Designing for XOOPS by Ruoyu, Sun -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Designing for XOOPS

A Note Regarding Supplemental Files Preface

What Is XOOPS? Why Use XOOPS?

Powerful Modules Themes and Templates User Management Supported Worldwide

Brief History of XOOPS What This Book Covers What You Need to Know Who Is This Book For? Conventions Used in This Book

Path and Folders

Using Code Examples We’d Like to Hear from You Safari® Books Online Acknowledgments

1. Before the Journey

Prepare the Tools

General Workflow of Designing a XOOPS Theme

Step 1: Create a Web Design Step 2: Convert the XHTML template to a XOOPS theme Step 3: Testing and debugging

2. Elements of a XOOPS Theme

Necessary Elements of a XOOPS Theme A Simple Example

Block-Displaying Structures Content and Footer

3. Converting an Existing XHTML Template

Get the CSS Template Plug It into XOOPS Further Modifications

Head Part Logo and Navigation Bar Footer The Last Fix to Make the Theme Work

4. Styling XOOPS and Creating a Theme from 960

More on Smarty: Tricks and Examples

Module-Based Navigation What About a Block Without a Title? Custom Block Filter

Create a Theme with 960

5. jQuery and UI Libraries for XOOPS Themes

Link Your Theme to jQuery Case1: jQuery Used Separately (Adding a Slider to Your Theme)

Get the Graphics Done

Coding (X)HTML and CSS Adding jQuery Effect Case2: jQuery Integration (Transform Your Blocks into Tabs)

jQuery Tools as UI Library Implementing Tabs Separately Integration: How to Come Up with an Idea Integration: How to Implement the Idea

6. Module Template Override

An Experiment in Module Template Override

Dig Deeper

Case Study: Gallery Slideshow Block

Preparation Clean Up the Markup Integrate with the InsMinimal theme A Test Run

A Look Back

7. Block Anywhere Techniques

How to Get XOOPS Tools Module A First Play-around What’s the Difference?

8. Case Study: My TinyMag

Wireframing Mock Up a Design Code the Mock-Up Design

Header How to Deal with Content Content Markup Set Up Blocks

Publisher FAQ

Where are the advanced editing options? Why can’t I upload article images?

Construct Header Feature Construct the Main Feature Construct the Content Construct Latest Article Categories Poll Archives and Discussions

Archives Forum

User Menu Publisher + Disqus Final Check

A. XOOPS Cheatsheets

XOOPS Resources More Resources

About the Author Colophon