Posted by yhahn on December 14, 2009 at 9:04pm
DesignKit is a small API module lets themes provide options for customizing colors and images. Themes can use entries in their .info file to specify what color variables should be made available. Designkit integrates with the Spaces module to enable distinct color schemes and images per site section or area. Designkit is used with Spaces and Organic Groups in Open Atrium to allow groups to have their own visual identity.
Themes using Designkit
Example theme .info file snippets
Drupal 7
; Background color
designkit[color][background][title] = "Background"
designkit[color][background][description] = "Background color."
designkit[color][background][default] = "#ffffff"
; Foo bar color
designkit[color][foo][title] = "Foo"
designkit[color][foo][description] = "Foo bar baz."
designkit[color][foo][default] = "#cc0099"
; Site logo
designkit[image][logo][title] = "Site logo"
designkit[image][logo][description] = "Header logo."
designkit[image][logo][effect] = "image_scale:200x50"
; Print logo
designkit[image][logo_print][title] = "Print logo"
designkit[image][logo_print][description] = "Print logo."
designkit[image][logo_print][effect] = "image_scale:600x300"Drupal 6
; Background color
designkit[color][background][title] = "Background"
designkit[color][background][description] = "Background color."
designkit[color][background][default] = "#ffffff"
; Foo bar color
designkit[color][foo][title] = "Foo"
designkit[color][foo][description] = "Foo bar baz."
designkit[color][foo][default] = "#cc0099"
; Site logo
designkit[image][logo][title] = "Site logo"
designkit[image][logo][description] = "Header logo."
designkit[image][logo][imagecache] = "imagecache_scale:200x50"
; Print logo
designkit[image][logo_print][title] = "Print logo"
designkit[image][logo_print][description] = "Print logo."
designkit[image][logo_print][imagecache] = "imagecache_scale:600x300"For more information, please take a look at
README.txt.
Requirements
Drupal 7
- Color module (included in Drupal core)
- Image module (included in Drupal core)
Drupal 6
- Color module (included in Drupal core)
- ImageCache
- ImageAPI (ImageCache dependency)
Upgrading from Drupal 6
To upgrade your Designkit-based theme from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7:
- Remove the
<style>and</style>from Designkit style templates. - In the theme's .info file, change the 'imagecache' property from e.g.
designkit[image][logo][imagecache] = "imagecache_scale:200x50"
todesignkit[image][logo][effect] = "image_scale:200x50" - In your Designkit style template, make CSS changes needed for the new Drupal version.
Downloads
Project Information
- Maintenance status: Minimally maintained
- Development status: Maintenance fixes only
- Reported installs: 3990 sites currently report using this module. View usage statistics.
- Downloads: 12,739
- Last modified: April 24, 2012
