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Hello!

I was excited about OpenAtrium and immediately set it up for use with my clients' projects. My intent was to set up case-tracking, keep track of project milestones and timeline, post mockups and create site content for projects.

I have tried out Basecamp and did not like it, and certainly did not want to spend the money on something I didn't like.

I have been harboring some growing concerns about the direction of the plugin manager integration proposals for Drupal core almost since their inception, but have not been able to make an informed opinion on the subject until I had properly reviewed the proposed system on a much deeper scale.

While my impressions of the project and the current implementation are fairly negative, I have aimed to frame my criticisms in a positive constructive manner because I believe that the goals of the project are worthwhile, and that for a large section of users this could be a very flexible and usable solution.

Unfortunately a lot of my concerns have been well founded, and I believe that the implementation of this system needs to be taken in a different direction for it to be able to succeed in its goals, while not negatively affecting projects like Aegir, Open Atrium and many other ‘serious developers’.

[First published on http://stevepurkiss.com]

Jag har just läst igenom Using Drupal från Lullabot-gänget och tänkte dela med mig om mina tankar om denna utmärkta bok.

I am currently in the very beginning stages of writing a book on Drupal Content Types that will focus on Core, CCK, and Views. I have a first draft of the outline that I am working on. I would love to get community feedback to help shape the book at this very early stage.

http://alanio.net/blog/2009/02/first-draft-drupal-book-outline-content-t...

Thank you,
Alan

Drupal is a powerful tool for building amazingly scalable websites quickly and simply. The use of multimedia in Drupal has posed challenges to many users and developers of all abilities. Drupal Multimedia addresses the main questions regarding how to implement video, image, and audio content in a way that is elegant for the developer, as well as the end user. The language of the book is straight to the point, and provides a framework to practice building an assortment of multimedia sites using a variety of modules in the context of test or example sites.

För några veckor sedan fick jag Pro Drupal Development hemskickad. Jag har nu läst drygt halva boken och skummat resten, och tänkte skriva en sorts recension.

Hello,

I am a Summer of Code student working on a project called Embed Widgets (http://drupal.org/project/embed_widgets). It allows widgets to be created from Drupal content such as nodes, blocks, or views. Content must first be added as a "widget source" before it can be embedded in a widget. Widgets can be embedded in various formats such as IFrames and Google Gadgets, with more to come.

My project is going great and is nearly complete, but one concern I have is the user interface. I am looking for ways to improve it.

Hey guys,

I could really use a few reviews on some issues that are lagging. I have seven issues set to CNR at http://drupal.org/project/issues?states=8&assigned=chriskennedy right now.

In particular I'm interested to hear if there are any suggestions for these two UI-related patches:
1. Custom date-time formats
2. Links to jump to previous/next new comment

Thanks,
Chris

I have participated or commented on a few issues that need a review, most of which are very minor changes. I'll trade reviews one-for-one with anyone who's interested. Here is the list of issues.

Here are my top ones:

1. Automatically enable clean URLs during install
2. Core uninstalls shall clean up node and node_type table
3. Accurate error messages for install and bootstrap
4. E_ALL compliance during installation