Check out http://drupal.org/node/190815
Robbie On Oct 5, 2010, at 11:12 AM, Richard Morse wrote: > Hi! This may be the wrong forum to ask this question; if so, please let me > know where I should be directing this question. > > I am developing a theme, and would like to use the system provided > 'block.tpl.php' file for most blocks. However, for menu blocks I would like > to use a different .tpl.php file. I can modify the 'template_files' array in > theme_preprocess_block() to include the file, and the devel_themer module > then shows the file name added to the list of possible suggestions, but > unless I have a file called 'block.tpl.php' in my theme directory, it ignores > the file I want it to use. This is sub-optimal because if there are any > security changes made to 'block.tpl.php' in future Drupal 6 versions, the > changes will not propagate. > > Is there any way to do one of the following? > > 1. in 'theme_preprocess_block' specify the path to a .tpl.php file to be > used, so that I don't need to have a file named 'block.tpl.php' in my theme > directory > > or > > 2. in the 'block.tpl.php' file, somehow tell Drupal to use the one provided > by the system instead? > > Also, is there some place I should be looking for documentation on how to do > this? I've been through much of the Theming manual on drupal.org looking for > this information already... > > Thanks, > Ricky > > > The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is > addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail > contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine > at > http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in > error > but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and > properly > dispose of the e-mail. >
