Nitobe

Nitobe is a fixed-width, content-first theme based on the 960 Grid System. It now supports two or three column layouts in several configurations and a header image area that can be set to a fixed image or selected at random. In addition to the column region, a four region area spanning the width of the layout is provided between the content and footer regions.

The theme includes a default favicon, a custom maintenance page, a default user icon, and a variety of sample header images (940 x 118 pixels).

Looking for a co-maintainer
I am looking for a co-maintainer for this theme. Nitobe is now used on almost 1,000 sites. This demands more attention that I can currently provide by myself. I would prefer a co-maintainer who has prior experience working in the Drupal community and has already contributed to existing modules or themes. If interested, please contact me.

Current Release

Important! - you cannot overlay the 6.x-4 releases on top of any prior release or dev build as directory organization has changed. Your existing nitobe directory will need to be removed and replaced with the new one. You must also flush your Drupal cache or theme registry after putting the new version in place.

The 6.x-4.1 release represents a major overhaul in the theme. Please review the release notes carefully. These changes fix a number of issues with Nitobe, but require current users to practice some diligence when upgrading their sites as new regions have been introduced and many CSS classes have changed.

Theme Features

All default Drupal theme features are available. Nitobe also provides a default theme logo, default favicon, and a default user picture. Additionally, these features are offered:

• Content-first two and three-column layouts are supported. Up to two sidebars may be used, and sidebars may be placed on either side of the content region, both to the right of the content region, or both to the left of the content region. Regardless of sidebar positioning, the content area appears before the sidebars in the code, increasing accessibility and search engine performance.
• You may choose which masthead image(s) appear at the top of the page by either choosing to display a random header image or a specific fixed header image. A number of sample images are provided. The theme will use a sub-theme's header images if they are present.
• Page headers are semantic. When viewing the front page, the site title is the H1 element, but on a node page, the page title is the H1 element, and the site title is a SPAN element.
• Site title color effect. By default, inter-word spacing is removed in the site title, and every other word is given an alternate color. This effect can be disabled in the theme's settings.
• Comments made by a node's author are provided distinct CSS classes in order to clearly differentiate them from other comments.
• The theme has the option to strip "not verified" from the names of commenters who are not logged in. By default, Drupal adds " (not verified)" to the name of a commenter who leaves a name but is not logged into the site. This can be turned off in Nitobe's theme settings. Comments by verified authors are given a CSS class ("commenter-logged-in") indicating they are logged in regardless of this setting.
• The default number of items in the pager control can be set form 3 to 10. Setting a small number here is useful when using a three column layout.

Inazo Nitobe

Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933) was an agriculturalist, scholar, Quaker, philosopher, statesman, and educator. He was educated at Sapporo Agricultural College and Johns Hopkins University and devoted much of his life to promoting trust and understanding between the United States and Japan. His book, Bushido, the Soul of Japan, was the inspiration for this theme. More information about Dr. Nitobe is available on the Nitobe Memorial Garden website.

Credits

Nitobe is currently maintained by Shannon Lucas (shannonlucas) of Oregon State University.

Patch Contributors:

Angie Byron (webchick)
Sam Charrington (samc)
Jeff Eaton (Eaton)
Jonathan Hedstrom (jhedstrom)
Maurice Mengel (mauricemengel)

Translators:

Dutch: garmisch
German: Johannes Pilkahn (jpilkahn)
Russian: Vlad Savitsky (VladSavitsky)
Swedish: Robert Johnsson (Hedkandi)

Photography

Original photography supplied by Jeff Eaton (Eaton) and Shannon Lucas (shannonlucas). Additional photography from public domain sources.

Releases

Official releases	Date	Size	Links	Status
6.x-4.1	2009-Aug-01	316.15 KB	Download · Release notes	Recommended for 6.x

Development snapshots	Date	Size	Links	Status
6.x-4.x-dev	2009-Oct-19	319.54 KB	Download · Release notes	Development snapshot