locale_admin_manage_screen
    - Menu Functions
      - theme_menu_item
        
        theme_menu_item_link
        
        theme_menu_links
        
        theme_menu_local_task
        
        theme_menu_tree
    - Node Module Functions
      - theme_node_admin_nodes
        
        theme_node_filter_form
        
        theme_node_filters
        
        theme_node_form
        
        theme_node_list
        
        theme_node_log_message
        
        theme_node_preview
        
        theme_node_search_admin
    - Pagination Functions
      - theme_pager
        
        theme_pager_first
        
        theme_pager_last
        
        theme_pager_list
        
        theme_pager_link
        
        theme_pager_next
        
        theme_pager_previous
    - Poll Module Functions
      - theme_poll_bar
        
        theme_poll_results
        
        theme_poll_view_voting
    - Profile Module Functions
      - theme_profile_block
        
        theme_profile_listing
    - Search Module Functions
      - theme_search_block_form
        
        theme_search_item
        
        theme_search_page
        
        theme_search_theme_form
    - System Module Functions
      - theme_admin_block
        
        theme_admin_block_content
        
        theme_admin_page
        
        theme_system_admin_by_module
        
        theme_system_theme_select_form
        
        theme_system_themes
        
        theme_system_modules
        
        theme_system_modules_uninstall
    - Taxonomy Module Functions
      - theme_taxonomy_term_select
    - Theme Functions
      - theme_block
        
        theme_blocks
        
        theme_box
        
        theme_breadcrumb
        
        theme_closure
        
        theme_feed_icon
        
        theme_get_setting
        
        theme_help
        
        theme_image
        
        theme_install_page
        
        theme_item_list
        
        theme_links
        
        theme_maintenance_page
        
        theme_mark
        
        theme_more_help_link
        
        theme_node
        
        theme_page
        
        theme_placeholder
        
        theme_progress_bar
        
        theme_status_messages
        
        theme_submenu
        
        theme_table
        
        theme_tablesort_indicator
        
        theme_table_select_header_cell
        
        theme_username
        
        theme_xml_icon
    - Upload Module Functions
      - theme_upload_attachments
        
        theme_upload_form_current
        
        theme_upload_form_new
    - User Module Functions
      - theme_user_admin_account
        
        theme_user_admin_new_role
        
        theme_user_admin_perm
        
        theme_user_filter_form
        
        theme_user_filters
        
        theme_user_list
        
        theme_user_picture
        
        theme_user_profile
    - Watchdog Module Functions
      - theme_watchdog_form_overview
  - Summary
- 5. Intercepts and Overrides
  - Overriding the Default CSS
    - CSS Overrides in Action
  - Overriding Functions
    - Where to Place Overrides
    - How to Name Your Overrides
    - Overrides in Action: How Garland Works
      - Intercepting PHPTemplate Files
      - Overriding Themeable Functions in Garland
    - Various Approaches to Overrides
      - Intercepting and Substituting Files
      - Placing Overrides in the Theme's template.php File
      - Modifying the PHPTemplate Engine Files
      - Placing Overrides in Dedicated Files
  - Intercepting Template Files
  - Summary
- 6. Modifying an Existing Theme
  - Setting Up the Workspace
  - Planning the Modifications
  - Cloning a Theme
  - First Look at Zen/Tao
    - CSS in Zen/Tao
    - Themeable Functions in Zen/Tao
  - Turning Zen into Tao
    - Configuring the Theme
      - Set Global and Theme Configuration Options
      - Enable Modules
      - Set User Access
      - Create Dummy Content
      - Set Up Menus
      - Add New Regions
      - Enable and Configure Blocks
      - Position Blocks
    - Adapting the CSS
      - Setting the Page Dimensions
      - Formatting the New Regions
      - Fonts and Colors
      - Formatting the Sidebars and Footer
      - Formatting the Menus
        
        Creating the Horizontal Menu
        
        Formatting the Vertical Menu
      - Formatting the Search Box
      - Formatting the Comments Form and Output
    - Adapting the Themeable Functions
      - Modifying template.php
      - Creating a New Template File
    - Before and After
  - Summary
- 7. Building a New Theme
  - Planning the Build
  - Build a New PHPTemplate Theme
    - Building a page.tpl.php File
      - Insert DocType and Head
      - Insert Body Tags
      - Lay Out the Page Divisions
      - Place the Functional Elements
        
        Insert the Secondary Links
        
        Inside the Header Wrapper
        
        Logo
        
        Site Name
        
        Theme Search Box
        
        Site Slogan
        
        Site Mission
        
        Header Region
        
        Insert the Primary Links
        
        Inside the Main Wrapper
        
        Sidebar Left
        
        The Main Content Area
        
        Breadcrumb Trail
        
        Title
        
        Tabs
        
        Help
        
        Messages
        
        Content Region
        
        Sidebar Right
        
        Inside the Footer
        
        Feed Icons
        
        Footer Region
        
        Insert the Template Closing Tag
      - The Final page.tpl.php File
    - The style.css File
    - A Look at Our New Theme
  - Extending Your PHPTemplate Theme
    - Working with Template Variables
      - Variables Available in block.tpl.php
      - Variables Available in box.tpl.php
      - Variables Available in comment.tpl.php
      - Variables Available in node.tpl.php
      - Variables Available in page.tpl.php
      - Intercepting and Overriding Variables
      - Making New Variables Available
    - Dynamic Theming
      - Using Multiple Templates
        
        A Separate Admin Theme
        
        Multiple Page or Section Templates
        
        Creating A Unique Homepage Template
        
        Using a Different Template for a Group of Pages
        
        Assigning a Specific Template to a Specific Page
        
        Designating a Specific Template for a Specific User
      - Dynamically Theming Page Elements
        
        Associating Elements with the Front Page
        
        Dynamically Styling Modules and Blocks
        
        Dynamically Styling Nodes
      - Creating Dynamic CSS Styling
        
        Using Dynamic Selectors for Nodes
        
        Changing the Selector Based on $layout
  - Build a New Pure PHP Theme
    - Required Elements
    - HTML Headers
    - Head of Document
    - Implementing the Features
      - Favicon
      - Logo
      - Site Name
      - Site Slogan
    - Primary and Secondary Links
    - Sidebars
      - Sidebar Left
      - Sidebar Right
    - Main Content Area
      - Title and Breadcrumb Trail
      - Tabs
      - Help
      - Messages
      - Content Region
    - Footer
    - Theme Closure
    - Overriding Functions
  - Summary
- 8. Dealing with Forms
  - How Forms Work in Drupal
  - Modifying and Overriding Form Functions
    - Adding HTML via Function Attributes
    - Using form_alter()
    - Overriding Form Functions from template.php
    - Creating Custom Templates for Forms
      - Page Templates
      - Block Templates
      - Templates for Forms Output
  - Common Form Issues
    - Modifying Data Labels and Other Text
      - Using form_alter()
      - Override the Function
      - Create a New Template
      - Add a Node
    - Modifying the Styling of a Form
      - Using form_alter()
      - Override the Function
      - Create a New Template
    - Using Images for Buttons
  - The Default Forms
    - The User Forms
    - The Login Forms
      - The Login Block Form
        
        The Login Page Form
      - The User Registration Form
      - The Request Password Form
      - The Edit User Info Form
    - The Default Contact Form
    - The Search Forms
      - The Theme Search Form
      - The Block Search Form
      - The Page Search Form
      - The Advanced Search Form
      - The Search Results Page
    - The Poll Module Forms
      - The Poll Block Form
    - The Poll Page Form
  - Summary
- A. Appendix A
- Index

Title: Drupal 5 Themes. Create a new theme for your Drupal website with a clean layout and powerful CSS styling
Author: Dries Buytaert, Ric Shreves
Original title: Drupal 5 Themes. Create a new theme for your Drupal website with a clean layout and powerful CSS styling
ISBN: 9781847191830, 9781847191830
Date of issue: 2007-12-31
Format: Ebook
Item ID: e_3cd7
Publisher: Packt Publishing

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