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Week 4 - MTM4081

Week 4 - MTM4081. drupal themes. week3 review. Core modules vs. contributed modules Covered modules including: CCK, Views, Internationalization, Flags, Rules, Taxonomy, Rate

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Week 4 - MTM4081

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  1. Week 4 - MTM4081 • drupalthemes

  2. week3review • Core modules vs. contributed modules • Covered modules including: CCK, Views, Internationalization, Flags, Rules, Taxonomy, Rate • Guest speaker, Andrew Sinkinson, from Statistics Canada provided insight on how content management systems are being used in his department. • Drupal 7 architecture, system flow, modules, and documentation. • Group assignment: Extend Drupal using a collection of contributed modules. • Group presentations: Show off your new development. • Possible work term placements at Statistics Canada with a Drupal migration. • Week 3 Review

  3. Guest Speaker • laurawesley • About • Laura Wesley is the web usability lead at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. • Department • Treasury Board is responsible for the accountability and ethics, financial, personnel and administrative management, and approving regulations. • Website • www.tbs-sct.gc.ca www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345

  4. intermission

  5. Week 4 • gettingtechnical • Last Week – Extending DrupalContent Construction Kit (CCK), ViewsInternationalization, Flags, Rules, Service Links, Rate, Taxonomy, Token • Today – Theme and Modifications • - Why Theme?- Theming Overview- Info file (.info)- Templates (*.tpl)- Sub-theme, Zen- Customizing Zen www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

  6. Week 4 • documentation • Drupal Theming Guide • http://drupal.org/documentation/themeWhere you read how to create and modify Drupal themes. • There are thousands of websites devoted to Drupal. Most problems you may encounter have been solved and documented online. www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

  7. whytheme • Why do we use it? • Whenever creating a system, we try to keep our visual layer separated from our programming. Why? • Themes are a collection of files that make up the look and feel of your site. Themes are made up of most of the things you’d expect to see; style sheets, images, and Javascript files. • Week 4 www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

  8. Week 4 • themeoverview • CSS • To store all your theme CSS • Images • To store all your themes images • Javascript • To store all your themes Javscript • Templates • Structure for all theme components • Info • Details about the theme, required files, etc. www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345

  9. Week 4 • *.tpl • Important TPL files • Block.tpl.php • Comment.tpl.php • HTML.tpl.php • Node.tpl.php • Page.tpl.php • There are several tpl.php files associated with any given Drupal theme. These files build the HTML structure for the Drupal components. www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

  10. Week 4 • Zen • Zen is the ultimate starting theme for Drupal. If you are building your own theme, you will find it much easier to start with Zen than any other. • Easy IDs and Classes • Provides easy-to-use IDs and classes for CSS developers. Can create almost any design without modifying the TPLs. • Column Resizing • Automatic column resizing for 1,2 and 3 column layouts. • Print.css • Optimize print display when sent to a printer. • Flexible • Using Zen, you can create an wide variety of designs by only altering the theme CSS. www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

  11. Week 4 • onlinelab • Install Live CSS • Experiment with template CSS files www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345

  12. intermission

  13. Week 2 • groupwork • Create Design • Design • In your group, create a design as a mock-up of what you would like your website to look like. • Design should be 1, 2, or 3 columns. • Should have a header and footer. Teams of 3. Assignment should take 1 hour followed by presentations. Convert Themes Using Live CSS, begin converting your design into Drupal.

  14. intermission

  15. Week 2 • presentations • Group B • Group H • Group C • Group 1 • Group E • Group F • Group D • Group G

  16. Week 4 • written • Group: Finish migrating the design of your website into Drupal. • Individual: Write an article explaining what are the “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines”. Why do we implement these guidelines? www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

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