Posted by jebbushell on October 20, 2011 at 7:56pm
EDIT: Please ignore. Message to self: RTFM.
New install: Toggling between Bartik and Alpha xhtml I can see the logo and site name when in Bartik but not when in Alpha xhtml. Flipped between custom logo and default logo but no improvement.
Checked that Alpha xhtml and Global Settings both agreed on logo setting. They did.
This has to be elementary but I'm stumped. It didn't happen last time I tried Omega and I'm very slightly concerned that a supposedly "default" item seems on its face to have been turned off by a choice of theme.
FYI: The screenshot.png in my alpha-xhtml directory is the HTML5 version, not the xhtml version.
Any help most gratefully received.
Comments
update
could you help out omega noobs who are still trying to figure this one out... a link to the documentation(TFM?) you are using
thanks
Of course:
Of course: http://groups.drupal.org/node/155974
And thanks for the implied status upgrade. It's the one's you don't deserve that count the most.
THANKS
I see what i did wrong -
Only choose Alpha if you know what you are doing
clearly i have no idea what i am doing, but this project is exciting
Off the record. . . .
No one is really using Alpha as a base theme. It's there for certain reasons but you're solely going to want to create an Omega subtheme.
Instead of using Alpha.xhtml, the most useful subtheme starterkit to work from these days is Omega-html5. The Omega-xhtml starterkit is for xhtml-specific uses.
Then pare down the Regions--disabling the ones you won't be needing--to arrive at the ideal layout you're after. Think sculpting. Remember, the idea is to rely on a subtheme so that when the Omega base theme gets updated, it trickles down.
Whether or not this addresses the disappearing logo gotcha, I hope this helps. A team has been diligently revamping the docs. ANY newbie questions are fair to pose!
installation
Should I not be using the automatic sub-theme installer on the themes/appearance page?
Or should i just bite the bullet and install drush?
Drush
Drush is great. It can also, in its current immature form, destroy your installation, so go carefully. Using drush to download modules and themes is safe. In command-line mode, locate yourself in a directory under your site (this is so hard, I know) and:
drush dl omega --select
and choose the "Supported, Recommended" option. When yo have Omega in the right directory the above mentioned FM is applicable,
It's supposed to go like this. . . .
Using Omega Tools (the automated installer) to create your subtheme is recommended for beginners.
Using Drush to do it is recommended for advanced users.
The manual method--with copying and pasting of files, plus text editing--is more or less the brute-force method.
Again, I'm not sure whether this impacts the original logo issue, but these are the current norms in Omega subtheme creation.