Zen Task Force

Hello guys.

I'm starting to work on Drupal and I'm gonna build a few themes based on Zen.

But I'm still not used with the .info file. I'd like to add some custom classes and function on the subthemes, by adding new .php files, and if possible it should be added just once on the base Zen theme and just referenced on the other themes.

The problem is that I can't make it work... It works if on each page/story I use the include_once function, as in this exemple:


include_once("sites/all/themes/zen/zen/Mailto.php");
$mailto = new Mailto();

Hello World : )

I'm experiencing a lot of problem customizing my own subtheme with Zen-6x-1.0 because of the defaults theme settings overriding the subthemes ones .

Apparently (googling around ...) this problem seems to be already known but i can't find a clear solution to either disabling the default settings or the subthemes parameters ....

Any tips, links or info will be much appreciated

I just completed a new Drupal site for Whitecap Custom Rods using a Zen subtheme. Zen let me easily integrate the graphics the company was using in print into a very functional Drupal Theme. I'm very pleased with the result, and my clients are thrilled.

Hiya,

I'm running Drupal 6.x with Zen 1.0. I'm trying to get the User Login block to appear (preferably) in the header area or (less preferably) in the navbar in my fluid layout subtheme. Oh, and new to it all!

I've read a huge amount that seems to advocate just having a separate bar at the top, by hard coding against page.tpl.php - doesn't seem like the right way to do it to me! It's only layout, so I should be able to do that with CSS - right?

So far the changes that I've made to my theme that seem relevant (i.e. not just color statements) are:

For simplicity's sake, we didn't deviate much from the stock Zen layout. Some resizing, styling, and a color scheme were all that were needed to make a decent looking and easy to develop site.

Also uses a custom (cck, views) content type for homebrew beer recipes. Much more to come on the site but so far, I'm pleased with D6+Zen as an easy starting place.

Thanks Zen Contributors!

I just wanted to write a quick post to spa– er, draw attention to a couple of Zen-related contributions I've been working on recently which have made my life a lot easier and may do the same for you.

First off is Zen Midnight, a brand new Zen subtheme I just contributed yesterday. However, like the Themer's Starter Kit theme that comes with Zen, Zen Midnight isn't intended to be used by itself; it's intended to be used as a starter theme for your own themes.

This site barely warrants the use of a CMS, and mostly just shows off the talents of the designer I work with, but thought would post it here for viewing anyway. Good practice for me to build up to more complex sites.

I am wondering where are all the other zen sites out there - has not been many updates to the zen garden of late?

Here is the site www.bridalshoppingtours.com.au

I am running Drupal 6.10 with Zen classic theme on a multi-lingual site and can not get the primary links to work with different languages. Is this possible? If so, please let me know how.

Thanks!

In case you missed it, Palantir has published a printable cheat sheet for theming in Zen which is pretty handy. It lists and describes the various stylesheets that ship with Zen and various lines in the .info file, and also has a huge list of the various CSS classes and IDs Zen provides for quick reference. Check it out here.