Implementing code with custom theme

I am having the same problem. I can't tell where to put the code.

just put

 function zen_block($block){

   
      if (module_exists('blocktheme')) {
        if ( $custom_theme = blocktheme_get_theme($block) ) {
          return _phptemplate_callback($custom_theme,array('block' => $block));
        }
      }

      return phptemplate_block($block);



}

into your template.php

I tried using this but it did not work for me. I am working on a zen sub theme. The zen subtheme has this written in the template.php

* theme_block() becomes zen_block()
* subtheme_preprocess_block(&$vars) to add variables to the block.tpl.php

When i copy the above code my custom blocks disappear. When I select "none" for the block style the blocks reappear.

Any suggestions appreciated.

All Zen subthemes rely on Zen theme itself so applying the function function zen_block($block) to Zen's template.php and putting those block templates into Zen root folder does the job.

Feasible interim, but we'd like to not mess with Zen root when developing subthemes. This issue might shed some light on the matter -- I too want this module to work with zen subs.

Edit: the hyphens-removal fixed the issue for me

Hi,

I'm having the same problem with a custom sub-theme.

Theme is called 'bluebreeze', but using the fixed width theme inside the bluebreeze folder which I called 'bluesky' (thus my theme).

In template.php the following:

function bluesky_block($block) {
  if (module_exists('blocktheme')) {
    if ( $custom_theme = blocktheme_get_theme($block) ) {
      return _phptemplate_callback($custom_theme, array('block' => $block), array($custom_theme));
    }
  }
return phptemplate_block($block);
}

have created redblock.tpl.php and tried it in the bluebreeze and bluesky folder (and still no difference).

in admin/settings/blocktheme:

redblock|red block

When I change function to bluebreeze_block the blocks go away ..

Please, would most appreciate any help .. and thank you.

Lilian

* bump * sorry ... has someone perhaps found the solution to implementing this on a sub-theme?

Last time I looked (a while ago now...) Zen 5x printed an array of classes via the $block_classes variable.

You should be able to do something like this in the your subthemes proprocess function:

 //omit php tags...
function STARTERKIT_preprocess_block(&$vars) {
  if (module_exists('blocktheme') && isset($vars['blocktheme'])) {
    $block_classes[] = $vars['blocktheme'];
  }
}

I just stumbled accross this as I was writing an article on how to implement blocktheme classes per region in the Genesis theme (which is for D6 only) and Zen 5 & 6 work in similar ways using preprocess functions.

Has anyone find out how to get it work in zen subtheme yet?

Is this still an issue?

Blocktheme 5.x is not maintained anymore. Please upgrade to the latest 6.x release if possible.