Drupal 6 RC3 released
Download it. Find bugs. Let them know.
As the release notes point out, Views 2 is still a couple of weeks off at least, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun trying out all the other goodies in 6.
Download it. Find bugs. Let them know.
As the release notes point out, Views 2 is still a couple of weeks off at least, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun trying out all the other goodies in 6.
Details here: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/419074/
Groups page here: http://groups.drupal.org/north-west-uk
I'm planning to do a talk on Drupal 6 theming, to have a look at what's new, what's cool and why themes can be made of CSS and CSS alone. I wasn't planning on being quite so busy, but I should be able to put something together before then... (he hopes!)
See you there!
Chris and I are putting together a Drupal training course and we're really excited about it.
Internet Explorer 6 is still out there and we still have to deal with it. Yucky, I know, but wouldn't life be dull if it was all too easy?
If your theme is using a non-white background, here's a quick fix to display the syndication icon in all its rounded-corner loveliness:
a.feed-icon img {
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=0);
}
a.feed-icon {
I've posted the notes from my Drupal 5 theming talk on drupal.org.uk: http://www.drupal.org.uk/node/474 (at the Drupal NW UK User Group meeting in December 2007).
I'm hoping to put together a talk on Drupal 6 theming for the February meetup. See you there!
Usually when I create a Drupal site I set the admin theme to Garland: it saves time if I don't have to theme screens only a few people will use. But not all the admin pages will use Garland, so one time I started using Taxonomy Theme to encourage them to appear the way I wanted.