I just installed this wonderful looking theme and added a new Header Block (2 now) and they are not showing up on the site. The Header Block edit marker does not seem to show in the admin area either. Perhaps there is some setting that I am missing in my theme install?

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onejam commented

There isn't a header block. My bad, i've noticed this was included in the theme info file but should have been removed.

Thanks,

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AshokanKid commented

OK., cool., so what do we do about this? Gotta have a Header Block, yes? :-) By the way, I really like this theme., basic, adaptable, flexible., LOTS of potential., THANKS~!

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onejam commented

I have to admit it's not the nicest looking theme but it was built to be basic and flexible enough to adapt it to your own needs or build upon it.

Anyway, i haven't given the header a thought. Perhaps, have that region on top of the logo or below? Having a header doesn't seem to have much flexibility in the way the design is already laid out? any suggestions are welcome.

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onejam commented

Perhaps, one way of doing this is when the header region is active, automatically hide the logo and background so only the header and primary menu is shown?

This way the logo wouldn't get in the way and it keeps everything clean.

Will that be a good solution and still maintain a flexible theme?

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AshokanKid commented

A basic theme that can be built upon is what is great about this theme., it is nice enough out of the box and with the various color schemes is fun to play with for users. Good starting point in my opnion. I am very grateful for your work!

A header block that is just below the main logo is most useful for various items and uses from my perspective. This can be utilized for any extraneaous site info or whatever (I place todays date there via PHP code on some sites).

I also notice that from the Beta to the dev version I seem to have now lost the ability to choose Content Input Formatting on the Block Configuration page (Filtered HTML, Full HTML, PHP Code) that I am pretty sure was there before.

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onejam commented

In that case we can call it 'content top' region as the logo is really the header part, and i'll remove the non-existent header region. Thanks for catching this error. Will add the extra region when i find the time, to commit the changes.

If you need it now, i can send you the updated files. Let me know

As for Input formatting, any theme layer will not affect the core in this way. The input filter format for PHP code has been moved into it's own module in Drupal 6. You'll need to activate this in module screen. I believe this was done for security reasons. Be careful not to expose this to anon users for comments and etc.

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AshokanKid commented

For my particular purposes I typically use a created logo in the header (top) and then perhaps somewhere in the header portion (within the background or not) like to place some preformed content, say, such as todays date or perhaps some site info, slogan, etc.,

A header block can be useful for placing brief nav components as well, which again might be preferable to be just below the Logo / header area. Perhaps I am not talking so much about negating the logo or header area with a replacement so much as adding content just below or within the header area., ?

For this particualr web site application I have just modified the page.tpl.php to include the code to center and display todays date and some brief site info., a little slogan in this case., within the header area, but just below the logo / site name. (I do see some content being placed above the logo these days which to me seems a little silly, but is a personal preference).

This adding the code directly into the page.tpl.php is fine for now, though it is nice to have a Header Block specified within the theme in order to add more content via the user interface. I just "discovered" and installed this theme only today and have had hardly any time to play with it yet. I am still a real newbie with CSS, PHP & Drupal in general., but I am learning~!

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onejam commented

Okay, i'll have a think about it. Perhaps, create a region for both top and bottom of header. So users can decide where they wish the blocks to go - either above or below the header. Logo stay intact as this can be changed in the theme settings, anyway.

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AshokanKid commented

Ohh., OK., well, I had seen the Input Formatting capability show up in other themes (just checekd this to make sure) during the block creation process and I am pretty sure that it was there as an option in your Beta, though I now have the dev version installed.

I have the PHP module enabled and as soon as I did, the ability to select PHP as an Input Format during new Block creation became available to me. Now I do not even see the Input Formatting section in the Blocks area of this theme. Strange., ?

It is nice to be able to use PHP or full HTML within blocks (or pages)., so if this Input Format selection is not available during new Block creation / configuring, then what would the default behavor be? Possibly to use the most restrictive format (in this case, Filtered HTML)?

Hmm., I just checked and this Input Format selection is no longer available as an option for adding content (page, block, etc) within this theme, but when I go back to say, Garland, this Input Format shows up in all content creation views (as well as some other options).

Kinda looks like there are section dividers (hr) but the sections are not there., ?

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AshokanKid commented

I think that is EXCELLENT., adding a Header Block both above AND below the logo / header area. WOW., way cool., and VERY flexible then. I can see using both for various reasons and applications for sure.. I can't wait to flesh this particular site out some more and play with it!

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onejam commented
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You should be using version 6.x-2.0-beta1

It's strange i can't seem to replicate te same error with the input format. Perhaps you have modified the CSS which may have affected it?

Here's a screeenshot.

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AshokanKid commented

OOoops., nope., now it is MY bad., for some reason I thought the dev version was more current than the Beta., and so I installed that one over my previous Beta install., soo., now it is BACK to the Beta and all is back to "normal" with all Input Format options now available to me again~!

Thanks again., gonna spend some more time learning Drupal and playing with this cool theme., this particular site app that I am doing is pretty small and so is a great experiement. Now I have to figure out how to make a "normal" static web site front page., minus all of the publish content stuff., :-)

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AshokanKid commented

Oops again., my mucking about in the page.tpl.php pooched the Input Format in the Block Content and other content areas., when I went back and properly closed all the tags in the HTML and PHP code everything went back to normal., wheeeew., All good here now., Thanks again.,

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onejam commented
Assigned: Unassigned » onejam
Category: bug » feature
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Glad that's resolved. I'll now close this thread. I've made a note about adding the new regions. Hopefully will have time to commit the changes next week.

Enjoy your Drupal ride... :)