Drupal 7
Drupal 7 core forum module - plan of attack
Drupal's core forum module is much maligned. Some of this is unjustified - people expecting it to replace standalone solutions by itself and ignoring the nature of Drupal's modular framework. However, it also has some limitations which are a result of its age and require many workarounds for large community sites.
Many of the forum module's limitations are down to its dependency on the taxonomy module (making it hard to integrate with organic groups etc.) and on comment.module, which is itself in need of a rewrite.
So we're proposing a ground up rewrite of forum.module using nodes.
Improving color.module for Drupal 7
The drupal color module, if utilized, is one of the most powerful modules in a theme developer's arsenal for extending their design. I feel that this module deserves attention and has the potential to expand.
As a drupal themer who has experimented with color themes and the color.module internals I have bumped into things that would really improve the coloring experience and the module's power/usefulness.
Drupal 7 and Semantic Web Core
In regards to the Semantic Web developments announced recently about Drupal 7, I have posted a blog entry at SitePoint and also posted to the Linking Open Data mail list.
Web Services in Drupal 7
Just a quick note that nedjo posted a note about Services module going into core. This would allow use of XML-RPC, JSON, RSS, REST, SOAP and more to be loaded through a common Services API.
A Code Sprint will take place in Boston this coming Friday that will focus on the inclusion of this new Services API.
Drupal 7 Usability Linkstorm
In order to draw attention to the biggest feature in Drupal 7, Usability, let's all collectively look through our resources for our best Usability links, tips, and tricks! Post them below in the comments, with commentary (pun intended) on how they could be implemented in Drupal. If you are feeling inspired, tackle one with a patch (or mentor a DROP task).
Better input format support in Drupal 7
Collecting discussions and patches for a better input format support in Drupal 7. My battle plan writeup is at http://hojtsy.hu/blog/2008-feb-04/supporting-wysiwyg-editing-better-drup... and there are groups post here about cutting through the format clutter (http://groups.drupal.org/node/8911) and format association observations (http://groups.drupal.org/node/9072). This list summarizes the patches in different states to improve input formats and support RTEs better.
- For review:
- http://drupal.org/node/125315 - Add the #input_format Form API construct, so that additional form fields are not required, and metadata is captured for WYSIWYG editors and form altering in general
- http://drupal.org/node/110242 - Make filter access first class permissions
- http://drupal.org/node/240873 - Move custom help settings to blocks
- TODO:
- http://groups.drupal.org/node/8911 - Limit available input filters by "type of widget" used (node type body, comment, block, etc)
- http://groups.drupal.org/node/9072 - Bring consistency into how we apply formats and provide more format support where it is missing.
- Move site mission and footer message to blocks / new block regions (in part to add format support).
- Done:
http://drupal.org/node/222183 - Make input formats reorderable(committed!)http://drupal.org/node/240988 - Break out HTML escaping filter to make non-HTML input formats (instantly) recognizable(committed)
Let's make some noise!
It seems it has been awhile that this idea has sat in the barn, now lets make the push to get it going for Drupal 7!
Has any development been done yet? I envision something similar to the Debian/Ubuntu package manager where you can simply search through a repositories page and put a check next to the package(s) you want to install. Then hit install and it will take care of any dependencies you need as well.
Another cool feature would be updates. It would be able to provide a list of modules which have a new version out and everything can be upgraded at the click of a button.
Drupal Users Group Meeting August
CHX announces Drupal 7 to be written in Fortran!
