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| Project: | jQuery UI |
| Version: | 6.x-1.3 |
| Component: | Documentation |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed (fixed) |
Issue Summary
I have spent several days trying to get jQuery UI installed and working and failed, I am getting very frustrated now. I am an experienced computer user (over 30 years) in one area or another but have limited experience with Drupal (3 months). I have built some simple sites and managed to create my own theme and occasional custom module for some minor tasks, mainly done just to see if I could, and now I want to make my sites look better.
It seems there is a problem with all "open source" software and that is the dreaded documentation. Nobody wants to do it and most of what is produced is written by the producers of the code (god bless them for their hard work), often it is produced automatically from the code, standards being more concerned on the how to produce it rather than what is produced. Please don't get me wrong and take offence, I mean none; like many, many people I am genuinely grateful for the huge amounts of time and effort put in.
A minor example of my confusion is shown in the differences in the "README" files. is the is This is the top of the version supplied with the jquery_ui-6.x-1.3 download, "// $Id: README.txt,v 1.5.2.2 2009/06/21 03:43:03 sun Exp $" and this from the project page on the Drupal site "// $Id: README.txt,v 1.7 2009/06/19 20:53:26 robloach Exp $". They contain different instructions, one set start by saying "Apply the patch from http://drupal.org/node/315100", which one? the last or all successful builds in order. Rob mentions version 1.7 only while Sun explains there is 1.6 as well. We also get a difference in directory names /sites/all/modules/jquery_ui/jquery-ui/ from Rob for version 1.7 and /sites/all/modules/jquery_ui/jquery.ui/ from Sun for both versions.
I'm not stupid just very confused, please can you provide one clear set of instructions, well I'm going to delete everything I have and try again, I will not be beaten by it.
Thanks for your efforts.
Dave
Comments
#1
you always use the last patch in any one issue.
I don't see "// $Id: README.txt,v 1.7 2009/06/19 20:53:26 robloach Exp $" on http://drupal.org/project/jquery_ui
The direction to be followed are those in the jquery_ui module download from drupal.org.
I will take a run at installation using, // $Id: README.txt,v 1.5.2.2 2009/06/21 03:43:03 sun Exp $
which comes bundled in 6.x-1.3 to see where the confusion may be.
#2
Thanks for the quick reply.
The link is the "Read documentation" in the "Resources" section, sorry should have mentioned that.
Dave
#3
I just installed jquery_ui 6.x-1.3 using using the 1.7.2 version of the jquery library (because I had jquery_update.module already installed using jquery library 1.3.2) per the instructions and without issue.
Would be happy to clear up the confusion if you can provide some more information about where the confusion is.
#4
follow the directions in the download. I'll look into the other documentation you mention.
#5
ok, reading the patch issue, I'm not at all sure you want to use that. A) I didn't have to B) that issue is for 7.x as they try to move this module into core for D7.x which may be leading to the confusion.
#6
Thanks for your help, it really makes a change to get a quick and acurate reply. I have working tabs and some other goodies, just got to get some content sorted now but that's my problem.
As a final thought I guess documentation is a general problem through out Drupal but as this obviously isn't the place to try and address that (potentially huge) issue I'll have a hunt around and look for a better place to air my views.
By the way now my issue is effectivley fixed should I close this (can I as a simple user? I'm afraid I don't know all the rules around here yet) or do you want it to stay open if you are still looking at the documentation?
Once again thanks.
#7
Thanks for the pointer!
This is caused by drupal.org's project release system. Each project can only have one link for documentation and changelog. Those links pointed to the latest code in HEAD, which is for D7, which in turn is still in development.
I have altered those links to point to 6.x-1.x instead now.
#8
David,
Documentation (quanity) isn't as much the issue as it is organization. This is being addressed on a few fronts and as you alluded to it isn't a small task.
Thanks for taking the time to open an issue and be precise with the information. That certainly aides in helping others help you.
Good luck in your endeavors.
#9
The documentation is kind of confusing. Let me clear some things up. The 1.5.2.1 version of the documentation states:
* Download the latest jQuery UI 1.6 development package from:
http://code.google.com/p/jquery-ui/downloads/list?can=3&q=1.6
* Extract it as a sub-directory called 'jquery.ui' in the jquery_ui folder:
/sites/all/modules/jquery_ui/jquery.ui/
After you have downloaded the 1.6 version from the link above and extracted it, you get a folder called 'jquery.ui-1.6'. One might assume then that you just copy this folder in the 'jquery.ui' folder that you created. This would give this folder structure:
/sites/all/modules/jquery_ui/jquery.ui/jquery.ui-1.6/[the files from jQuery UI 1.6]
However, this will not work and will give you errors upon trying to enable the module.
What you need to do is just copy the files from the 'jquery.ui-1.6' folder and paste them into the 'jquery.ui' folder.
Thus giving you this folder structure:
/sites/all/modules/jquery_ui/jquery.ui/[the files from jQuery UI 1.6]
Essentially, we are just getting rid of the jquery.ui-1.6 folder.
Thanks,
Aaron
#10
ah, I actually see where the confusion lies here. I always open my archives and extract from the lowest level folder needed.
This is may also explain why the forums on d.o. wind up with questions about redirecting their site, or moving their site out of a subdirectory ie: drupal-6.x
#11
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.