I am reporting https://drupal.org/node/1087026 to moderators because:

I question the point in having this page here.

  • The text on the page does not justify any reason why a person would want to modify the overlay (I do not think it is necessary - the original design is fully adequate for purpose).
  • Doing it wrong could potentially render the admin section useless.
  • Most people reading this section are likely to be beginners and potentially be put off Drupal by the complexity involved in the described task. We should present at first the easy nature of Drupal, not give fuel to the meme that Drupal is "too hard for newbies".
  • It is not strictly an "admin" topic but development.

A page such as this should be pushed to the back to the handbook for those who wish to look into advanced tasks. A link can be placed on the previous page in the handbook to this page in a latter "advanced" part of the handbook.

Comments

authentictech’s picture

Component: Spam » Site organization
authentictech’s picture

I added a section to the beginning of this page which may help offset any confusion for newbies and put a link in the preceding page so that if this page is moved it can still be found from the other page.

dddave’s picture

Project: Drupal.org site moderators » Documentation
Component: Site organization » Correction/Clarification
LeeHunter’s picture

Status: Active » Fixed

Seems like this issue is fixed now (if not please reopen and clarify what is outstanding).

Thanks!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.