This manual covers Responsive Theming for Drupal, a guide designed for experienced Drupal developers. It focuses on adapting Drupal 7 themes to create attractive and user-friendly layouts across a range of devices, from smartphones to desktop monitors, all within a single codebase. The book emphasizes practical application, guiding users through the principles of Responsive Web Design (RWD) and its implementation with popular Drupal base themes such as Aurora, Zen, and Omega.
The manual provides comprehensive instructions for building and theming responsive Drupal sites. It details how RWD and CSS media queries function, explores the benefits of using Sass and the Compass framework, and advocates for a mobile-first approach. Readers will find step-by-step guidance for creating custom subthemes, troubleshooting common challenges, and evaluating alternative methods for accommodating mobile users, ultimately aiming to enhance a developer's efficiency and skill in Drupal theming.
If you want your Drupal website to work well on smartphones, tablets, and desktops, this practical guide shows you how to incorporate Responsive Web Design (RWD) with specific Drupal 7 themes. You’ll learn how to create attractive, easy-to-navigate layouts for everything from tiny phone screens to 30-inch desktop monitors—all with the same codebase.
Ideal for experienced Drupal developers, this book takes you through RWD basics and shows you how to build sites based on Aurora, Zen, and Omega—three popular base themes created by Drupal contributors. Whether you’re creating a new site with RWD or adapting an existing one, you’ll learn how to become a better, more efficient Drupal themer.
- Understand how Responsive Web Design and CSS media queries work
- Learn how the Sass stylesheet language and Compass framework support RWD
- Adopt a mobile-first approach to RWD—and learn why it’s important
- Get step-by-step instructions for creating custom subthemes on top of Aurora, Zen, and Omega
- Tackle common problems when building and theming responsive Drupal sites
- Explore alternative options for accommodating smartphone and tablet users
Author: Crittenden, Mike
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Responsive Theming for Drupal: Making Your Site Look Good on Any Device
Pages: 00078 (Unencrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2014-02-10
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781449373313
Category: Computers : Web - Web Programming
Category: Computers : Interactive & Multimedia
If you want your Drupal website to work well on smartphones, tablets, and desktops, this practical guide shows you how to incorporate Responsive Web Design (RWD) with specific Drupal 7 themes. You’ll learn how to create attractive, easy-to-navigate layouts for everything from tiny phone screens to 30-inch desktop monitors—all with the same codebase.
Ideal for experienced Drupal developers, this book takes you through RWD basics and shows you how to build sites based on Aurora, Zen, and Omega—three popular base themes created by Drupal contributors. Whether you’re creating a new site with RWD or adapting an existing one, you’ll learn how to become a better, more efficient Drupal themer.
- Understand how Responsive Web Design and CSS media queries work
- Learn how the Sass stylesheet language and Compass framework support RWD
- Adopt a mobile-first approach to RWD—and learn why it’s important
- Get step-by-step instructions for creating custom subthemes on top of Aurora, Zen, and Omega
- Tackle common problems when building and theming responsive Drupal sites
- Explore alternative options for accommodating smartphone and tablet users
Author: Crittenden, Mike
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Responsive Theming for Drupal: Making Your Site Look Good on Any Device
Pages: 00078 (Unencrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2014-02-10
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781449373313
Category: Computers : Web - Web Programming
Category: Computers : Interactive & Multimedia
