The patch is very simple but opens a lot of possibilites. Like you can put the output of any Drupal function into a block. Another step towards multi region pages.

This patch does not even break backwards compatibility: if you do not want to print anything or want to handle your output, fine, return nothing from the callback as you do now. However, you do not need to write print theme('page', ...); anymore, just return it, Drupal will theme it for you.

I'm posting two patches. The first is the very simple, functional one.

The second, however is just the result of a preg change.

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#15 print2.patch1.15 KBchx
#14 blog-print-theme.patch690 byteswalkah
#12 user_1_0.patch441 bytesasimmonds
#10 output_0.patch39.6 KBchx
#9 output1_3.patch37.58 KBchx
#8 output1_2.patch37.61 KBchx
#4 output1_1.patch36.97 KBchx
#3 output1_0.patch0 byteschx
#1 output1.patch36.85 KBchx
output.patch1.27 KBchx

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chx commented
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new output1.patch36.85 KB

here comes the dull megapatch. Note: contact.module had a bug, it called theme_page with two parameters.

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adrian commented

I'm gonna put a definate +1 for this.

Even just for consistency sake, it's a wonderful patch.

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chx commented
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new output1_0.patch0 bytes

Removed four instances of return; preceded by a return $output.

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chx commented
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new output1_1.patch36.97 KB

0 bytes? reattach.

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dikini commented

+1 makes it easier to understand what is going on

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moshe weitzman commented

+1. makes it easier to reuse the output of functions. The print statement at the end of many callback functions hinders reuse.

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Stefan Nagtegaal commented

I like this! Very nice and very clean patch... +1 from me either...

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chx commented
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new output1_2.patch37.61 KB

I deleted system_admin_page. There is no need for it, and it broke the return chain.

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chx commented
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new output1_3.patch37.58 KB

This gets better and better. Turns out (thanks Steven and Morbus) that watchdog_overview takes no parameter. So, a few bytes are shaved off.

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chx commented
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new output_0.patch39.6 KB

Rerolled the two patches into one.

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dries commented

Committed to HEAD.

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asimmonds commented
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new user_1_0.patch441 bytes

There's a print that has been missed in user_page() for user_view()'s output.

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Steven commented

Fixed in HEAD. The 4.6 version of that line in fact contained that print statement too, but it was useless there because user_view() didn't return anything. I got rid of it in 4.6.

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walkah commented
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new blog-print-theme.patch690 bytes

um... looks like blog.module was broken too.... don't you people test these things? ;)

patch attached. (restoring blog/3 , blog/walkah, etc urls).

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chx commented
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new print2.patch1.15 KB

I test continously.

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Steven commented

Applied to HEAD.

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