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Forum Designer/Manager

Submitted by twisty on Thu, 2010-04-29 11:56

This could be the second greatest challenge next to custom theming the whole KAG workflow.  Designing the Forums will have a few prerequisits of knowledge, including Organic Groups, Panels, an Continue reading ▶

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Mindscanner Manager/Archivist

Submitted by twisty on Thu, 2010-04-29 10:03

Design will be a challenge, but management will be pretty simple. Continue reading ▶

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Wiki Manager

Submitted by twisty on Thu, 2010-04-29 09:44

Design will be the first duty of the Wiki Manager: We have yet to define the Content Type for Wiki Entries.  This will require two basic parts: 1) How the page of a Wiki Entry is structured, a Continue reading ▶

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Junior Jobs: Managing the KAG Domain

Submitted by twisty on Thu, 2010-04-29 09:14

While the original KAG Domain had only a sole Sys Admin to run the server, it had dozens of web masters to manage content in its many subdomains.  The new KAG Domain will have a couple Sys Adm Continue reading ▶

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Fluid v Fixed

Submitted by twisty on Sun, 2010-02-14 10:39

There are often debates about which theme layout is better: Fluid or Fixed.  There are often several reasons for prefering one over another, and by understanding these reasons, a designer can better grasp the needs of the netizen user.  This blog is intended to provide some insight and discussion into the features and limitations of either approach. Continue reading ▶

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Theming practices

Submitted by twisty on Fri, 2010-01-29 18:13

Menus are crucial to good site design.  We needn't have a traditional navigation menu on the left... Continue reading ▶

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Module behaviours

Submitted by twisty on Tue, 2010-01-12 12:57

There are countless quirks encountered when installing these dozens of modules onto the site... so I may as well blog my notes. Continue reading ▶

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Video posting

Submitted by qurgh on Thu, 2010-01-07 21:57

I've, somehow, managed to get drupal to upload video files to galleries. Right now it only supports flv and mp4, but I'm working on it. Check out the test video here.

I've also decided to try and use this blog for posting updates to the KAG site that I'm working on. Seems like it could be useful info to post.

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Posting from and iPod Touch

Submitted by qurgh on Thu, 2010-01-07 00:38

I installed a iPhone module and it works great. The theme will need work but it shows how mobile devices should be dealt with. Mobile devices have their own seperate theme. The main theme doesn't need to render on small screens.

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