Re: drupal 7 questions

  • From: Florian-achtige <florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:15:59 +0100

Hi,

I have another question. I want my frontpage to be a static page, and
to put a ' Blog'  link in the main menu which will take me to the blog
part where articles are posted. How can I accomplish this? Isn't it
true that posted stuff defaults to the frontpage?

Regards,
Florian

2011/3/14, Florian-achtige <florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Everett,
>
> You seem to be quite the expert on drupal accessibility, I was
> wondering if you could perhaps suggest something for the problem
> concerning podcasts I listed abo ve?
>
> Thanks ,
> Florian
>
> 2011/3/14, E.J. Zufelt <lists@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> I set up a simple podcasting site for a friend in the fall.  Below is
>> roughly what I did.
>>
>> 1. Create a content type for Podcast Series and a content type for
>> Podcast
>> Episode.
>>
>> 2. Using CCK and the FileField module allow the episode type to have a
>> file
>> attachment
>>
>> 3. Using NodeReference allow each episode to reference a single series
>> node
>> (this may have taken a view to show only Series as nodes to be
>> referenced).
>>
>> 4. Using a view attach, attach a list of all episodes for each series to
>> the
>> series nodes, this is a view that requires an argument.
>>
>> 5. Using something like the iTunes module create RSS feeds for the views
>> that you have created in 4.
>>
>> 6. Using something like a custom node.tpl.php for the series content
>> type,
>> provide a link to the RSS feed for the series.
>>
>> A bit complicated if you haven't worked with CCK or Views in the past.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Everett Zufelt
>> http://zufelt.ca
>>
>> Follow me on Twitter
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> On 2011-03-14, at 8:09 AM, Homme, James wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I think that maybe the best way might be to allow stories to have
>>> attachments. Before you do that, though, I'd do a Google search
>>> something
>>> like "pod casts" site:dropal.org to see what you find, especially in the
>>> Modules area. For example, I don't remember if you can embed pod casts
>>> and
>>> play them, and I know there are modules that you can use to imbed audios
>>> and videos. I'm not sure which might be the best to work with.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>> Florian-achtige
>>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:42 AM
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: drupal 7 questions
>>>
>>> I'll see if that exists in drupal 7, too. In the meantime, what would
>>> be the easiest way to set up a website concerning a podcast using
>>> drupal? When i google i see that is not very well supported at this
>>> time, which makes me think i'd best create an rss feed of all blog
>>> posts to the site and find some way of attaching the episodes to them.
>>> Is that the best solution?
>>>
>>> Florian
>>>
>>> 2011/3/14, Homme, James <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I'm not sure about Drupal 7, but in Drupal 6, there is a choice called
>>>> <none>. That hides it.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>>> Florian-achtige
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:14 AM
>>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: Re: drupal 7 questions
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for that. THe first question is answered now :D I am not
>>>> totally clear yet on the second though. When i go to the blocks page,
>>>> i see them listed, with a list to choose where the block should
>>>> appear, but no option to turn it off completely. When i go into '
>>>> Configure'  the only way i can think of to get rid of it is to tell it
>>>> to only appear at specific pages, only to not list any pages. But i
>>>> guess there's an easier way for that.
>>>> I can't make much sense of the tabs in that window either ...Sorry I
>>>> know it's kind of newbie questions I am asking but I want to
>>>> understand this stuff first before I go on. Also, if I turn off a
>>>> block what happens to the freed up space? I have no sight at all so I
>>>> can't really see whats going on ...
>>>>
>>>> Florian
>>>>
>>>> 2011/3/14, E.J. Zufelt <lists@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> Good morning,
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. For table drag you can enable the accessible alternative by
>>>>> activating
>>>>> the "Show row weights" link that appears before any table that
>>>>> supports
>>>>> dragging.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. You can rearrange and disable blocks (search login) in blocks
>>>>> administration.  You can change the settings for primary and secondary
>>>>> links
>>>>> on menu > settings.
>>>>>
>>>>> HTH,
>>>>> Everett Zufelt
>>>>> http://zufelt.ca
>>>>>
>>>>> Follow me on Twitter
>>>>> http://twitter.com/ezufelt
>>>>>
>>>>> View my LinkedIn Profile
>>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2011-03-14, at 5:00 AM, Florian-achtige wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi listers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a couple of questions on drupal 7 if it's alright... I guess
>>>>>> I'll just fire away :D
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - First, I heard there was an accessible alternative in drupal 7 for
>>>>>> the drag-and-drop interfaces. Are these enabled by default or do i
>>>>>> need to modify something first?
>>>>>> - I want to get rid of the login form, search form, and perhaps the
>>>>>> secondary menu for now for one of my pages. Just the primary menu, a
>>>>>> header, block of text and then a footer. What would be the easiest
>>>>>> way
>>>>>> to accomplish this, and will it leave gaping holes in my website once
>>>>>> I have killed off those blocks?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks a lot,
>>>>>> Florian
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