Arthus Erea wrote:
> I think a whole theme engine is the best approach for compatability,
> rather than a one-time translator.
>
I think there is some misunderstanding of what I meant by this:
>>
>>> * Is there a way to provide both WordPress and Drupal-style theme
>>> systems?
What I meant is that these two systems approach themes in different ways.
WordPress (and currently Habari) produces a full-page template for each
request condition. So if your request is for a single post, it loads up
single.php and uses that to display the whole page. Header and footer
must be included from each template called this way.
Drupal produces a single page template, and then fills its content area
based on the request. So in Drupal, you have a page.tpl.php which is
the "wrapper", and inside it there is a $content variable that is
output. The value of $content is assigned based on the request.
Different nodes (posts in Drupalese) are rendered using the node.tpl.php
template and then assigned into $content for display. If a
node-{type}.tpl.php template is supplied for a given content type, that
template is used instead of the default.
Both systems have distinct advantages. The WordPress style is handy
when you want the whole page look to change based on the type of
request. This is harder to do in Drupal (you can, it just requires code
an knowhow that your average WP themer wouldn't fathom). But the Drupal
method is nice when you want to style different kinds of posts
differently in a multiple-item listing, something that the WP method
doesn't support without explicit switches inline in the template files.
What would be ideal, in my mind, is to concoct a way to handle either of
these styles of theme building so that either WordPress or Drupal
themers could fall into Habari themes more naturally with what they
expect. Using the best of both could lead to a remarkably flexible system.
To be clear, the question above has nothing to do with translating
WordPress and Drupal themes via some theme engine into something Habari
can use.
Owen
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