Hi Charlie, I looked at scribbish, I'll keep it in mind when I develop the blog portion of the site.
Thanks, Daniel On Feb 2, 2010, at 7:46 PM, Charlie Robbins wrote: > I've got a template that might be helpful for you: > > http://github.com/indexzero/radiant-scribbish-theme > > It uses several content parts as well as the <if_content part="" />. Hope > that helps you! > > Charlie > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Anton Aylward <anton.aylw...@rogers.com>wrote: > >> Daniel O'Connell said the following on 02/02/2010 08:18 PM: >>> Hello to all, >>> >>> I'm still trying to get my head around designing a website with >>> Radiant in mind. The biggest problem for me seems to be figuring out >>> how to write the layout html so that Radiant "knows" where the >>> content will go. For instance, with a multi-column layout how do you >>> determine where the body or other page part will go in the layout so >>> that it makes sense in Radiant. >>> >>> Could any of you seasoned veterans explain the process you use to >>> design a website with Radiant in mind. How do you create a theme? >>> Create 1, 2 or more column layout? >> >> I started to write this up but I rapidly found that explaining it was >> about 20-30 times as much work as doing it. >> >> Lets see it I can get it done quick. >> >> 1. Go to Andreas Viklund's site http://andreasviklund.com/ and >> download a FREE template. Get a zip file and unpack it. >> >> 2. Put .. >> The HTML a named template >> The CSS in public/stylesheet >> The images in /public/images >> >> 3. Go to the template. >> Go the <head> section >> Edit the reference to the stylesheet to match where you put >> the stylesheet. >> Go through the <body>to find references to images and edit them to >> match where you put the images. >> >> 4. Create the "/" page. >> Set its template to be named template you created in #1 >> >> 5. Test by pointing your browser at the base of the site. >> It *should* look like Andreas' example. >> If it doesn't, then you've made a mistake in #2 and #3 >> >> 6. Create some dummy content of you own in "/" >> >> 7. Go to the template and find out where in <body> the example >> content is. Leave all the menu stuff alone for now. >> Replace Andreas' wordage with >> <r:content /> >> >> 8. Test. >> You should now see your won content. >> >> 9. Gradually replace more of the basics in the template with your own >> material. >> >> I strongly suggest doing this: >> >> a) take the main menu stuff from the template and put it in a snippet >> called "mainmenu" and replace it in the template with >> <r:snippet name="mainmenu" /> >> >> b) test >> >> You can do that with other chunks of stuff. >> >> With a bit of practice you can do that in less time than it took me to >> write this. >> >> >> >> >> Now, based on hard earned experience, >> I suggest your template has bits like this in it ... >> >> <div id=sidebar> >> <r:content part="sidebar-hi" inherit="true" /> >> <r:content part="sidebar" inherit="true" /> >> <r:content part="sidebar-page" /> >> <r:content part="sidebar-low" inherit="true" /> >> </div> <!-- end sidebar --> >> <div class="clear"> </div> >> >> You'll soon figure out what to do with the "hi" "low" and page-specific >> parts :-) >> >> You might also want to use this as your template's core >> >> <div id="content"> >> <r:unless_url matches="^/$"> >> <h1 class="headerstyle"><r:title /></h1> >> </r:unless_url> >> <r:content /> <!-- page main content --> >> <p class="insidelink">[ <a href="#top">Back to top</a> ]</p> >> <r:if_content part="extended"> >> <div id="extended"> >> <r:content part="extended" /> >> </div> <!-- end extended --> >> <p class="insidelink">[ <a href="#top">Back to top</a> ]</p> >> </r:if_content> >> <r:if_content part="extended2"> >> <div id="extended2"> >> <r:content part="extended2" /> >> </div> <!-- end extended2 --> >> <p class="insidelink">[ <a href="#top">Back to top</a> ]</p> >> </r:if_content> >> </div> <!-- end div.content --> >> >> If you don't see it at first, trust me, you'll soon find out why :-) >> >> I've also found it useful to have this like in the <head> >> >> <r:if_content part="head"> >> <r:content part="head" /> >> </r:if_content> >> >> >> >> >>> I know that Radiant is only at 0.8.1 (stable) But there really needs >>> to be better theming ability, and more documentation for those who >>> struggle as I do with the programming end of things. >> >> I'm not happy with the idea of introducing "theming" the way WordPress >> or Joomla does into Radiant. Its too restrictive. If you just try >> converting the nine free examples that Andreas gives you'll find that >> they have awkward fits. >> >> I'm working on a site based on his '03' example. >> http://andreasviklund.com/templates/andreas03/ >> The top part has two extra bit, the "logo" where it says "speed and >> accessibility" and the "caption" where it says "Presentation ..." >> You need page-parts for those. You may -or may not- want them inherited. >> >> So "Obviously" the "theme" has to dictate what page parts you can or >> cannot have. If you develop with andreas01 >> http://andreasviklund.com/files/demo/andreas01/ >> and then move to Andreas03, you're in a mess - you've moved from two >> sidebars to one and you've got slots for two page parts that didn't >> exist before. >> >> What's the solution? >> >> Well, OK, 0-sidebar, 1-sidebar and 2-sidebar types of "themes". >> Uh-oh! Someone isn't going to like that! >> >> Perhaps you need to use Joomla after all ... >> >> >> >>> I would also >>> love to see a "Radiant CMS for dummies" or other instruction geared >>> for beginners offered for sale. >> >> I think the real problem with Radiant is that it *IS* so simple and >> straight forward. >> People have become used to intricate, complex, rococo things like >> WordPress and Joomla, so they keep expecting Radiant to be equally rococo. >> It isn't. >> >> >> >> -- >> All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is >> not used. 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