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Drupal Themes - TerranTribune - April 2010

TerranTribune Drupal Theme

Refraction The incredible new TerranTribune theme features a lightning fast and clean news / magazine style design with one of the most versatile layouts we’ve ever assembled. An amazing 32 block regions allow for up to 7 columns of content as well as built in support for multiple standard advertising locations provide unending options for your site.

TerranTribune balances this versatility with some powerful functionality including the dRokMiniNews display system, menu assignable section colors, a the dRokNewsRotator, and much more.

Features and Screenshots


TerranTribune Color Styles Flash, Javascript Modules Block Positions
  • The dRokMiniNews drag and drop content
  • CSS Based Tableless Design
  • 32 Versatile Block Regions
  • Up to a 7 column layout ability
  • 3 Built-in Menu Systems
  • Wide variety of Typography Styles
  • Source Adobe PNG Source Files Included
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS Valid

The dRokMiniNews Module

dRokMiniNews is a powerful module to display your articles, perfect for news and media sites. It is highly configurable and is javascript enabled to allow for user interaction. dRokMiniNews features “drag and drop” module blocks to allow you and your visitors to easily rearrange the order. You can also specify the number of articles shown. A truly versatile module.


The dRokNewsRotator Returns

dRokNewsRotator is a module that rotates your news item using the powerful of the mootools javascript library. You simply assign a category/section and watch your articles transition.


Installation


To Install Using the RocketLauncher

Download the TerranTribune RocketLauncher (rt_terrantribune_d6-rocketlauncher.zip) This is the RocketLauncher pack for TerranTribune which is a complete Drupal install which has the theme pre-installed and configured. Similarly, the demo content is injected and the modules are also pre-installed.
  • Extract d_terrantribune_d6-rocketlauncher.zip
  • Copy the contents to the location you want to install Drupal
  • Navigate to that location in your browser and run the Drupal installer
  • Drupal, the theme, demo content and modules will all be installed and enabled

Install Theme and Modules Only

Download the TerranTribune Theme (rt_terrantribune_d6.tgz) This file is the theme-only package you will use to install just the theme into Drupal.
  • Extract d_terrantribune_d6.tgz
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the d_terrantribune_d6 folder to the /sites/all/themes/ folder in your Drupal install
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Themes
  • Check Enable and Default to the right of TerranTribune
  • Click Save Configuration
Download the TerranTribune Modules (rt_terrantribune_d6-modules.zip) This file is the modules-only package you will use to install just the modules into your TerranTribune-themed Drupal site.
  • Extract d_terrantribune_d6-modules.zip
  • Extract the individual modules
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the various TerranTribune modules folders to the /sites/all/modules/ folder
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Modules
  • Enable the Custom Modules (Other) for TerranTribune
  • Click Save Configuration

Other Downloads

There are other files that you may wish to download that accompany the release, but are not required for the theme to work.

  • TerranTribune Source PNG(s) d-terrantribune-sources.zip – This contains all the Adobe Fireworks PNG source files for the theme, and if applicable, the logo font.

Frequently Asked Questions


Where can i find theme settings?
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer → Themes → TerranTribune → Configure
  • Change Settings
  • Save Changes

Changelog

TerranTribune Theme

This is a non-exhaustive changelog for the TerranTribune theme, inclusive of any alpha, beta, release candidate and final versions.

        Legend:
        
        * -> Security Fix
        # -> Bug Fix
        + -> Addition
        ^ -> Change
        - -> Removed
        ! -> Note
        
        ------- 1.6 Update [22-April-2011] -------
        # js fix for improper link of nodes 

        Changed Files: 
        roknewsrotator-packed.js
        
        
        ------- 1.5 Update [24-December-2010] -------
        + added styling for the default Drupal forums for all color schemes
        ^ added back standard link for posting comments
        
        Changed Files:
        node.tpl.php
        css/general.css
        css/blue.css
        css/brown.css
        css/green.css
        css/grey.css
        css/orange.css
        css/purple.css
        css/red.css
        images/forum_read.gif
        
        ------- 1.4 Update [16-august-2010] -------
        # added compatibility for mootools library for 3rd party module support in the admin
        + added support for database table prefixes in the RocketLauncher Installation profile
        ^ updated droknewsrotator module to support database table prefixes
        ^ updated drokmininews module to support database table prefixes
        # IE6 warning message fix
        
        
        Changed Files:
        rt_head_includes.php
        rt_mootools.php
        theme-settings.php
        js/rokie6warn.js
        latestheadline.php
        nextnews.php
        side_headlines.php
        top_headlines.php
        template.php
        
        Changed Modules:
        dRokNewsRotator
        dRokMiniNews
        
        
        ------- 1.3 Release [26-June-2010] -------
        ^ modified page.tpl.php to move <head> content for SEO modules
        
        Changed Files: 
        page.tpl.php
        
        ------- 1.2 Release [03-June-2010] -------
        ^ modified template.php to allow main nav support for clean URLs
        - removed misc calls to include js files that were not used in rt_head_includes.php and template.php
        + added maintenance-page.tpl.php
        ^ updated template.php to process custom maintenance page variables
        
        Changed Files: 
        template.php
        rt_head_includes.php
        maintenance-page.tpl.php
        css/general.css
        css/template_css.css
        
        Changed Modules
        dRokMiniNews
        
        
        ------- 1.1 Release [13-May-2010] -------
        + added $head_title and $closure tags to page.tpl.php
        
        Changed Files:
        page.tpl.php
        
        
        
        ------- 1.0 Release [30-April-2010] -------
        ! Initial Release