Creating a custom ddblock theme creates a empty pager drop down (fixed) [#1182240]

Maybe I must mention that this is the first time I have tried building a custom DDBlock theme for Drupal 7 so if I am being a moron please excuse me this time ;)

Hi I have used the following steps to create a custom DDBlock theme.

I have created a custom content type and a view, Created a instance and configured the DDBlock. I also copied the ddblock themes into my theme folder.

I needed to use a image pager so I tested the upright40p theme which worked quite well with the image pager but the sizes was quite different to what my designer designed in the mock-up.

I then proceeded to copy the ddblock-cycle-block-content--upright40p.tpl.php file and renamed it to:
ddblock-cycle-block-content--beadsforyou.tpl.php (beadsforyou is the custom Drupal theme I'm using)

I also copied ddblock-cycle-pager-content--upright40p.tpl.php and renamed it to:
ddblock-cycle-pager-content--beadsforyou.tpl.php

I looked inside these two templates and it seemed that I did not have to change anything like the procedure for Drupal 6.

I then copied the upright40p folder and renamed it to beadsforyou and the renamed the ddblock-cycle-upright40p.css file to:
ddblock-cycle-beadsforyou.css

I also replaced all css selectors in the css file from upright40p to beadsforyou

I resized the needed elements and the DDBlock displayed correctly except for not showing the pager.

I then went back to the DDBlock settings page to see if I can choose a custom pager this is when I noticed that the Dropdown at the Pager settings section labeled "Pager *" is empty. The strange thing is that it does display a value when I choose the upright40p as the "Slideshow theme layout" the value is then "Custom pager"

Am I just missing something or should this be considered as a bug?

Sorry for the lengthy explanation but I thought it might help someone replicate the problem.

I am also aware that I could probably just change the upright40p Slideshow theme layout directly but Iwould rather be able to use a custom theme.

TIA Julian

Comment	File	Size	Author
	PagerSettings01.jpg	15.22 KB	jlab
	SlideShowThemeLayout.jpg	25.39 KB	jlab

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Comments

Comment #1

ppblaauw CreditAttribution: ppblaauw commented 8 June 2011 at 11:14

Category:	bug	» support
Status:	Active	» Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

The slideshow themes have a naming convention which is used for the pager.
10p - 10 = number pager, p is portrait layout with pager at top or bottom
20p - 20 = prev/next pager
30p - 30 = text pager
40p - 40 = image pager
50p - 50 = image-text pager
60p - 60 = scrollable pager

This convention is also used in the admin pages to set the possible pager type ad pager position

You would need to call your custom slideshow theme: beadsforyou40p

so it becomes
ddblock-cycle-block-content--beadsforyou40p.tpl.php
ddblock-cycle-pager-content--beadsforyou40p.tpl.php
beadsforyou40p
-- ddblock-cycle-beadsforyou40p.css

Inside the ddblock-cycle-beadsforyou40p.css change all css selector from beadsforyou to beadsforyou40p

Hope this helps you further, please let me know

Comment #2

jlab CreditAttribution: jlab commented 8 June 2011 at 11:46

Thank you very much this information was most valuable you have my sincere and utmost gratitude for this fast and useful reply.

DDBlock is truly a killer module and I thank you for that.

And if you need any help with the D7 Documentation please feel free to push my button I would gladly help with this any where I am capable of doing so.

Comment #3

ppblaauw CreditAttribution: ppblaauw commented 22 June 2011 at 02:38

Title:	Creating a custom ddblock theme creates a empty pager drop down	» Creating a custom ddblock theme creates a empty pager drop down (fixed)
Status:	Postponed (maintainer needs more info)	» Fixed

Thanks for your offer helping with the documentation. I just created the Drupal 7 - Advanced slideshow tutorial at http://ddblock.myalbums.biz
This is a quick step by step tutorial, which assumes you have basic drupal knowledge.
It could use some review.
Set status to fixed for this issue.

Comment #4

jlab CreditAttribution: jlab commented 29 June 2011 at 11:01

I will go through the tutorial instructions and post anything I didn't understand or was unclear to me here.

Comment #5

jlab CreditAttribution: jlab commented 29 June 2011 at 14:06

Hi this is a great tutorial I used the 10 steps and everything worked like a charm.

I especially like the fact that it is not necessary to use the theme pre-process functions in the theme's template.php file like the previous version for Drupal 6.x.

This is a great module and appreciate the effort that has been put into the new D7 port.

I tried posting a comment on the tutorial page but kept getting this message.

"Your submission has triggered the spam filter and will not be accepted."

So I'm leaving my feedback here...

I think I might make take some time and create a screen-cast of this over the weekend I'm sure someone will find it useful.

Let me know if I should send you a copy or can upload it to Vimeo or something.

Comment #6

ppblaauw CreditAttribution: ppblaauw commented 30 June 2011 at 01:23

Thanks!

Would be great to have a screencast for ddblock drupal 7. It will be very useful.

Comment #7

14 July 2011 at 01:31

Status:

Fixed

» Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

Comment #8

NandaKher CreditAttribution: NandaKher commented 27 November 2013 at 17:48

Assigned:	Unassigned	» NandaKher
Issue summary:	View changes
Status:	Closed (fixed)	» Active
Issue tags:		+Custom theme doesn't work

DDblock works fine for me, except custom theme in drupal 7.

- I copy upright60p folder and rename it into upright60me.
- rename css file in this folder into "ddblock-cycle-upright60me.css"
- modify every element in the css file from upright60p to upright60me.
- copy "ddblock-cycle-block-content--upright60p.tpl.php" and rename it into "ddblock-cycle-block-content--upright60me.tpl.php"
- copy "ddblock-cycle-pager-content--upright60p.tpl.php" and rename it into "ddblock-cycle-pager-content--upright60me.tpl.php"

Everything seems ok, but whenever I use this custom theme, my slideshow block disappears. Is there something wrong? Can anyone out there help me please...