Drupal Buildathon

How about a webforms replacement that uses cck content types.

Lots of folks like the webforms module because it is relatively simple to set up and has some convenient administration pages. I hate it since the fields aren't reusable anywhere else (at least not easily) and it can't take advantage of some of the great modules providing additional field types.

Would work something like the following... Declare the content type, go to the cck_webforms admin page and configure it (or choose a checkbox and destination email on the content type creation page). When a node of that type is created an email is sent to the destination email address containing a templated email and the content created is saved.

This would be a relatively simple module, and would save the trouble of creating the rules and views for custom webforms. I definitely think that we could turn it out in a day, and it's the kind of universally useful module that might get some attention.

I'm still getting my Drupal bearings. A buildathon sounds great.

I can contribute UI/HTML/CSS and content

All - it's great to see folks in Houston setting up Drupal buildathons - thanks for taking this on.

I'd like to make a suggestion for a calendar / views module enhancement. One of the major components Drupal is lacking is a decent calendar. I'd like to suggest an enhancements to provide suppport for

• repeating events and
• allowing people to submit events anonymously that end up in an approval workflow

My coding skills are minimal with Drupal, but I could help with documentation, testing and project scope.
thx!
Sarah Gonzales

I've talked with Matthew a bit more about ideas for this, and we both agree that the goal of such an event is for us to get together in a casual environment and learn from each other, while at the same time showcasing Drupal to a larger audience, and to that end he has proposed a sort of happy hour after we're done. This would allow interested folks to come check out what we've done with Drupal, and hopefully show them how awesome it is.

To that end, I propose we work on a couple of things. I think we should get enough of a crowd to work on multiple projects, and one of them could be building a site for ourselves as a group. This has been brought up a couple times, and I think that would be a fun exercise, and we wouldn't have to be worried about being accountable to any outside entity afterward. In addition, I think we could also do some module and/or documentation work.

I'd really like to fit in with what you folks are already doing with your buildathons. What does the group use for version control?

This should be educational AND fun!

I won't be able to make it until around Noon.

I can contribute lots of questions! :-)

I'm interested in learning more about using Version Control when doing site design. As far as Drupal specifics, I'm interested in the internationalization/localization options, so you can support sites in other languages. I'm specifically interested in the CJKV languages.

But mostly I'm going to be saying, "What's that?!?" or "How do you /did you do that?!?" a lot. Maybe by tomorrow I'll actually HAVE something on my practice Drupal site!

I apologize in advance for any inconvenience my ignorance causes.
:-)

Thanks for coming out today. Everyone who would like to continue to work on the site, let me know and we'll coordinate.