By sam_jones on

just realized that I am in the wrong forum - moved to post installation

Can anyone explain the exact hierarchial structure of a page?
(For clarification in this post, I will call it html_page; thereby indicating a traditional html page from top to bottom, everything between < html >< /html>.)
As far as I understand It, the html_page is divided into regions, into which other "containers/elements" are placed. What is the next smaller container?
For instance, in the left navigation region, assuming being empty: would it be a Content, a Content Type, a Block, a Module, or a Panel? how would that continue down to the smallest element? which element can NOT be within another? which elements can be next to each other, within the same container? which elements can NOT be next to each other, within the same container?

thanks

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konordo commented

You might find this page from the docs helpful:
http://drupal.org/node/171194

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sam_jones commented

thanks for the reply

I read through those pages before, but it is not quite addressing my question. If, for example, the left_sidebar_region is devoid of data/content, what are the types of "containers" that can/need to go into this region next, in order to create maybe a link or add a small image. An example might be: when constructing an html_page from scratch which let's say must have an image on top, one has to create the html container first, then the body container, then perhaps a div container and then finally place the img src=" " tag. ==> a logical order of operation. I am after understanding the general modus operandus, limitations and possibilities of drupal ( first do this, then do that, ....., or you could do this as well).
I have been studying drupal for two weeks, without accomplishing anything, 0. Once I understand the basic framework, I might be able to actually create one page saying "hello world" with a link called "Eureka" in the upper navigation bar. (< 5 min. in html + css).
To reiterate from the first post: where, when do Content, Content Type, Page, Page Node, Article, Block, Panel, Module etc. come into play.
Using the example from above (displaying an image at the top of an html_ page):
first: open blank page
second: rename to .....htm
third: type opening and closing html tags ....and so forth

Hope this helps to clarify my question. thanks