RootCandy update: Usability add on
Submitted by sign on Sat, 03/01/2008 - 00:24.Another update of the admin theme RootCandy. This time I have tried something I wanted to do in the first version and also what was suggested in usability group afaik. Everyone knows that forms on node edit or add and admin configuration might become very long.
I've moved all fieldsets into the right sidebar, and implemented thickbox (all with jquery and theme_fieldset). See some screenshots how it looks like. It's not tweaked, and currently this is available only on node/add and node/nid/edit pages. I know that for example input format fields should stay under body, this can be easily changed. This is a dev snapshot.
You can dig into source code and remove all conditions where it says to use it only on add edit pages. It will work tho.
One more note I haven't tested it in anything else than firefox. Later on I will be trying to fix all the css issues and stuff for other browsers.
Other changes
- Support for regions - header, left, footer
- Cleaner css + html - still needs some attention
- logo support
and some more...
Again you can download latest version from project page on d.o. http://drupal.org/project/rootcandy
And yes, I know that the code needs some attention. :) I will try to clean it up in next update.
Any comments, if its usable or not are more than welcome.
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yeah, i really appreciate
yeah, i really appreciate the idea with the fieldsets within the thickbox ... no long forms anymore
for core
I think we should leave the long node edit form problem to core so that it can be solved in a way that is available to all themes.
My preference would be on making this theme bombproof and well coded and then making a 1.0 release to make this theme a really popular "must have" theme.
Yes, you are right. :)Lets
Yes, you are right. :)
Lets head towards the core and version 1.0. Probably I should remove the rootcandy module which takes care of ajax stuff too. I hope that drupal pipes will be in 7, which will make it possible to do without additional module.
@sign, you are making ground
@sign, you are making ground and moving in the right direction. I have heard many clients say that editing / adding nodes is complicated - out of the box. Only with much effort can you get an organized form output for those pages.
Keep up the good work and thanks for keeping Drupal Planet informed.
You made an interesting
You made an interesting progress with your theme.
Really nice.
RootCandy in d7 core?
One of the things that was obvious in the usability lab at UMN over the last few days was that much better separation of admin tasks is needed. This is likely to come in the form of an admin theme. Currently there are very few of these and I would suggest that this is certainly a candidate. It's also possible that multiple admin themes get in. But most likely one of them will be the default admin theme.
Keep up the great work and you could be a core contributor soon! :)
As Greggles already said, many things need to be fixed in core, so try to separate those things out from your theme. Also make the theme as simple and small as possible. You can offer an advanced version in contrib.
The icons need to be checked for various things. Check out http://groups.drupal.org/node/7809
Also, wtf is the cookie? oh, and the logout link is broken, and the icon for it isn't recognisable as logout link.
I have downloaded your
I have downloaded your attachment and it was rally helpful you really make a lot of improvements in your theme and it is indeed getting better and it was more appealing.
WOW
This theme and module has the WOW factor I have to say wonderful job and if there is anything I could do to help let me know. Now (maybe) I can get my wife off of joomla..lol
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