Upgrading Joomla 1.5 Template to Joomla 1.6
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Matt Thomas
May 20, 2010, 8:00:31 AM5/20/10
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Hi Everyone,
Since there now may be a flurry of activity regarding all things 1.5 to 1.6, I thought it may be helpful to start a thread devoted to upgrading 1.5 templates to 1.6. Ultimately, I'd like to flush out what we can to complete the tutorial at http://docs.joomla.org/Tutorial:Upgrade_Joomla_1.5_Template_to_Joomla_1.6
I started looking at the 1.6 templateDetails.xml file last night and the big change that I see are with the way parameters are handled. They now understandably are included as part of <config> as follows:
<config>
<fields name="params">
<fieldset name="basic">
<field name="" type=" default="" label="" description=".">
<option value="1">On</option>
<option value="0">Off</option>
</field>
<field name="" type="" default="" label="e" description="" />
</fieldset>
</fields>
</config>
<fieldset name="basic"> wraps the parameters in a slider and using name="basic labels that slider as "Basic Options" and name="advanced" labels it as "Advanced Options". Are there any other option names?
I also noticed that it appears, and I may be wrong, that manually installing a template is different, and although using Discover (Extension Manager -> Discover -> Discover) detects a template, it doesn't seem to add it to the style list. Is this correct or am I missing something?
Thanks for any help that anyone can offer to documenting this. I know that it will be a big topic.
Best,
Matt
Matt Thomas
Founder - betweenbrain
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www.betweenbrain.com
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Since there now may be a flurry of activity regarding all things 1.5 to 1.6, I thought it may be helpful to start a thread devoted to upgrading 1.5 templates to 1.6. Ultimately, I'd like to flush out what we can to complete the tutorial at http://docs.joomla.org/Tutorial:Upgrade_Joomla_1.5_Template_to_Joomla_1.6
I started looking at the 1.6 templateDetails.xml file last night and the big change that I see are with the way parameters are handled. They now understandably are included as part of <config> as follows:
<config>
<fields name="params">
<fieldset name="basic">
<field name="" type=" default="" label="" description=".">
<option value="1">On</option>
<option value="0">Off</option>
</field>
<field name="" type="" default="" label="e" description="" />
</fieldset>
</fields>
</config>
<fieldset name="basic"> wraps the parameters in a slider and using name="basic labels that slider as "Basic Options" and name="advanced" labels it as "Advanced Options". Are there any other option names?
I also noticed that it appears, and I may be wrong, that manually installing a template is different, and although using Discover (Extension Manager -> Discover -> Discover) detects a template, it doesn't seem to add it to the style list. Is this correct or am I missing something?
Thanks for any help that anyone can offer to documenting this. I know that it will be a big topic.
Best,
Matt
Matt Thomas
Founder - betweenbrain
web • print • identity • creative
www.betweenbrain.com
betweenbrain at The Joomla! Resources Directory™ - http://betweenbra.in/resources
Joomla! 1.6 Beta1 Download http://betweenbra.in/x/6
Joomla! 1.6 Issue Tracker http://betweenbra.in/x/5
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elin
May 20, 2010, 8:44:46 AM5/20/10
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The style insertion issue was in the tracker and I thought Andrew had
fixed it. If it is still an issue can you reopen or start a new one
please?
Elin
On May 20, 8:00 am, Matt Thomas <m...@betweenbrain.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Since there now may be a flurry of activity regarding all things 1.5 to 1.6,
> I thought it may be helpful to start a thread devoted to upgrading 1.5
> templates to 1.6. Ultimately, I'd like to flush out what we can to complete
> the tutorial athttp://docs.joomla.org/Tutorial:Upgrade_Joomla_1.5_Template_to_Joomla...
> Joomla! 1.6 Issue Trackerhttp://betweenbra.in/x/5
fixed it. If it is still an issue can you reopen or start a new one
please?
Elin
On May 20, 8:00 am, Matt Thomas <m...@betweenbrain.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Since there now may be a flurry of activity regarding all things 1.5 to 1.6,
> I thought it may be helpful to start a thread devoted to upgrading 1.5
> templates to 1.6. Ultimately, I'd like to flush out what we can to complete
Andrea Tarr at Tarr Consulting
May 20, 2010, 8:45:22 AM5/20/10
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I know that was an issue at one point. It worked fine doing a full install but the discover install was missing that step. If it’s still not working, could you add to the issue tracker? Thanks,
Andy
Matt Thomas
May 20, 2010, 8:59:48 AM5/20/10
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This is what I'm seeing (attached). I'll be happy to open / re-open a tracker issue if it's not right.
Thanks!203.632.9322
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Thanks!203.632.9322
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Rimas Kudelis
May 28, 2010, 6:58:12 AM5/28/10
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Hello Matt,
2010.05.20 15:00, Matt Thomas rašė:
> Since there now may be a flurry of activity regarding all things 1.5
> to 1.6, I thought it may be helpful to start a thread devoted to
> upgrading 1.5 templates to 1.6. Ultimately, I'd like to flush out what
> we can to complete the tutorial at
> http://docs.joomla.org/Tutorial:Upgrade_Joomla_1.5_Template_to_Joomla_1.6
I just checked this link out, and the page is empty... :(
> I also noticed that it appears, and I may be wrong, that manually
> installing a template is different, and although using Discover
> (Extension Manager -> Discover -> Discover) detects a template, it
> doesn't seem to add it to the style list. Is this correct or am I
> missing something?
I just installed the beta, and when discovering my template, it added a
style named "Default" which used my template. Well, not exactly the best
name, but it's still OK. So, this works for me.
> Thanks for any help that anyone can offer to documenting this. I know
> that it will be a big topic.
Rimas
Matt Thomas
May 30, 2010, 12:13:29 PM5/30/10
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Hi Rimas,
Yes, the wiki doc is currently blank. It was created as a place where we could all contribute our findings as to the 1.5 to 1.6 template upgrade process.
Did you create a new template from scratch or use a 1.5 template?
Best,
Matt
Matt Thomas
Founder - betweenbrain
web • print • identity • creative
www.betweenbrain.com
betweenbrain at The Joomla! Resources Directory™ - http://betweenbra.in/resources
Joomla! 1.6 Nightly Build http://betweenbra.in/x/7
Yes, the wiki doc is currently blank. It was created as a place where we could all contribute our findings as to the 1.5 to 1.6 template upgrade process.
Did you create a new template from scratch or use a 1.5 template?
Best,
Matt
Matt Thomas
Founder - betweenbrain
web • print • identity • creative
www.betweenbrain.com
betweenbrain at The Joomla! Resources Directory™ - http://betweenbra.in/resources
Rimas Kudelis
May 30, 2010, 3:15:24 PM5/30/10
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2010.05.30 19:13, Matt Thomas rašė:
Yes, the wiki doc is currently blank. It was created as a place where we could all contribute our findings as to the 1.5 to 1.6 template upgrade process.
Did you create a new template from scratch or use a 1.5 template?
I'm trying to upgrade a template I made for 1.5. I've already
changed the XML file, that was the easy part. :) BTW I'm glad I can
now use a line like <folder>html</folder> instead of
listing all files in that folder, each in a separate
<filename> tag.
I've already raised the problems I discovered in my other thread, "Multi-language support in Joomla! 1.6: some notes". So far I only have one question: what is the best way to link website logo to the current language's home page?
Rimas
I've already raised the problems I discovered in my other thread, "Multi-language support in Joomla! 1.6: some notes". So far I only have one question: what is the best way to link website logo to the current language's home page?
Rimas
Matt Thomas
May 31, 2010, 4:42:22 PM5/31/10
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I just finished my initial conversion of a 1.5 in-house template development framework to 1.6 and it was fairly easy. Other than needing to update a custom JavaScript, the only other issues I ran into were template parameters and the sitename object. Details documented at http://docs.joomla.org/Tutorial:Upgrade_Joomla_1.5_Template_to_Joomla_1.6.
I'm sure there will be other discoveries, but I was very pleased to see that all of my tricks continue to work. Thanks for making it easy!!!
@Rimas - just thought I'd follow up to let you know that the style named "Default" is easily changed. Just open that style and rename it.
Matt
Matt Thomas
Founder - betweenbrain
web • print • identity • creative
www.betweenbrain.com
betweenbrain at The Joomla! Resources Directory™ - http://betweenbra.in/resources
Joomla! 1.6 Nightly Build http://betweenbra.in/x/7
I'm sure there will be other discoveries, but I was very pleased to see that all of my tricks continue to work. Thanks for making it easy!!!
@Rimas - just thought I'd follow up to let you know that the style named "Default" is easily changed. Just open that style and rename it.
Matt
Matt Thomas
Founder - betweenbrain
web • print • identity • creative
www.betweenbrain.com
betweenbrain at The Joomla! Resources Directory™ - http://betweenbra.in/resources
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Rimas Kudelis <r...@akl.lt> wrote:
Rimas Kudelis
Jun 1, 2010, 2:17:24 AM6/1/10
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2010.05.31 23:42, Matt Thomas rašė:
> @Rimas - just thought I'd follow up to let you know that the style
> named "Default" is easily changed. Just open that style and rename it.
> @Rimas - just thought I'd follow up to let you know that the style
> named "Default" is easily changed. Just open that style and rename it.
I know. I just think "TEMPLATE - Default" would make more sense and be
easier to discover.
Rimas
Matt Thomas
Jun 1, 2010, 6:44:55 AM6/1/10
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On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 2:17 AM, Rimas Kudelis <r...@akl.lt> wrote:
I know. I just think "TEMPLATE - Default" would make more sense and be easier to discover.
Ah ha. I understand now. I assume that you would use the template name in place of TEMPLATE. Seems reasonable to me.
Best,
Matt
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